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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1929

2,448 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 123

Obituary. Mr. William Nation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 10

The death has occurred of Mr. William Nation, of Rowntree-street, Balmain. Mr. Nation was a native of Somerset, England, and came to Australia over 40 years ago. He had…

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Death of Mr. Eardley Turner. Well-known Actor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 14

Mr. Eardley Turner, known for many years as one of the soundest and most conscientious actors of the Australian stage, died early yesterday morning, after a brief…

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Late Mr. George Lance

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 6

Mr George Lance, who died suddenly at the residence of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs E. C. Cantrill, at Annandale, was the father of Messrs…

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Guildford. Funeral

The Biz · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 8

The funeral of the late William Henry Scattergood (15), who was killed on Thursday through falling from a train, took place on Saturday…

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The Late Mr W. H. Wrench

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 8

Quite a gloom came over our little community last Saturday evening when it became known that Mr W. H. Wrench had passed away. Knowledge…

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Aeroplane Fatality Late Mr A. C. SMITH

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 5

Mr Alfred Charles Smith, of Cornwallis, Windsor, who was killed while working on his farm on Monday by a Moth aeroplane crashing into him,…

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Liverpool. Obituary

The Biz · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 2

Mrs. Broadbent, mother of Mr. W. Broadbent, of Glenfield, died on Tuesday night, aged 77 years. The remains were interred in the…

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Death of Pioneer. Mendooran

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 16

William Burn Montgomery, aged 96 years, a pioneer of the district, was burled to-day. He was a native of Sydney, and one of the oldest colonists of the State. He leaves a…

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Death of Mrs. E. J. Jessup

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

Mrs Elizabeth Jane Jessup. father of Mr G. E. Jessup, of Penrith, died in the Home of Peace, Marrickville, on Sunday evening, at the age of 94 years…

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Obituary Miss Ada Louisa Hadley

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 5

Miss Hadley, who died suddenly on 17th instant, at her residence, Castlereagh, at the age of 59 years, was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs…

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Death of Mr. W. H. Wrench the Community's Great Loss

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 5

This has been a sad week for this community. Unexpectedly one of its very best citizens has had to answer that call that comes sooner or later to…

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Malice Alleged Death of Cow

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Robert Blackburn, at the Liverpool Police Court last Thursday, was charged with having maliciously killed a cow belonging to George Payne at Hoxton Park…

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Obituary. Mrs. Helen Jervis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 13

The death occurred recently of Mrs. Helen Jervis who was the first white person born on Gabo Island. Mrs. Jervis, who died at a private hospital at Bexley, was 72…

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Death of Mrs. Fraser

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 12

Miss Fraser, of Darling Point-road. [?]arling Point, says that she was not driving the motor car in which her mother, Mrs. Mary Fraser, met her death in extraordinary…

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Obituary. Mrs. C. T. Gibbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 15

The death occurred on Friday last, at Ryde, of Mrs. Charlotte Tyldesley Gibbes, widow of the Rev. G. B. Gibbes, a former rector of the parishes of Campbelltown and Kiama,…

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Death of Mrs. Dent. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 16

Mrs. Dent, widow of the late Mr. Chas. Dent, of Wellington-street, Bombala, died at her residence this morning after a long illness. Born in Southwark Bridge-road,…

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A.m.p. Veteran Late Mr. Richard Teece Left £19,339

The Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 8

Mr. Richard Teece, of Sydney, for many years a prominent official of the A.M.P., died, aged 81, on December 13 last, and his estate has now been…

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Death of Mr. H. E. Boote's Daughter

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 11

Readers of "The Worker," as well as the many personal friends of Mr. H. E. Boote, will learn with regret of the death of his daughter, Mrs. L. Kruck, at her…

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Obituary. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Garrood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 10

The death has occurred of Mrs. Elizabeth E. Garrood, of Belmore-road, Randwick For many years Mrs. Garrood was an enthusiastic worker on behalf of the Randwick Parents'…

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Late Mrs. Taylor Granville Resident's Death

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 6

Mrs. Sadle Taylor, of Woodville-road, Granville, died in St. Joseph's Hospital on Sunday morning at age of 44. Early in the new year Mrs. Yaylor was…

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