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Obituaries & funerals, 1924

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Death of Cimbrica

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

The four-year-old mare Clmbrica died early yesterday morning as the result of cutting the tender, of her near hind leg completely through while running in the Christmas Handicap at…

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Late Mr. John Mayo Noted Turf Identity

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 3

The late Mr. John Mayo, well known as the owner of the Melbourne Cup winners Lord Cardigan (1903) and Lord Nolan (1908) was burled at Maitland yesterday…

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Death of Mr. A. C. Lamond

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 12

Mr. Alec. C. Lamond, a well-known stock-breeder and agriculturist, of Nowra, died last week. The son of a South Coast pioneer…

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Obituary. Capt. R. J. Beauman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

Captain Robert J. Beauman, late adjutant of the Army Service Corps, died yesterday. He served in the New Zealand war, and was attached to the 14th regiment in that…

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Country News. Funeral of Dr. Ritchie. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

The funeral of the late Dr. Ritchie, of Armidale, took place to-day, and was attended by a very large and representative gathering of town and district people. The cortege was…

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Death of Mrs. T. L. Bartlett. Alstonville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

Mrs. F. H. Bartlett, of Fairleigh, Rous, wife of Mr. F. H. Bartlett, a pioneer of the dairying industry on the North Coast, died last night at the age of 60 years. She was a…

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Death of Mr. John Mayo Owner of Many Important Winners

Arrow · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 3

Some years ago few owners were more feared by the Ring than Mr. John Mayo, who died on Tuesday last. He was a great judge of a horse's…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

BALLINA. -- Two well-known residents died on Friday. They were Mr. C. R. Lovegrove, aged 68, and Mrs. G. Rippon, aged 60…

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Auburn Death of Old Resident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 3

The death took place on Monday, at St. Joseph's Hospital, of Mrs. Delia Lawrence wife of Mr. David Lawrence, of Elsham-road, Auburn, at the age of 58…

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Death of Mr. Paul Leavey

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 2

We regret to learn of the death of Mr. Paul Leavey, second son of Mrs. Leavey (Commercial Hotel, Penrith) and the late Patrick Leavey, which…

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Obituary Mr. John Rooney

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. John Rooney, oldest con of the late Sergeant and Mrs. Francis Rooney, of Penrith, died on Monday at the residence of his sister (Mrs. H. Coyle),…

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Death of Horace Wheatley an Old Sydney Favorite

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 16

With the passing of Horace Wheatley, who died at Balham recently, at the age of 73, there disappears from variety circles an artist who was held high in…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. Death of Mrs Guy Vidler

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

As the result of shock, following upon injuries caused by burning, Mrs. Victoria Adelaide Vidler, wife of Mr. Guy Vidler, a well-known Parramatta business man,…

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Obituary. Late Capt. R. J. Beauman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 14

The remains of the late Captain Robert James Beauman, late of the 14th Regiment, were interred at Waverley Cemetery yesterday morning. The Rev. S. G. Fielding,…

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Noted Motor Pioneer Passes Death of W. D. Packard

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 17

The recent death in Warren, Ohio, U.S.A., of W. D. Packard, removed from the motoring industry one of its pioneer figures, and one whose work…

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Late Mr. J. Rogerson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 7

Probate has been granted of the will of the late Mr. John Rogerson, of Strathfield, who died on October 9 last, leaving an estate of the net value of £51,500, the whole of which…

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Obituary

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

KEMPSEY.--Mr. Geo. Wright, of Clybucca, was found dead sitting in a chair. He was 78 years of age. Mr. Albert Frewin Sleath, aged 63, has…

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Obituary. Mr. F. Phillips

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 10

Mr. Fred Phillips, who died in the Manly Cottage Hospital yesterday morning, the result of an accident whilst riding a motor bicycle on the Narrabeen bridge on…

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Death of Mr. George Ginns. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 10

By the death of Mr. George Ginns on New Year's Day at his residence at Huntley, the Orange district loses its oldest resident. He was in his 95th year, and came to Australia…

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Obituary Mr. J. E. G. Chisholm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 7

Mir. James Edward Gerald Chisholm, of Bristdalbane, who died at a private hospital at Lindfield,was a successful pastoralist and stockbreeder. He was a…

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