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Obituaries & funerals, 1934

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Funeral Was a Mile Long Last Rites for Sir Robt Gibson Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

All sections were fully represented at the State funeral of the late Sir Robert Gibson, chairman of the Commonwealth Bank Board, to-day…

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Voice Of The Country Fall From Her Bed Was Fatal Unusual Death Of Old Woman

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

FALLING out of bed at her home in Charlotte Street, Ashfield, on December 7, Mrs. Elizabeth Marcer, 86, a native of Manchester…

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The Late Mrs. A. Fieldhouse

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Mrs. Annie Fieldhouse, who died recently at Cronulla, in her 91st year, was the last surviving member of the family of Mr. John Bray, of Denfield,…

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Death of Dr. G. Charlton

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Dr. Gladys D. C. Charlton, M.B., B.S., wife of Dr. Leonard Charlton, of Rocky Point Road, Ramsgate, died yesterday at a private hospital, aged 29…

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Death of Lunarcharsky London, December 28

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

THE death has occurred at Mentone (France), of A. V. I. Lunacharsky, Soviet Ambassador to Spain. He was 57 years of…

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Death of Mr G. C. Reid

The Propeller · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Mr.. G. C. Reid, of Ferrier Street, Rockdale, died at his residence last Friday, aged 68 years. The deceased was a member of the Brighton Masonic…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Elizabeth Talbot

The Biz · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Another of the old pioneers has passed away in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Talbot, of Mudgee (mother of Mrs. Brown, of Cardwell-street, Canley Vale) and an…

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Obituary Dr. Gladys Charlton

The St George Call · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

The death occurred yesterday, after a long illness, of Dr. Gladys D. C. Charlton, M.B., B.S., wife of Dr. Leonard Charlton, of Ramsgate, aged 29…

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Obituary. Dr. Gladys Charlton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 10

The death occuired yesterday, after a long illness, of Dr. Gladys D. C. Charlton, M.B., B.S., wife of Dr. Leonard Charlton, of Ramsgate, aged 29 years. Dr. Gladys Charlton…

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Manslaughter Finding. Death of Dole Worker NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 10

The Newcastle District Coroner (Mr. Chiplin) returned a finding of manslaughter against Dennis Hoyland, 37, labourer, at the conclusion of a[?] [?]…

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Bank Leaders On Death Of Sir Robt. Gibson

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

The Governor of the Commonwealth Bank (Mr. E. C. Riddle) has received the following message from the Governor of the Bank of…

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Death Mask of Sir R. Gibson

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- An "after life" mask of the late Sir Robert Gibson, Chairman of the…

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Late Mr. Scanlon's Will

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. Michael Joseph Scanlon, formerly of North Sydney, of independent Pendent means who died, last October left an estate of £20,718 to the…

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Obituary. Mr. W. J. Cox

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 15

Mr. William James Cox, whose remains were interred in the Randwick Cemetery yesterday afternoon, represented Bligh Ward in the City Council from 1913 to 1916…

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Funeral of Mr. C. Bamford Trades Union Officer

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

Unions and A.L.P. bodies were represented when the remains of the late assistant-secretary of the Furnishing Trades, Union, Mr. C…

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Mystery Death Of Young Doctor; Nurse In Hospital Woman's Grim Find in Flat Happy Party Turned to Tragedy Were on Best of Terms

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1934 · page 12

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a young Strathfield doctor, Cecil Hugh Norton 35, who was discovered by a Mrs. O'Connor in a serious condition in a flat in Chandos-street, Ashfield, at about 11 o'clock yesterday…

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Mother's Shock After Funeral Finds Her Daughter Killed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

A grief-stricken woman returned from attending the funeral of her mother at Pitsea in Essex, England recently to find that her 15-years-old daughter had…

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Obituary. Mr. J. A. M. Smail

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. John Alexander Moore Small, whose remains were cremated at Rookwood on Saturday, had been sectional engineer in the telephone branch of the Postmaster-General's…

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Church Worker's Funeral Late Mrs. Clara Smith

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

Ninety bells, signifying, the birthdays of the into Mrs. Clara. Smith, were tolled in the Baptist Church, Harrow Road, Auburn, yesterday,…

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LATE Mr. T. Maher Funeral at Rookwood

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

A large number of mourners, among, whom were many members of the Lidcombe and Newtown branches of the A.L.P. attended the…

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