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South Coast · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

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Death of Member’s Mother

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

Mis. Esther Anderina Beale, widow of the late Rupert Beale, former State Member for Soath Coast, and mother…

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Death of District Identity

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 2

Mr. John Koellner, aged 89 years, passed away at his residence at Stony Creek, yesterday. His funeral will leave the…

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Death of Mr. E. Kennedy

The Bega District News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

Mr. Ernest William Kennedy, aged 78 years, father of Mrs. Percy Schuback, of Bega, passed away suddenly at his home m Carp…

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Military Funeral For Late Jack Nicholson Diggers Honour Comrade In Touching Ceremony

The Bega District News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

The late Charles John Nicholson, who died in the Repatriation General hospital, Concord, last week, at the age of 37 years, was given a burial with full military honours in the Bega Cemetery on…

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Obituary Albert Solomon

The Bega District News · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

By the death of Mr. Albert Henry Clarke Solomon, Candelo has lost one of its most respected energetic and successful dairy…

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Obituary Miss Elizabeth Targett

The Bega District News · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

After a long illness Miss Elizabeth Targett passed away at Bega District Hospital, on Saturday; January 3…

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Obituary Mrs. Amy Drake

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

The death occurred in the David Berry Hospital on Wednesday of last week of Mrs. Amy Drake, of Meroa Road…

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Death of Bega Resident

The Bega District News · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Mr. Edmund Clements, aged 75 years, of Hill Street, Bega, passed away in the Bega District Hospital yesterday…

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Obituary Mr. Michael Jordan

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 2

One of Gerringong’s oldest inhabitants—he lived In the district for 80 years—died on January 24 in Kiama Hospital…

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Death of Tathra Resident

The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 1

Miss Eliabeth Maude Burton, aged 71 years, passed away last Thursday. The late Miss Burton resided at…

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Obituary Clement John Kelly

The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

Former Tanja boy, Clement John Kelly, died at his home in Kogarah, on January 19, at the age of 74-years, after…

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Obituary Henery Glenn

The Bega District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 8

The death occurred, on Tuesday, February 3, Of Mr. Henery Glenn at his home “Lavender Farm,” Candelo…

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Sudden Death of Dr. Geo. Cummins

The Bega District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

Dr. George Cummins, Senior, who had riot been well over the past 12 months; was returning home on his last trip…

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Obituary Mrs. E. M. Spence

The Bega District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

A link with the early settlement days on the Far, South Coast is recalled by the death at her home in Argyle Street Moss Vale, on…

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Death of Candelo Hotel Man

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 7

On Friday morning the death occurred of Mr. Robert Lindsay Sharpe, aged 69 years, [?]rencee of the…

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Obituary Mr, Thomas A. Binks

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

The death occurred suddenly. recently, of Mr, Thomas A. Binks, of 33 Brewer Street, East Perth, Western Australia…

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Obituary Mrs. Alice Thomson

The Bega District News · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 5

Mrs. Alice Thomson, wife of Mr. E. G. Thomson, “Birroon,” Gunning, died at her home at the age of 53 years…

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Death of Good Citizen John T. Sullivan Passes Away

The Bega District News · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

Mr. John Thomas Sullivan, ex-Mumbulla Shire councillor and good citizen, passed away at Bemboka, on Friday, at the age of 85…

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Death of [?]Talin Is Merly a World Milestone

The Bega District News · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

It is no longer news that Generalissimo Stalin has finally succumbed to a cerebral haemmorhage at…

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Death of Mrs. Ivy Callaghan

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 2

The death occurred this morning in the King George V Hospital, Sydney, of Mrs. Ivy Louisa Callaghan, wife of Mr. T. J…

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