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Southern Highlands · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1949

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Death of Mr. W. H. Stokes

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

The death of Mr. Wesley H. Stokes of Bowral, at the age of 59 years, will be regretted by a wide circle of friends in this district. He was a…

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Death of World-famous Speedster

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

The death in London recently of Sir Malcolm Campbell, at the age of 62, removes a world-famous figure whose efforts to establish motor car…

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Death of Mrs. D. T. Harbison

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

The death of Mrs. Millicent Kyffin Harbison, wife of Dr. D. T. Harbison of Bowral, on Monday, will be regretted by a large circle of friends…

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The Late Mrs. Harbison

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Few women have devoted so much of their time to local organisations working for the betterment of the community as did Mrs. Millicent…

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The Late Mr. Wm. Marshall

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

The late Mr. William Marshall, whose death was reported in last issue of The Mail, had a wide circle of friends in Bowral who regret the…

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Sudden Death of Town Planner

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

The sudden death of Mr. Walter Parnett-Smith, Town Planner to Bowral Council, at his home at Strathfield on Friday last, will be…

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The Late Mrs. S. Hill

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

Mrs. Susie Hill, mother of Mr. L. A. Hill of Bowral, whose death was deported in last issue of The Mail at the age of 78 years, was one of…

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Tribute to the Late Mrs. D. T. Harbison

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of Bowral branch of the Red Gross Society last week, a tribute was paid by Mrs. Westbrook, who was in the…

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Death of Mr. H. F. Winch

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

The death occurred at Canberra, on Friday morning last, of Mr. Horace Frederick Winch, of Moss Vale, at the age of 72 years. He…

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The Late Mrs. I. Schott

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 7

By the death of Mrs. Isabella Schott, briefly reported in last issue of The Mail, Berrima has lost one of its oldest residents…

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Death of Mr. M. E. Gay

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 7

The sudden death on Saturday morning of Mr. Matthew Ernest Gay came as a shock to his many friends in this…

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The Late Mrs. W. Speer: an Appreciation

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

The passing of the elate Mrs. W. Speer has left yet another gap in the rank and file of Bowral. She was born in…

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Death of Mrs. Pickering

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

The death occurred in the Berrima District Hospital on Friday last of Mrs. Sarah Ann Pickering, of Berrima, at the…

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The Late Mrs. A. Ruffels

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

The passing of Mrs. Ann Ruffels at the age of 81 years. on 10th June, removed one who had spent the whole of…

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Death of Mr. W. A. Crabtree

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 5

The death occurred suddenly at his home at Drummoyne on Saturday last of Mr. William Arthur Crabtree, at…

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Stewards Inquire into Fatality Death of Trotting Driver

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

When four horses fell during the running of the Mittagong Handicap at the trotting meeting at Mittagong sports ground on Saturday, the…

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Death of Rev. Maitland

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

Rev. William McCowat Maitland, who for ten years had been in charge of the Moss Vale circuit, passed away at…

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Death of Mr. R. A. Speer

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

The death in the district hospital on Sunday of Mr. Robert Allen Speer, of Bowral, at the age of 64 years, will be…

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Death of Mrs. Bonnett

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

The death took place on 29th .June. at her daughter's residence at Robertson, of Mrs. Lily H. Bonnett, at the age of…

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Death of Mr. J. Zimmerer

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 5

The death occurred in hospital in Sydney on Saturday of Mr. John Zimmerer, of Bowral. at the ago of 60 years. He…

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