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Obituaries & funerals, 1940

1,631 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 82

Death of Old Coursing Man

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 18

Mr. John Bateman for 35 years treasurer of the National Coursing Association, died on Wednesday. He had been in bad health for two…

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MR. S. E. LAMB. Death of Well-known K.C.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 19

Mr. Sydney Ernest Lamb, K.C., one of the best-known members of the New South Wales Bar, died yesterday from pneumonia after having been in…

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Mr. Lamb's Funeral

Daily News · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 5

The remains of Mr. S. E. Lamb. K.C., who died on Friday, were cremated after a private funeral at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium…

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Death of Former English Mintster

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 1

LONDON, Sydney.--The death is announced of Lord Bayford, aged 73. As Lieut.-Colonel R. A. Sanders he served on Gallipoli and in Egypt, and in…

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Death of Mr. L. E. Lawford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 12

Mr. Lancelot E. Lawford, a former senior inspector of schools in New South Wales, died at St. Luke's private hospital, Darlinghurst, on Sunday. at the age of 86 years…

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Obituary. Mr. George Westcott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 17

Mr. George H. Westcott, of Wunda Road, Mosman who died lost week at the ase of 78, retired from the service vice of the Australian Bank of Commerce as mettopolltan…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 9

Mr. Rufus Jephcote (72), of Tennyson Street, Parramatta, died in hospital on Sunday. He leaves a widow (Mrs. Ann Jephcote), two sons and one…

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Death Of Sir Hubert Murray CANBERRA

Daily News · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 1

It was announced to-night that Sir Hubert Murray, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua since 1908, died at 7.20 p.m…

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Death of G.L. Aitken Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 14

Mr. George Lewis Aitken, C.B.E., formerly manager of the Melbourne branch of Dalgety and Co. Ltd., died at his home in East St. Kilda to-day…

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OBITUARY Mr. G. L. Aitken

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

The death occurred at Melbourne yesterday of Mr. G. L. Aitken, who was for many years the managing director of Dalgety &…

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Obituary

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 25
Also in The Broadcaster

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

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Death of W. Simpson

The Sun · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 40

W. Simpson, a former well-known jockey, died suddenly last night. Simpson was attached to S. R. Lamond, jun.'s stable…

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Obituary Eileen Crouch

Liverpool News · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 2

Deepest sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crouch, of Riverside Road, Moorebank, on the sad loss of their nine-year-old daughter, Eileen, who…

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Death of Mrs. A. G. Burke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 11

The death of Mrs. Annie Gertrude Burke, window of Mr. George John Burke, formerly of the Public Works Department, India, and of the State Savings Bank of Victoria, occurred…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Dyer

The Biz · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4
Also in The Broadcaster

After nearly two years of patient suffering, death came on Saturday last, as a happy release, to Mrs. Mary Catharine Dyer, wife of Rev. A. J. Dyer, of the…

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Sudden Death of Beast Probably Means Anthrax

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 10

AFTER he had skinned a beast which had suddenly died, a drover in the Narrandera district was smitten fatally with anthrax…

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Obituary. Mr. George Eyre Arthur

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 35

A particularly sad fatal accident occurred on Parramatta-road early on Saturday morning, 10th inst., when Quartermaster Sergeant George Eyre…

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Obituary MRS D. A. SINCLAIR

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 5

The death occurred at Canterbury Hospital on 21st nst., of Mrs Dorothy Alma Sinclair, wife of Mr Ronald Sinclair, of Canterbury, at the age of…

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