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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1930

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Death of Clerk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 6

A man, believed to have been John Reynolds, aged about 38, clerk, was found dead in a house in Crescent-street, Dobroyd Point. Haberfield, late on Saturday afternoon…

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Obituary. Mr. W. A. Richardson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 12

The death occurred at Mosman on Friday of Mr. William Alfred Richardson, a member of a well-known cricketing family, who was one of the New South Wales representatives…

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State's Oldest Banker Death of Mr. David Maughan, Uncle of K.C.

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 7

The death at Kirribilli on Saturday of Mr. David Maughan, 94, closed the long life of the State's oldest banker. Arriving in Australia from…

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Minmi Exhumed Buried by Brown Optimistic Writer Story Pf a Funeral (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 8

Sir.--After an absence of over 14 years. I have last visited the West Wallsend district of the coalfields. As a builder for seven years there. I assisted in its…

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Red List of Death Victims of the Road Many Injured Cars and Cycles in Smashes Week-end Toll

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 1

Three deaths augmented the appalling red list of week-end road victims. MANY others, some of whom may…

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Late Mrs. W. Roberts. Impressive Memorial Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 12

A large congregation paid its tribute of respect to the late Mrs. W. Roberts at an impressive memorial service in the Ashfield Methodist Church, where the Rev. Silas…

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Death of Car Passenger

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 6

Victor James Kell, aged 30, ail electrician, was to-day commuted for trial, on bail of £100, by the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H…

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Obituary. Mr. Malcolm Macdonald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 12

Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, chief draftsman in the Department of Mines, died in the War Memorial Hospital yesterday, after a very brief illness, at the age of 61 years…

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Plucky Buyer Has No Luck Death of Ruthless

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 6

AMONG the best supporters of the turf in Sydney is the financial expert who races under the assumed name of Mr…

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Airman's Funeral

The Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 10

Flying-Officer Leo Joseph Ryan, who died in the Caulfield Military Hospital, Melbourne, yesterday morning, will be buried with full Air Force…

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The Late Mr. Jocelyn Henry Thomas

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 34

Who died on December 22 at Rangers-road, Cremorne, at the age of 71. He was manager of Winbar Station, on the Darling River, for many years, and during his long service…

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Public Servant's Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 9

All branches of the State Public Service and many sports clubs were represented at the funeral at Waverley Cemetery yesterday of Mr…

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Mouth Organs at Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Mouth organs were played at the funeral of Mr. Joseph Cameron to-day at Geelong…

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PERSONALIA Death of Old Favorite

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 17

Mr. J. P. Sheridan, K.C., recently appointed to the Supremo Court Bench to succeed Judge Cohen, belongs to a family. closely associated with the fortunes of…

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Death of Mrs. Margaret Craig

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 7

A link with the past was broken on Monday with the death at Nowra of Mrs. Margaret Craig (92), widow of Captain J. Craig, the first pilot…

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Death of Mr. H. G. Jefferson

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 13

Mr. Herbert George Jefferson, for some years manager of the Macarthur Shipping and Agency Co., Ltd., died at Strathfield on Monday…

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Obituary. Mr. H. G. Jefferson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 12

Mr. H. G. Jefferson, chnlrman of directors of the McArthur Shipping and Agency Co., Ltd., died on Monday at the age of 64 years. Mr. Jefferson was born in England, and…

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Obituary. Mr. Herbert G. Jefferson

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 4

The death occurred on Monday, at Strathfield, of Mr. Herbert George Jefferson, late chairman and managing director of the Macarthur…

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The late Mr. Robert Webb, Darlinghurst

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 41

Much sorrow was experienced in sporting circles and particularly among members of the Australian Jockey Club and the Albert Club, Sydney, when the…

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Late Mr. Thomas Brassil. a Pioneer of the Bathurst Plains

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 17

The recent death of Mr. Thomas Brassil, at the age of 80 years, after in illness of about five weeks, during which time he was tenderly nursed by his devoted wife and…

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