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Obituaries & funerals, 1940

1,631 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 82

Obituary. Mr. C. S. Lemon

The Biz · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 4
Also in The Broadcaster

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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Convent of Mercy, Singleton. Death of Sister Mary Gonzaga Maher

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 31

On the 28th ult., at Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah, Sister Mary Gonzaga Maher, of tho Community of Sisters of Mercy, Singleton, passed to her eternal…

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Death of Harry Tate. London, Feb. 14. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 10

The death has occurred of Harry Tate, the well-known comedian. In his 88th year. [Tate, whose real name was Ronald Macdonald Hutchison, was born in Scotland. He…

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Lonely Death of Swaggie

Daily News · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 3

PERTH, Thurs.--A slow and terrible death must have been the fate of a swaggie, as yet unidentified, whose body has just been found in…

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Funeral of Mr. C. Rutter

Daily News · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 5

Many trade unionists attended the funeral of the late Charles Rutter, at the Woronora Cemetery yesterday. Mr. Rutter was well-known in the…

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Death of Rev. George Laverty

The Methodist · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 4

After some months of illness, Rev. George Laverty passed to his reward on Thursday, 8th inst. He was in the forty-first year of his ministry, and had served with great acceptability in a…

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Death of Mr. K. de L. CUDMORE

The Sun · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 2

A member of the N.S.W. State Wool Committee and of the committee of the Royal Agricultural Society. Mr. Kenneth de Lacy Cudmore, joint…

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Obituary. Mr. ERNESt A. LOWE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 22

The death occurred this week at Lynwood Dundas, of Mr. Ernest Augustus Lowe, who was a member of one of the earliest Australian families…

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Insurance Case. Death of Bank Clerk. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 22

Alan George Gourlay, 29, a bank clerk, did not commit suicide, according to the verdict of the jury in the case in the Banco Court, in which Gourlay's widow sued the A.M.P…

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Death Of Mrs. Ellen Collins

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1940 · page 13

Prominent for many years in the hotel trade of Sydney, Mrs. Ellen Collins, formerly of the St. John Young Hotel, George-street, died on Friday…

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Late Mr. S. J. Butler. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

The death has occurred of Mr. Spencer Joseph St. Clair Butler, 66, head of the legal firm of Borthwick and Butler. He was admitted to practice as a solicitor…

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Death of Mr. E. Lazarus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 15

Mr. Edward Lazarus, whose death is reported, was associated with City Tattersall's Club for about 30 years as a member, committeeman, and latterly as a sub-manager…

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Death of Mrs. E. Collins

Daily News · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

Mrs. Ellen Collins, formerly of the Sir John Young Hotel, George St., City, died on Friday night. The funeral took place at Manly on…

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300 at Funeral of Wool Man

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 6

More than 300 people yesterday attended the funeral at South Head Cemetery of Mr. Kenneth de Lacy Cudmore. Mr. Cudmore died on Saturday, aged…

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Death of Mr. J. P. Cox

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 16

The death took place at Wagga yesterday of Mr. J. P. Cox, son of the late Mr. Richard Cox, of Marrar Station, at the age of 61 years. Mr. Cox was a well-known…

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Death of British M.P. LONDON

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

The death has occurred of Sir Charles Cayzer, Conservative M.P. for City of Chester since 1922…

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Death of Mr. Cudmore. Business Manager. Leader in Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

Mr. Kenneth de Lacy Cudmore, joint manager of Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., Sydney, died on Saturday morning after a week's illness. He was aged 65…

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Mr. Robert Smillie. Death of Labour Leader. LONDON Feb l8. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 12

Mr. Robert Smillie, former leader of the Scottish miners, and founder of the miners' trade union movement in Scotland, has died, at the age of 82…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 9

Mr. Herbert Hogbin, for years gardener-in-charge at Burnside Homes, passed away recently. The deceased was gassed in the Great War, and this, no…

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