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Obituaries & funerals, 1932

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Obituary. Captain W. V. B. Forrester

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 4

The death has occurred of Captain William Vassal Birkley Forrester, at the age of 73 years, after an illness extending over a month. The late…

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Death of Mr. W. McCUE

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 7

Mr. Walter Mccue, 62, accountant to the Hunter River Water and Sewerage Board, died very suddenly in a private hospital at Newcastle…

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Death of Grenfell Pioneer. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 12

The death has occurred of Mr. Patrick McGrath, 86, one of the district pioneers. A native of Ireland, Mr. McGrath came to the district over 50 years ago, and settled near…

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Panic at a Funeral "Dead" Man Arises in Coffin

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 16

As the funeral services for a merchant named Vallise Schiller were in progress at Bucharest (Roumania) on September 30 the lid of the coffin splintered and was…

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Obituary. Mr. R. W. Foster. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 13

Mr. R. W. Foster, a former Commissioner of Public Works in South Australia and Minister for Works and Railways in the Hughes's Federal Government, died to-night at his home,…

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Guildford Death Late Mrs. Johnson

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 7

The sudden death of Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, who passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. Moore, in Rowley-road, Guildford, last week, came as a…

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Late Mr. C. Mooy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 4

Probate of the will of Mr. Cornelius Mooy, late of Coonamble, contractor, has been granted to Messrs. D'Arcy Frank Mooy, Bede Mooy, and Henry Robert Buttsworth. Testator,…

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Death of Wellington Residents. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 8

The death has occurred of Mrs. Lucy Mary Lockrey, wife of Mr. Richard Lockrey, of Mullion, Gollan, at the age of 55 years. She is survived by her husband, four sons, and one…

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Obituary. Mrs. Mary Heighington

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 34

A well known and highly respected resident of Marrickville in the person, of Mrs. Mary Heighington, a fin& old lady in her 99th year, passed away at…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Thomas Passlow

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 29

The death occurred of Mrs. Thos. Passlow, at her home, Valery, Bellingen River, on the 19th ult., after an illness of 12 months. The late Mrs. Passlow was the…

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Obituary. Master Michael Joseph Fawkner

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 13

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. J. Fawkner, of 20 Wilga-Street, Burwood, and formerly of Newington-road, Marrickville, were shocked to hear…

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Obituary MR. P. Gordon Sydney

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 26

The death of Patrick Gordon of Stan-ley-street, Sydney, occurred at St. Vin-cent's Private Hospital on the 15th ult., in his 85th year. He was born in County…

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Death of Mr. J. P. Boyle. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 8

The death has occurred of Mr. James Patrick Boyle, 54, of Summer-street, Orange East. He was a native of the district, being the second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick…

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Death of Mr. P. T. Thorley. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 8

The death has occurred of Mr. Philip Thomas Thorley, at the age of 97 years. Mr. Thorley, whose father settled at Mount Thorley early in the last century, was the last of a…

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Death of Mr. Michael Meagher, K.C.S.G. A Well-known Catholic Citizen of Bathurst

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 18

On Friday last at his home, "Kilrush," Durham-street, Bathurst, Mr. Michael Meagher, K.C.S.G., a widely known and popular Catholic gentleman, passed…

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Obituary

The St George Call · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1

We regret to report the death of Miss Alice M. Grant, which took place on New Year's Day, at her residence Mills Street, Carlton. The deceased…

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Overseas Obituary

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 2

Mr. David Lipinski (76), founder of the Hull Synagogue. Mr. Morris Waxman (55), Yiddish actor, died in Los Angeles…

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Death of Mr. S. Riddiough

The Propeller · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 6

Mr. S. Riddiough, who died suddenly last week lit his residence, Balgowlah, Manly, at the age of 63 years, was for about 15 years a resilient of this…

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Death of Mrs. G. Stead

The Propeller · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 7

Mrs. G. Stead, wife of Mr. George Stead, of Gogeldrie, New South Wales, until recently, a resident of Kimberley Road, Hurstville, died at Leeton on…

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OBITUARY Mr. J. Millard

The Biz · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

General sympathy is extended to Mrs. W. Putsey, of Ware-street, in the death of her father, Mr. J. Millard. His wife had predeceased…

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