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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1940

1,631 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 82

Death of H. S. Dettmann

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 3

The sudden death early to-day of Mr. H. S. Dettmann, M.A., headmaster of Sydney Grammar School,…

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Funeral of Old Actor

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 18

Old actors were among the 500 people who attended the funeral of the late Stephen Australia Fitzgerald, 80, actor, at Rookwood Cemetery…

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Boy's Funeral Expenses Paid

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 5

Funeral expenses for the six-weeks-old son of Private A. W. Hollibone were paid yesterday by Mr. O. F. Triggs, Sydney, racehorse owner…

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Death of Old Actor

Daily News · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 2

Mr. Stephen Australia Fitzgerald, who died suddenly at his home in Potts Point on Sunday night, was formerly a prominent actor and…

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Tivoli Shows Carry on Arrangements Made By Late Mr. Neil

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 8

No interruption of the present activities of the Tivoli Theatres will be caused by the death yesterday in Melbourne of Mr. Flank Neil, the…

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Death of Mr. C. W. Bostock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 8

Mr. Cecil Westmoreland Bostock, who died on December 27, was well known in Sydney as a photographer gifted with distinctive design and artistry. His works were exhibited…

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Sudden Death of Mr. C. Clancy

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 2

The death occurred suddenly at Katoomba yesterday of Mr. Charles Sidney Clancy, proprietor of Lila Springs Station, near Bourke…

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Death of Mr. Frank Neil. Notable Entrepreneur. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 7

Mr. Flank Neil, managing director of Tivoli Theatres, Ltd., who was knocked down by a car and seriously injured early yesterday morning, died at the…

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Death of Noted Headmaster. Mr. H. S. DETTMANN. Brilliant Scholarship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 8

Mr. Herbert Stanley Dettmann, headmaster of Sydney Grammar School since 1923, died yesterday at his home in Gordon…

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700 Schoolboys at Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 6

Seven hundred Sydney Grammar School boys attended the funeral yesterday of their headmaster, Mr. Herbert Stanley Dettmann…

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Death of a Pioneer Unionist

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 11

When Mr. John McMahon passed away recently at his home, North Creswick, Victoria, where he had resided for many years, the Trade Union and…

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Death of Mr. C. S. Clancy

Daily News · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 3

A former well-known Sydney journalist, Mr. Charles Sidney Clancy, died suddenly on Monday night at Katoomba…

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Many Attended Funeral Tribute Paid to Mr. H. S. Dettman

Daily News · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 3

Practically every section of the community, paid tribute to a great headmaster at the funeral of Mr. Herbert Stanley Dettman yesterday…

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Late Mr. Nelson

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 9

Mr. John Henry Nelson (73), of The Trongate. Granville, died at his residence on December 21. He leaves a widow and family, The interment took…

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Obituary

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 25
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

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

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Frank Neil's Funeral

Daily News · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Tributes to the late Mr. Frank Neil, the wellknown theatrical manager, who was killed in a street accident, were made…

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Orphan Soldier's Military Funeral

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

Private Lindley Muir McFarlane, aged 31, a member of the 3rd Battalion, A.I.F., died suddenly in the Prince of Wales Hospital early…

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Death of a Child

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

Denis Robert Messer, son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Messer, of 173 Derby Street, Penrith, died on December 29, at the age of three years. The burial…

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Mystery Death of Man

Daily News · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 5

Detectives are awaiting a report from the Government Analyst to ascertain the cause of the death of Stanley Comber, 43, linesman, of…

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