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Obituaries & funerals, 1938

1,993 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 100

Obituary Miss O. M. Hayes Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 4

At the age of 40 years the death has occurred of Miss Olive May Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hayes, of 77 Atcheson Street…

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Obituary. Mr. W. E. Moore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 23

Mr. William Edward Moore, of Greenwich, who died last week, at the age of 86, was a son of the late James Moore, at one time controller of the State Savings Bank of…

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Obituary Mr. J. J. Irwin Maitland

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

The death occurred last night at the age of 45 of Mr. John Joseph Irwin, licensee of the Grand Junction Hotel. West Maitland. The late…

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Four Men Committed for Trial. Charges of Murder. Death of Victorian Truck Driver. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 18

The four men charged with having murdered John Thomas Demsey, the driver of a motor transport truck, at Kinglake West, were committed for trial by the City Coroner, Mr. Tingate, to-day…

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OBITUARY Death of Mr. W. H. Jackson

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

The death occurred on Tuesday night of Mr. W. H. Jackson, at his home at Burwood. Mr. Jackson, who was secretary of the…

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Obituary

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 27
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

[Obituary notices submitted for publication to the "Catholic Press" must be endorsed by the parish priest of the deceased person.]…

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The Late Mr. Edward G. Kelly

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 31

Mr. Edward G. Kelly, of Canberra, died in St. Vincent's Private Hospital on the 23rd ult. Right Rev. Monsignor T. Hayden, D.D., P.P., V.F., of Darlinghurst, administered the Last…

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Funeral Lodge Conference

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 9

MRS. M. A. HUNTRESS, general secretary of the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners' Association (Regd.), said last night that a…

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The Late Mr. J. J. Moloney. Noted Newcastle Citizen

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 23

Mr. John J. Moloney, who for 40 years had been a prominent figure in the publife of Newcastle, died suddenly in Sydney recently…

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Death of Mr. J. H. Kilby

The Propeller · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

Mr. John Henry Kilby, of Joffre Street, Hurstville died this week,being survived by his wife and family. The late Mr. Kilby took much…

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Death of Mrs. M. J. Steel

Liverpool News · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

At the age of 74 years, the death has occurred at Dubbo of Mrs. Margaret Jane Steel, relict of the late Thomas Steel, who was for many years the Sheriff's…

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Obituary. Mrs. William Taylor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 17

The funeral of Mrs. William Taylor, wife of the New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner, Mr. William Taylor, took place on Tuesday at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium,…

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Obituary Mr. W. H. Jackson

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. W. H. Jackson, of Burwood. well-known shipping identity, took place yesterday to the crematorium. Rookwood. Born at…

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Death of Catholic Pioneer. Mrs. Catherine O'sullivan, Junee

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 23

The death occurred on Christmas Eve of Mrs. Catherine O'Sullivan, one of Junee's oldest residents, and a lady who during her son's term us Mayor acted as…

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Obituary. Mr. J. B. Byrne, Hurlstone Park

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 22

On Christmas Day Mr. John Bede Byrne, fortified by the rites of the Church, passed peacefully away in the presence of his family at his residence…

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Death of Police Officer. Woman Motorist Committed for Trial. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 17

The District Coroner, Mr. T. Y. A. Lang P.M., to-day committed Mrs. Margaret Louise Dunlop, an elderly woman, for trial on a charge of having, on December 1, unlawfully…

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Death of A. Nathan

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

Sportsmen will be sorry to learn of the death of Mr. A. Nathan, who passed away at 1 p.m. yesterday in Melbourne. The late Mr. Nathan was…

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Obituary Mrs. J. Paterson

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

The death occurred yesterday, after a long illness, of Mrs. J. Paterson, of Westwell Street, Bankstown, who had been a resident of the…

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Death of Bomb Victim Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 3

Victim or a bomb outrage at Ingham at 1 a.m. yesterday, Vincenzo Dagostinos, baker, died in hospital to-day without being able to assist police in…

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