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Obituaries & funerals, 1939

1,895 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 95

Noted Cattle Breeder Death of Sir James Murdoch Scottish Lad's Successful Career

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 9

KNOWN to cattle men as the owner of Bendooley (Bowral) Aberdeen-Angus stud, as well as a prominent business man in Sydney,…

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Obituary

The St George Call · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. Brasier and Miss E. Northcote, will be sorry to learn of the untimely death of W. (Bill) Brasier on the 31st…

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The Late Mr. D. J. Ryan

The St George Call · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

Local tennis enthusiasts received a shock yesterday when it became known that Mr. Dan Ryan had suddenly died during the day. Deceased had been president of the Illawarra Lawn Tennis Association for eleven years and also a councillor of the…

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Death of Heritage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

From India the death is reported of the New Zealand-bred Heritage, by Posterity from Homage, winner of the W.I.T.C. Eclipse Stakes. He died from a form of…

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Tennis Illawarra Suburbs’ Assn. Death of President

The St George Call · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

Members will be greatly shocked to learn of the sudden death, on Thursday morning, of our worthy President, the late D. J. Ryan. Although he…

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Death of Mr. D. J. RYAN. Prominent Lawn Tennis Official

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 15

The death occurred yesterday of Mr. D. J. Ryan, the president of the [?]awarra Suburbs Lawn Tennis Association for many years. Mr. Ryan was also a councillor on the New South…

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Death of Mr. J. A. McAULIFFE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 17

The death occurred at Mosman on Thursday of Mr. James A. McAuliffe, a leading gas manufacturing engineer. He was 76. Mr. McAuliffe was born in Tasmania, and…

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Obituary. Mr. R. S. Wickham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 22

Mr. Reginald S. Wickham, who died recently at his home at Cremorne, was associated with the Women's Hospital, Crown Street, as director and honorary treasurer…

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Discrepancy of £134,711. Textile Company. Stocktaking After Death of General Manager

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 11

The directors of Amalgamated Textiles, Ltd., a public company listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange, state in their annual report that an…

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Funeral Of Highland Chieftain

Daily News · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 2

LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--A Highland piper played Lord' Lovett's Lament and Flowers of the Forest, and the casket was draped in a tartan plaid. when Eustace…

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Late Mr. Henry Moses. Estate of £158,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 6

Application is about to be made for probate of the will of the late Mr. Henry Moses, of Glendon, Norton Street, Ashfield, who died on December 7…

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Death Of Canon Cakebread

The Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 12

Canon W. J. Cakebread, rector of St. Jude's Church of England, Randwick, since 1912 and for, many years an outstanding figure in the Anglican Church, died shortly after 10 a.m. today…

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Murder Charge. Death of Man at Tumut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 12

Detective-sergeant Allmond, of the Criminal Investigation Branch at Sydney, and Detective-sergeant Humphries of Cootamundra, who have been investigating the death of…

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Sold Sly Grog To Pay For Mother's Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 4

In a sly grog sale case, in the Licensing Court, yesterday a man pleaded that he wanted money to pay his mother's funeral expenses…

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Obituary. Engineer-lieutenant T. Fraser R.n.r

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 17

Engineer-Liteutenant Thomas Fraser, R.N.B., who died at a private hospital at, Rose Bay on Thursday, took part in the little-known phase of the Gallipoli campaign, the activities…

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Late Mrs. J. Good

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 8

A resident of Merrylands for many years, Mrs. Jean Good (82) died at her home in Cambridge-road on Wednesday. She had been a staunch supporter of the…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 7

William Parcell (74), who resided at Baulkham Hills for many years, and latterly at Thirroul, died at his residence on Thursday. His wife predeceased…

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Death of Ex-mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 7

A former Mayor of Granville died last week at his home at Homebush. He was Mr. William John West, who was an alderman from, 1909 to 1914,…

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Indian Ruler's Death. Gaekwar of Baroda. Peasant to Throne. Bombay, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 18

The death has occurred, at the age of 75 years, of the Gaekwar of Baroda, ruler of one of the most highly urbanised and industrial State, of India,…

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Funeral of Canon Cakebread

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 2

Canon W. J. Cakebread was buried in the grounds of St. Jude's Church, Randwick, yesterday. He had occupied its pulpit for 27 years…

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