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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1938

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Death of Mrs. W. M. Cox

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

The death of Mrs. Louisa Cox, wife of Mr. W. M. Cox, works overseer at Parramatta, occurred at her residence, "Nerford," Helen-street, Westmead,…

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Death of Mr. W. A. Bailey

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Keen regret was expressed by many Penrith residents when it was learnt that' Mr William Alfred Balloy, of High Street. had succumbed to injuries…

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Obituary. Mr. William Reeves

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

The death occurred on Monday, December 27, at the Liverpool Hospital, of William Reeves, aged 63, after a short illness. Mr. Reeves had lived in Secant…

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Obituary Mr. Hubert Anger

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Mr Hubert Anger, of Engleton, Plumpton, died in Nepean District Hospital on Tuesday at the age of 80 years. Deceased was a native of…

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Death of Mr. D. Jamieson. Oberon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

Mr. D. Jamieson, school teacher, of Edith, has died. Mr. Jamieson was on a visit to his son when he became ill. He had been in indifferent health for the past two years. His…

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Not Foul Play Death of Old Man

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 12

A post-mortem examination on Monday revealed that John Rynn (72) an inmate of the Lidcombe State Hospital and Old Men's Home, who was found…

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Obituary. Mrs. Mary Kelly. Bankstown

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 37

There passed away on the 21st ult., at the Sacred Heart Hospice, an old Identity of Parramatta and Bankstown, in the person of Mrs. Mary Kelly, who had…

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Obituary Inspector E. A. Burke

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

Attended by many officials of the Police Force and a larger number of leading citizens and relatives, the funeral took place yesterday of…

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Obituary. Mr. William Vincent O'connor

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 27

Highly respected in the Postal Department of New South Wales, Mr. William Vincent O'Connor died, aged 61 years, in Walmer Private Hospital, Marrickville,…

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Brigidine Convent, Randwick. Death of Mother M. Vincent Crowe

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 23

Early on the morning of December 29, at the Brigidine Convent, Randwick, there passed away Mother M. Vincent Crowe, Born in Doon, County Limerick,…

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Within Three Weeks of Wedding Death of Miss Jean Johnson

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Miss Edith (Jean) Johnson, of Ethel-street, Parramatta, for whose wedding on January 22 all arrangements had been made, died in a…

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Convent of Mercy, Broken Hill. Death of Sister Mary Aloysius Wynne

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 16

On the 27th ult. the death occurred at the Convent of Mercy, Broken Hill, after un illness of a few months, of Sister Mary Aloysius, a valued and exemplary religious…

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Obituary. Misses Patricia and Betty Duffy, Perth, W.a

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 21

Two tragic deaths occurred recently in West Australia, when Patricia Duffy, aged 21 years, and Betty Duffy, aged 12 years, daughters of Mr. and Mrs…

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Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, "Mount St. Joseph," Broken Hill. Death of Sister Mary Aloysius Wynne

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 26

On December 27 the death occurred at the Convent of Mercy, Broken Hill, after an illness of a few months, of Sister Mary Aloysius, a valued and exemplary…

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Tragedy in N.Z. Alps. Man's Crash to Death. Fall of 500 Feet. CHRISTCHURCH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 9

News of a mountaineering tragedy in the Southern Alps, 50 miles inland from Hokitika, in which Norman A. Dowling, of Wellington, crashed 500…

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Late Mr. C. A. Duval

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 17

The estate of Mr. Charles Allen Duval, late of Double Bay, has been sworn for probate at £38,896. Mr. Duval, a merchant, who died on August 14, left the whole of his estate…

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Pomp at Ludendorff Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 7

MEDALS OF THE LATE GENERAL LUDENDORFF being carried in procession at the state ceremony held in his honor at Munich. Later Ludendorff, who had devoted much of his later life to combating Christianity, was buried with Nordic pagan rites at the village of Tutzen…

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OBITUARIES Death of Lithgow Pioneer

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

John Potts (85), who died in the District Hospital on Thursday, last week, was one of the oldest residents of the district. He followed mining…

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Snake Bite Causes Death Of Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

BERRY, Thursday.--Not considered serious at first, a minute puncture caused by snake-bite killed Myra Gould (29), of Jasper's Brush…

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Obituary W. Macgregor-davies

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 6

The death occurred in the St. John of God Hospital, Goulburn, on December 31 of William John Macgregor-Davies, M.A., B.Ec., F.R.H.S.,…

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