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Obituaries & funerals, 1953

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Death of Old Resident

The Bega District News · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

Mr. James Went, of Numbugga, passed away in the Bega District Hospital on Tuesday, at the age of 82…

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Obituary William Henry Smith

The Bega District News · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 8

The death occurred, at his Pambula home, on Saturday, February 21, of William Henry Smith, at the age of 64 years…

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Obituary Mrs. Ivy L. Callaghan

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 2

As briefly stated in our last week’s issue, the death occurred on Thursday, March 12, of Mis, Ivy Louisa Callaghan, wife of…

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Obituary

The Bega District News · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 12

Death removed one of this State’s best citizens, on February 14, when Dr. George Cummins, who was returning to…

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Death of Young Woman

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

Miss Valerie Lola Stafford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lot Stafford, of Tathra Road, passed away this week in a Sydney…

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Obituary John Koellner

The Bega District News · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

On January 12, one of Bega’s oldest pioneers, Mr. John Koellner, of “Heathville,” Stoney Creek, passed to his…

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Death of Queen Mary

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

Queen Mary died on Tuesday last within two months of her 86th birthday. The burial will take place at Windsor Castle…

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Obituary Mrs. Clarissa D. Baxter

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

The death occurred suddenly at Jerry Bailey on Saturday last of Mrs. Clarissa Dorothy Baxter. Heart trouble was the cause…

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Death of Queen

The Bega District News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

This picture shows the late Queen Mary with the present hear to the throne, His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Edinburgh, at the christening of the infant prince. The charm of Queen Mary is seen in this fine study of the dignified lady who was known…

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Obituary Mr. James Boland

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8

The death occurred on Sunday, March 22, of Mr. James Boland, at the age of 72 years. The late Mr. Boland was the…

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Death of Quaama Resident

The Bega District News · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 2

Mr. William Wilson, of Quaama, passed away at his home on Friday, at the age of 72 years. His funeral left St. John’s…

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Death of Mr. P. Spindler

The Bega District News · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 2

Mr. Phillip Spindler passed away at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Crimmings, of Parker…

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Death of Mr. Len James

The Bega District News · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 4

Those Bega people who remember Mr. Len James, for some months a member of the local Ambulance staff, will…

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Obituary Thomas Stevenson

The Bega District News · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

A man well known in Bega, Mr. Thomas Stevenson, died at his home, "Riverview," Warburton, Victoria, on March 8…

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Death of Mr. Allan Gerathy

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

Mr. Allan Victor Gerathy, aged 46 years, of Upper Street, Bega, passed away in the Bega District Hospital on Sunday…

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Death of Cobargo Lady in Hospital

The Bega District News · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

Mrs. Annie Hadgett, wife of Mr. Stephen Hadgett, of Cobargo, died In the Bega District Hospital, on Sunday, aged 74…

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Obituary Late P. A. Worland

The Bega District News · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 5

Mr. P. A. (Alec) Worland, one of the North Coast’s best, known war veterans, and a, member of a famous fighting family, died in the…

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Obituary Allan Victor Gerathy

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 2

The sudden death of Allan Victor Gerathy, in the Bega District Hospital, on April 18, came as a great shock to his…

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Obituary Miss Mary Ramsey

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 2

On May 8, the death occurred, at the Bega District Hospital, of Miss Mary Ramsey, of Candelo. Deceased had been ill…

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Obituary

The Bega District News · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

There was universal regret in the district when the sudden death, on April 23, of Raymond Newton Rixon, was announced…

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