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Obituaries & funerals, 1929

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Death of Mrs. J. A. Davies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

Mrs. Jessie Ann Davies, who died nt the residence of her daughter, Mrs. L. E. Johnson, 84 Victoria-street, Waverley, yesterday, was in her 99th year. She was born in Sydney, and…

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Head Battered Death of Chinese Dubbo

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 17

With a gaping wound in the back of the head, the body of a Chinaman, Charley Lee Lin, was found at Gulargambone recently…

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Obituary. Mr. C. H. Brien

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 11

The funeral of Mr. C. H. Brien, part-owner of the Kingsfield Stud, Aberdeen, took place yesterday afternoon in the South Head Cemetery. A short service was conducted at…

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Death of Tex Rickard Solid Bronze Casket Cost £3000 New York

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

Tex Rickard, who for many years had held the field as organiser of all the first-class boxing contests in America, died on…

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Late Mr. C. H. Brien

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

One of the best known young men in the Australian racing and horse-breeding world, Mr. Cecil Brien succumbed to pneumonia on Sunday…

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Late Mr. R. Murray. Bequests to Charities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 10

Probate has been granted of the will of the late Mr. Robert Murray, retired farmer, of 167 Walker-street, North Sydney, who died on July 30, leaving an estnte of the net value of…

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Obituary. Mr. W. Atkins, Junior

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 17

Thd funeral of Mr. William Atkins, jun., managing director of William Atkins, Ltd., iron and steel merchants, took place yesterday, the interment being at the South Head…

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Motor Accident. Death of Young Woman. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 16

Miss Florence Annie Dowling, 24, of South Melbourne died in the Kilmore hospital tonight from injuries received in a motor accident, in which six other persons were injured…

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Country News. Death of Mrs. E. H. Suttor. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 16

The death occurred at her residence, Brucedale, Peel, of Mrs. Emilie Henrietta Suttor, wife of Mr. Herbert Cochrane Suttor, brother of the late Sir Francis Suttor. Mrs. Suttor…

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Buried Past Royal Funeral Ritual Wholesale Slaughter What Excavations Reveal London

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 1

Mr. Leonard Wooley, who is in charge or the British Museum Expedition at Ur, in an article in "The Times,"…

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Queensland Racing Death of Mr. E. F. LORD Leading Jockeys and Trainers

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 9

New Year racing was ushered in in Brisbane under delightful weather conditions, but results were not nearly so pleasant to punters…

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Death of Mr. C. H. Brien Pneumonia the Cause Loss to Racing and Breeding

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

The death of a young man who shows special aptitude for any business with which he is associated is a tragedy, and the death on Sunday last of Mr. Cecil…

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Police Are Not Suspicious Bondi Girl's Death Overdose of Quinine?

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 1

Though no analysis has yet been made of the powder found in a glass following the sudden death on Monday of Altcen Mariorie Young, at Nalga…

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The Late Mr. Thomas Allen

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 29

The death occurred unexpectedly on the 15th ult., of Mr. Thomas Allen, one of the oldest and most, respected residents of Mount Morgan, Central Queensland. Mr. Allen was…

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The late Mr. John Vincent Browne

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 30

On New Year's morning John Vincent Browne, of "Lorraine," Avoca-street, Randwick, one of the oldest residents of the district, was buried at South Head…

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Obituary Hugh Fennell

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 21

On December 31st, Hugh Fennell the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Fennell, of "Bonenda," Brewarrina, passed peacefully away in the district hospital…

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Mysterious Death of Girls Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 7

The date of the inquest into the strange death of Hilda Johnson. 15, of Maryvilc, who died on December 29 after [?] a poisoned chocolate given…

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Death of Mr. A. Johnston. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 12

The death has occurred of Mr. Alexander Johnston at the,age of 57 years. He had been a resident of Orange for 2[?] years, and for that period had been the manager of Dalton…

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Death of Mrs. E. Beazley. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 12

The death has occurred of Mrs. Eliza Beazley, a member of one of the earliest famill[?] of the Orange district, at the age of 77 years. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs…

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