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Obituaries & funerals, 1930

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Obituary. Late Mr. Evan Hayes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 13

The funeral of Mr. Evan Hayes, whose body was found on Mount Kosclusko on Tuesday, nearly 17 months after he had perished in a blizzard, took place at the Northern Suburbs…

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"Conquered Snows" Evan Hayes Funeral

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4

THE body of the late William Evan Hayes the 28 year old mountaineer who perished i[?]a blizzard at Mr. Kosciusko eighteen months ago which…

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Death of Mrs. C. Cherbury

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

Residents of Hurstville will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Charles P. Cherbury, which took place last Friday at the Aborigines' Mission Station,…

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Death of Leading Country Trainer

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

JAMES FIELD, who was one of the leading country trainers died early yesterday morning, aged 66. He was best known in the…

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Death of Mrs. Monahan, Sen

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

Mrs. Isabella Jane Monahan, one of the oldest residents of Arncliffe, and widow of the late Rev. Joseph Monahan, died last Saturday at her…

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Queensland Pioneer Death of Mr. F. Fraser

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 8

MR. Frank Fraser, 66, whose death has occurred in private hospital after a short illness, was a noted Queensland identity of Ingham, North…

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Overseas Obituary Isaac B. Chones

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

Isaac B. Chones, veteran Hebrew scholar and author, died recently at Chicago. He was 92 years old. Mr Chones went to America from…

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Sudden Death of J. C. FIELD Trained Portlight and Lesboo

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 21

The well-known trainer, J. C, Field, collapsed and died at his home at Ashbury early yesterday morning. Before coming to Sydney he was…

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Weeping Skies and Human Tears at Paisley Funeral Boy Hero Gave Life for Brother Manager Arrested Pathetic Scenes in City of Death London

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

With rain mingling with the tears streaming down their cheeks, the mothers whose children escaped from the ghastly Paisley cinema tragedy on Tuesday, stood under weeping skies to-day outside the house from which were…

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Funeral of Late Mr. Hackett

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 5

The funeral of tho lata Mr Jamcs Uaokett, who died oil tho 20th ulto, look pluuo oil Saturday afternoon last, the cortoge leaving his Into rasidoneo…

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Was Good Cricketer Late Mr. W. A. Richardson

The Sun · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 4

A well-known New South Wales cricketer, of nearly 40 years ago, William Alfred Richardson, died at his home in Mosman last night at the age…

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Mr. W. A. Richardson's Funeral

The Sun · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 3

The Rev. H. C. Yarrington held a short service at St. Clement's Church. Mosman, before the interment at the Northern Suburbs Cemetery to-day of…

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Obituary Edwin Taylor

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2

Edwin Taylor, aged 59 years, passed away suddenly at Glen Innes Hospital on Boxing Day. He had been in hospital for three or four weeks. He was…

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Death of Well-known Sydney Methodist Girl

The Methodist · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 10

We report with profound regret the death on 26th December, in Brazil, of Mrs. W. Roberts (nee Mabel Green), formerly of the Ashfield…

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Obituary. Dr. T. E. Davis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 19

News has been received by cable of the death at Eastbourne, England, on December 28, of Dr. Thomas Earle Davis, second son of the late Mr. Thomas Davis, of Thomas Davis,…

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Cinema Disaster. Manager Arrested. Funeral of Victims. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 15

The Town Councillors of Paisley to-day personally visited the homes of the bereaved parents of children killed in the cinema disaster to inquire whether a mass public…

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Death of Woman. Follows Domestic Squabble. Gun Accidentally Explodes. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 16

Following a domestic squabble, William Henry Johns, a middle-aged man, was arrested this morning at his home, l8 miles from Southern Cross, on a charge of…

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Charge of Homicide the Manager Holocaust Victims Funeral Scenes of Grief London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 1

CHARLES DORWARD, the manager of the Glen Cinema, Paisley, near Glasgow, where 70 children met a terrible doeth during an outbreak of…

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Cricketer's Funeral

The Sun · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. William Alfred Richardson, one-time captain of the State, cricket eleven, took place at the Northern Suburbs Cemetery yesterday…

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Mean Fraud at Glebe Woman Collects to Defray "Funeral Expenses" Contemptible Act Exposed

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1930 · page 16

DECEPTION so mean and petty that it cannot be excused even on the ground of novelty, has been practised in recent weeks by a woman who lives in a dingy little street in Glebe. Apparently too proud to beg openly, she has secured money from business people under the…

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