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Obituaries & funerals, 1942

1,293 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 65

Death of Mrs. E. W. Knox

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 7

Mrs. E. W. Knox, of Rona. Bellevue Hill, who died on April 8 at the age of 87 years, after a long illness, was the widow of Mr. Edward William…

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Obituary. Mrs. Emma Button

The Biz · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 3

At the age of 50 years. Mrs. Emma [?] Button, wife of mr. Will[?] Button, of Avisford Street Fairfield. passed away at a Sydney hospital on April 13…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur Houison

The Biz · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5
Also in The Broadcaster

Aged 46 years, Mr. Arthur Stuart Houlson, of Roseberry Road, Guildford, died suddenly on Apirl [?]. Although his health had not been of the best for some…

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OBITUARY Mrs. R. Beacroft

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5

Maude Elizabeth Beacroft, wife o[?] Mr Robert Beacroft, of Werrington Road, St. Marys, passed away in the Nepean District Hospital on Sunday…

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Death of Noted Crop and Stock Expert

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 11

A WELL-KNOWN wheat and sheep expert Dr. G. P. Parnell Smith (74), first biologist of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, died in Sydney last Friday…

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OBITUARY Mr. T. J. Hayden

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 8

Mr. Hayden, whose death occur­red at his home in Grandview-avenue, Wagga, on March 10, was the second son of the late Mr. and…

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OBITUARY Mr. A. D. Finn

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 7

The death of Mr. Alexander D. Finn occurred at his residence, Homebush, on April 1, after a long illness. Mr. Finn was born…

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Obituary MR. A. E. McDOUGALL

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 2

The death occurred of Albert Ernest McDougall at his late residence, Derby Street, Penrith, on Sunday last, April 12…

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50 Years a Nun: Death of Mother M. Byrne

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 8

The death of Mother Mary Matthew Byrne, Superior of Stella Maris Convent, Manly, occurred on…

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Death of All-black

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 8

The death is reported of George Tyler, a member of the 1905 team of All Blacks to tour Great Britain. Tyler was a forward…

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Obituary. the Late W. H. Baxter

The St George Call · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 1

By the death of Mr. William Henry Baxter, which occurred at his residence, Bexley North, on Saturday, 4th inst., the district loses a citizen who, during a…

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Mystery Death of U.s. Soldier

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Detectives are investigating the death of William M. Suggs, an American soldier, whose body was found on the tram-tracks at…

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Death of Veteran U.s. Golfer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK, April 17 (A.A.P.).— The death is announced of Alexander H. Findlay at the age of 75. He was known as the "father of golf" in the…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 7

Mrs. Sarah Hirst (88), widow, of Randwick, and farmerly of Merrylands, died last week. She leaves a family. The funeral left the parlors…

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Death of Mr. H. Goddard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 5

The funeral took place to Rookwood Crematorium on Monday of Mr. Henry Goddard, who for 20 years was a member of the Concord Council. He…

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Death of Famous Talmudic Scholar

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 7

New York.—The, death has occurred here, at the age of fifty-four, of Rabbi David Liebowitzi founder and dean at the Rabhinical Seminary, of America in…

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Obituary. Mrs. Clarinda Chandler

The Broadcaster · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3
Also in The Biz

The death occurred on Friday last of Mrs. Clarinda Chandler relict of the late Mr. Henry Chandler of [?]…

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Obituary MRS. R. BEACROFT

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 5

Mrs Maude Elizabeth Beacroft, wife of Mr Robert Beacroft, of Werrington, died in Nepean District Hospital on, 12th inst, at the age of 69 years…

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