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Obituaries & funerals, 1942

1,293 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 65

Rockhampton Diocese Death of Mr. R. J. Ross

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 30

Mr. Richard James Ross, town clerk to the Rockhampton City Council, collapsed on the beach at Yeppoon on Christmas Day and died while being conveyed to the…

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Obituary. Mrs. Alice E. O'brien, Darlinghurst

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 29

The death occurred suddenly of the late Mrs. Alice Ellen O'Brien, aged 61 years, at her residence at. 192 Barcom Avenue, Darlinghurst…

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Tragic Death of Miss Zeita G. Steadman, of Ashfield. Splendid Young Catholic Killed by Shark

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 18

The shocking death of Miss Zeita Gertrude Steadman, of Bland-street, Ashfield, on Sunday last in Middle Harbor, when she was killed when bathing by a shark…

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Death of Czech-Jewish Deputy

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 8

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 Major P. J. Woodhill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 8

Major Phillip James Woodhill, whose death on active service in Syria was reported recently, was legal existant in the Crown Law Office, New Guinea,…

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Death of Mr. C. M. Sawyer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 17

Mr. C. M. Sawyer, prominent racine man, died yesterday after a very brief illness. He was present at the Victoria Park races on Wednesday, and appeared to be in normal…

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Sudden Death of Mr. C. M. Sawyer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 10

Racing men were shocked to hear of the death of well-known owner- trainer Mr. C. M. Sawyer, who passed away suddenly at his home,…

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Sudden Death of Mr. C. M. Sawyer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 10

Racing men were shocked to hear of the death of well-known owner trainer Mr. C. M. Sawyer, who passed away suddenly at his home,…

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Sudden Death of Mr. C. M. Sawyer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 10

Racing men were shocked to hear of the death of well-known owner-trainer Mr. C. M. Sawyer, who passed away suddenly at his home…

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Sudden Death of Mr. C. M. Sawyer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 11

Racing men were shocked to hear of the death of well-known owner-trainer Mr. C. M. Sawyer, who passed away suddenly at his home,…

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Sudden Death of Mr. C. M. Sawyer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 12

Racing men were shocked to hear of the death of well-known owner-trainer Mr. C. M. Sawyer, who passed away suddenly at his home,…

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Sudden Death of Mr. C. M. Sawyer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 12

Racing men were shocked to hear of the death of well-known owner-trainer Mr. C. M. Sawyer, who passed away suddenly at his home,…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 12

Mrs. Alice Sewell (74), died at the residence of her daughter, Brae-side-road, Wentworthville, last Thursday. She leaves a husband and…

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Death of Mr. V. G. Elliott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 11

The death has taken place of Mr. Victor George Elliott, chairman of directors of Drug Houses of Australia, Limited. He was the elder…

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Death of Air. W. J. Miles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 11

Mr. William John Miles, who died at his home at Gordon on Saturday, was a leading Sydney accountant and the founder of the "Publicist," a…

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Obituary

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 12
Also in The Catholic Press

Mrs. Eliza Jane Carter (76), widow of the into R. R. Carter, has died at her home. [?] Warah Creek. A native of miller's Forest, she spent her early life in Woodville…

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Death of Colonel Dobbin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 5

Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard Dobbin, former senior partner in the Sydney firm of Dobbin and Spier, solicitors, died at his home at Beaumaris…

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Hurstville Pioneer's Death The Late Mr. G. F. Brown

The Propeller · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 7

The death last Friday of Mr. George Frederick Brown, of Butler's Road, Hurstville, removed from the pioneer citizenry of Hurstville one of…

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Death of Mr. C. H. Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 4

Mr. Charles Horatius Field, who died suddenly at his home. Milson Road, Cremorne Point, was a cousin of the late Marie Curie, joint discoverer of…

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