20,000 Flock to Funeral of Jockey
AT LEAST 20,000 people, representing all sections of the community, paid a last tribute to a popular young sportsman at the funeral of jockey Billy Lappin yesterday afternoon…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1940
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20,000 Flock to Funeral of Jockey
AT LEAST 20,000 people, representing all sections of the community, paid a last tribute to a popular young sportsman at the funeral of jockey Billy Lappin yesterday afternoon…
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Very large crowds gathered in Taylor Square, Darlinghurst, and main streets in Randwick yesterday to watch the funeral oF W. Lappin, leading…
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Twenty thousand people crowded the street outside St. Jude's, Randwick, police estimated, when the funeral of W. Lappin, Sydney's leading apprentice jockey, left the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Death of Lord Tweedsmuir. Canada's Loss. Wide Fame As Author. MONTREAL, Feb. 12. (A.A.P.)
The death of the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Tweedsmuir (widely known as John Buchan novelist and historian) occurred at the Montreal…
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The death occurred at his residence, Green Hills, Glenorie, on Monday of Mr. Robert Ramm, a well known resident of the district. He was 75 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Death of Famous Motorist
LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. Selwyn Francis Edge, noted Australian-born car and motor-boat racer and car manufacturer, has died, aged 71…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Early Member of C.w.a
COUNTRYWOMEN all over the Commonwealth will regret hearing of the death of Mrs. Helen Marina, M.B.E., president of the Young branch…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Death of Mr. S. F. Edge. London, Feb. 13. (A.A.P.)
The death has occurred of Mr. Selwyn Francis Edge, aged 72, a former prominent figure in the motor business in the United Kingdom. He was born in Sydney…
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[Obituary notices submitted for publication la the "Catholic Press" must bE endorsed by the parish priest of the deceased person.]…
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The death occurred at a private hospital at Dubbo at an early hour on Wednesday morning week, of Thomas John Moore, at the age of 67 years. By his…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The Late Mr. Patrick Ryan, Redfern
There died on January 13 last a very line Catholic citizen and Hibernian in the person, of Mr. Patrick Ryan, at his residence, 32 Buckingham Street…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Dubbo. the Late Mr. G. C. Fleming
Death at the early age of 35 years has robbed the Dubbo community of a popular officer of the Commonwealth Bank and a good citizen and sportsman who…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Obituary. Mrs. Mary Donovan
One of the best known parishioners of St. Patrick's, Church Hill, Mrs. Mary Donovan, died at her residence, 121 Kent-street, Sydney, on January 25…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →OBITUARY. Mrs. J. Denshire
A very highly respected resident of Springwood in the person of Mrs Jeanette (Jean) Denshire, widow of the late W. J. Denshire, passed away…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of Sister Mary Gonzaga Maher, Singleton
On January 28, at Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah, Sister Mary Gonzaga Maher, of the Community of Sisters of Mercy, Singleton, passed to her eternal…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Obituary MRS. A. A. CHAW
Mrs Adelaide Ada Shaw, relict of the late Robert James Shaw, died on Sunday afternoon at her residence. High Street Penrith, at the age of 68 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Obituary. Major W. H. Flynn
The death of Major William Henry Flynn (late P.T.I. Staff), beloved husband of Teresa Flynn, occurred on January 23 at his residence, Waverley, in his 68th…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Obituary. Miss F. W. Clarke
Miss Florence Welsford Clarke, who died at Cremorne last Saturday, aged 64, was the eldest daughter of the late George Thomas Clarke and Elizabeth Clarke, of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Obituary. Mr. C. S. Lemon
The death of Mr. Campbell Sweeney Lemon, aged 86 years, occurred on Saturday morning last, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Verey, of Bolton St…
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