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Obituaries & funerals, 1936

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Our Empire Mourns the Death of King George V.

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 1

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Death of the King. Special Memorial Number. the "Sydney Mail."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 14

Dressed in a dignified and appropriately designed cover, the "Sydney Mail," which is published to-morrow, takes the form of a Special Memorial number, devoted mainly to the death…

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Man's Death. Charge of Manslaughter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 20

Darcy Daniel George Donovan, 23, died at Auburn District Hospital late last night. It is alleged that a fight occurred following an argument at his home in Simpson-street,…

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Military Fixtures Cancelled Flags At Half-mast Till After Funeral Naval Salute

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 5

DATING back for hundreds of years, when it was used as a means of notifying citizens of the death of the reigning monarch, the…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, January 22, 1936. Death of the King

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 14

In Australia, no less than in the Mother Country, the death of King George V. afflicts the whole community with a sense of deep and intimate loss…

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To Church King's Body Carried In Sleet And Dark Funeral Plans London

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 1

IN darkness, and with sleet falling, the body of the King was borne to-night on a hand bier from Sandringham House to the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, the procession being headed by the late King's piper,…

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Car Driving Is His Living "likely to be death of others"--S.M

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 14

"Apparently his living is likely to he the death of others," said Mr. Sutherland. S.M. when told that the living of John James Mitchell…

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Death of King George V. British Monarch's Peaceful End. Prince of Wales Succeeds with Title of Edward Viii

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 18

KING GEORGE V. died shortly before midnight on Monday. The dying monarch passed peacefully away at Sandringham, Norfolk (England), in the…

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Nation Mourns the Dead King Plans for His Successor New King & Brother Fly To London Funeral Arrangements London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 1

BREATHING his last at almost the same hour as his father, the late King Edward VII., in 1910, the King peacefully succumbed to his illness at 11.55 last night (9.55 a.m., Tuesday, Sydney time) in the…

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Death of His Majesty King George V. World-wide Sympathy. Remarkable Manifestations. Message From Mussolini. Late King's International Influence LONDON, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 15

National boundaries have been momentarily swept aside in a common sorrow for the passing of one whose whole influence was exerted for international peace and justice to the peoples of the earth…

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Death Skid of 70 Feet Young Motor Cyclist Picked Up on Road

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 5

PENRITH, Tuesday.--Ian Livingstone Ramsay (23), insurance agent, of Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford, was found by motorists last night…

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Wentworthville Death Late Mrs Robinson

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 13

Regret is expressed at the death of Mrs. Emily Violet Robinson, Western-road Wentworthville, who passed away on Thursday at the Parramatta District…

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The Late Mr. John Brosnan

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 29

Mr. John Brosnan, of Livingstone-road, Marrickville, who died on Sunday, the 19th inst., at the age of 73 years, was a native of County Kerry, Ireland. He came to…

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Caringbah Man's Death Late Mr. Cruickshank

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 4

The death occurred at St. George District Hospital on Monday morning, after a short illness, of Mr. William Leslie Cruickshank. at the age…

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Church Worker Dead Late Mr. F. Bartholomew

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 3

By the death of Mr. F. Bartholomew on January 3, after a very brief illness, Lidcombe, has lost a highly respected Citizen, and one who was an ardent…

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Death of the King

The Propeller · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 4

When the death of the King was announced this week flags were flown at half-mast from all public and semi public buildings in the district. Many…

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Funeral of Mr. J. Russell

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 4

The secretary, organiser and a re- presentative number of members of the Amalgamated Printing Trades Union yesterday attended the…

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Empire Mourns Death of King

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 1

On Tuesday of this week, in a corner of England, there died a simple, homely, loveable man. The whole wide world stood in sad silence at his passing. We, who are British, would expect the world to take some notice when our King died, for ours is an Empire at once powerful and free, proud and united. But there was something more in the death of George V. of England than the fact that he was the head of this mighty Empire; some other, more powerful quality, for the sorrow of the world for this King's death was a…

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Death of Mr. Geo. Hawk

The Propeller · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 8

Mr. George Hawk, whose death occurred at his residence, Millett St., Hurstville, last Saturday, at the age of 77 years, had resided at the same…

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Death of Rev. J. A. Waddell

The Propeller · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 4

The Rev. John A. Waddell, well-known veteran Methodist clergyman, died yesterday at his home, Frederick Street, Rockdale, aged 92 years…

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