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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1942

1,293 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 65

Obituary

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 26

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

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Overseas Obituary

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 8

Mr. Nathan Laski aged 78, Manchester Jewry's "Grand Old Man" died on 21st October. He was one of Anglo-Jewry's foremost communal leaders. He was…

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Death of Noted Ayrshire Breeder

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 4

ONE of the best known old-time breeders of Ayrshire cattle on the South Const. Mr. Thomos Lindasy, died on December 27 at his home, Kembla…

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Obituary. Joseph Anthony Kenna

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 6

A wave of sorrow spread throughout Mittagong and surrounding districts when it became known that on Sunday afternoon, November 30, Joseph Anthony…

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Obituary MR. J. STRANG

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 2

Mr John Strang, of "Garthowen," Castle Hill, who passed away on Tuesday rooming, was well-known in this district. Deceased owned Pemberton,…

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Death of Mother M. Magdalene O'Meara

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 12

On Friday, December 19, the death oil Mother M. Magdalene O'Meara occurred at Convent of Mercy, Dubbo. The deceased Sister, who was in her…

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Pioneer Priest. Death of Monsignor T. LYNCH

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 7

The death occurred at the St. Kilda East presbytery on the 20th ult. of Right Rev. Consignor Thomas Lynch, R.I., who was stationed in the Melbourne Archdiocese…

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Obituary. Mrs. Margaret Jane Daly

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 12

Mrs. Margaret Jane Daly, formerly of View-street, Woollahra, who died recently, had lived in the Waverley and Woollahra districts for some years, but she…

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OBITUARY Mr. V. H. Turner

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 1

Mr Vincent Harold Turner, late of Springwood, and who originally came from England, passed away in a private hospital at Elizabeth Bay last…

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Death of Pioneer Sister of Mercy. MOTHER M. MAGDALENE

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 11

On Friday, 19th ult., the death of Mother M. Magdalene O'Meara occurred at the Convent of Mercy, Dubbo. The deceased Sister, who was in her 85th year, was born…

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Obituary

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 5

The President and Board of Management of the Newtown Synagogue wish to express their deepest sympathy to the…

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Obituary

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 5

We deeply mount the loss of our beloved niece and causm LENA (Mrs. G. Chapman). We extend our deepest heartfelt sympathy to…

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Death of Czech-Jewish Deputy

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Nov. 19th. News has reached here of the death in the Buchenwald concentration camp, at the age of fifty-six of M. Robert Klein, formerly a Social…

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Death of "Con" Drew

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 2

Mr. Conway ("Con") Drew, well-known Sydney journalist and author, died in a private hospital at Waverley to-day…

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Death of Flt.-lieut. J. Broughton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 13

Flight-Lieutenant John Broughton, H.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Broughton, of Darling Point, who was shot down and reported missing last…

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Funeral Of Shark Victim

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 7

The funeral of Zieta Steadman. victim of yesterday's shocking shark tragedy, will take place tomorrow after…

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Funeral Of Shark Victim

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 7

The funeral of Zieta Steadman, victim of yesterday's shocking' shark tragedy, will take place tomorrow after…

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Funeral Of Shark Victim

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 7

The funeral of Zieta Steadman. victim of yesterday's shocking shark tragedy, will take place tomorrow after…

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Funeral Of Shark Victim

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 7

The funeral of Zieta Steadman, victim of yesterday's shocking shark tragedy, will take place tomorrow after…

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Funeral Of Shark Victim

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 7

The funeral of Zieta Steadman, victim of yesterday's shocking shark tragedy, will take place tomorrow after…

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