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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1933

2,303 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 116

Funeral Rites Important Buried in Best Clothes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

Funeral rites in Montenegro are very important. The wife of a peasant of Nikshitch, named Sava Chorovitch, died in a hospital, but was not buried…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. Mary Eileen Fitzgibbons

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 6

A well-known and highly-esteemed resident of Balmain, Mrs. Mary Eileen Fitzgibbons (nee Savage), passed away at a private hospital at Paddington on the 1st inst.,…

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Obituary. Mr. James L. Sutton, Campsie

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 18

Much sorrow was expressed throughout the Canterbury Municipality at the news of the death of its former Town. Clerk, Mr. James Lane Sutton, who died…

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Death of Dr. Cuno. Former German Chancellor. LONDON, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 9

The death has occurred in Berlin of Dr. Wilhelm Cuno, a former Chancellor and head of the Hamburg-Amerika shipping line. [Until 1917, when he joined the board of…

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Obituary. Dr. W. W. R. Love. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 13

The death occurred late last night of Dr. Wilton Wood Russel Love, one of the oldest medical practitioners in the State. He was a son of the Rev. James Love, and was born…

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Obituary

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

By the death in Brisbane last week of Mr. Alf Whereat, Australian boat sailing in general and the 16 ft. skiff class in particular, lost one of its…

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Death of Mrs. A. C. Butcher

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 9

Mrs. A. C. Butcher, wife of the senior engineer surveyor of the Commonwealth Navigation Department, died to-day. The funeral will take…

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Death of Mr. F. G. Jakins

The Propeller · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

Mr. F. G. Jakins, of West Botany Street, A[?]neliffe, died at his home on Wednesday, aged 70 years. The deceased, who is survived by a wife, three…

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OBITUARY Mr. Charles Willis

The Biz · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 7

Mr. Charles Willis, who through the years was devotedly attached to Methodist Churches where he worshipped, and a valued helper of his…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Sarah Piggott

The Biz · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

The death occurred on January 4, at her daughter's residence, "Ramleigh," Guildford, of Mrs, Sarah Piggott, relict of the late Charles…

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Death of Mrs. L. Headon. Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 10

The death occurred at Hay of Mrs. Lily Headon, at the age of 72 years, principal of the firm of L. Headon and Sons graziers, of Lara station. She was one of the oldest…

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Death of Mr. G. H. Cox. Ganmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 10

The death occurred suddenly this morning of Mr. G. H. Cox, one of Ganmain's oldest residents. He collapsed and died from heart failure in a shop. He had been a councillor…

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Death of Mr. T. F. Tresilian. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 10

The death occurred in the Burrangong District Hospital of Mr. Thomas F. Tresilian, of Cloete-street, Young, and principal of the firm of Tresilian and Dun, wool, wheat, and…

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Obituary. Lieut-colonel T. S. Marshall. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 6

Lieutenant-Colonel T. S. Marshall who was for 32 years chief ofticer of the Country Fire Brigades Board and was conspicuous in sport died at his home at St. Kilda last night. He…

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The Late Mr. William McLean

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 6

Mr William McLean, who died suddenly following a seizure while he was transacting business in the Penrith branch of the Commonwealth Savings…

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Death of Former U.s. President

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 14

Mr. Calvin Coolidge, former President of the United States of America, whose sudden death is announced by cable to-day…

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Death of Mr. T. A. Smith. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 14

The death has occurred after a brief illness of Mr. Thomas A. Smith, of Luggie Bank, who was one of the best-known farmers in the district. He was a descendant of a pioneer…

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Death of Mr T. F. Bucknell. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 14

Mr. Theo F. Bucknell, who died at his home, Kooroon, Bukkula, was a native of Mungindi. His father, Mr. A. W. Bucknell, was a pioneer of the north-west, having settled at Mungindi…

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Steel Manager Death of Mr. W. W. Anderson

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

The death of Mr. Walter Whitworth Anderson, manager of the Eagle and Globe Steel Co., Ltd., and well known in Sydney business circles, occurred…

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Watched Growth of Riyerina Death of Wagga Newspaper Man

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 6

Mr. Stephen Sullivan, proprietor of the "Daily Advertiser," Wagga, died at a private hospital at Manly yesterday after a short illness, in his 86th…

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