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Obituaries & funerals, 1948

1,187 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 60

50,000 See Mile-long State Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The State funeral of Sir Isaac Isaacs this afternoon was the largest in Melbourne since that of General Monash in 1931…

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Last Tribute to Sir I. ISAACS State Funeral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Sir Isaac Isaacs was given a State funeral in Melbourne this afternoon…

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Red Funeral For Mr. Bill Parsons

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 8

MR. BILL PARSONS, well known in the St. George District of the Australian Communist -Party, who died week, was given a Red funeral…

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India Now More Tolerant Sequel to Death of Gandhi

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 12

It is said that Mahatma Gandhi, by his death, has gone far towards achieving what he could not bring…

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Death of Infant

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Wolters, of Mt. Druitt, have been bereaved by the passing at R.A.H.C., Camperdown, of their infant son, James Malcolm, aged…

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Death Of Baby In Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

A 20-months-old baby was killed instantly and a youth and a woman seriously injured when a…

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Death Of Baby In Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

A 22-months-old baby was killed and a man and woman seriously injured when a utility truck in…

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Death Of Baby In Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

A 20-months-old baby was killed instantly and a youth and a woman seriously injured when a…

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The Late Mr. J. K. Lethbrldge Descendant of Governor King

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 8

Many residents of Nepean district regret the passing of that estimable gentleman, Mr. John King' Lethbridge, of 22 Manning Road; Double Bay,…

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Obituary Mr. John Henry Keyte

The Biz · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

Mr. John Henry Keyte, aged 66 years, passed away at his residents, Lansvale Street, Lansdowne, on February 10. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Gladys…

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Death of Sir Isaac Isaacs Former Governor-General

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 7

The whole Jewish Community of Australia, as well as the Australian people themselves, were deeply touched last week…

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One Funeral for Plane Crash Dead

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 5

BRISBANE, Saturday.--A mass funeral with full air Force honors will be given the 16 victims of the…

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One Funeral for Plane Crash Dead

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.--A mass funeral with full air Force honors will be given the 16 victims of the…

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One Funeral for Plane Crash Dead

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday.--A mass funeral with full air Force honors will be given the 16 victims of the…

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Mass Funeral for R.a.a.f. Men

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 6

BRISBANE, Friday.--A mass funeral service for the 16 R.A.A.F. men killed when a Lincoln bomber crashed while landing at Amberley airport yesterday will be held in…

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Women Weep at Funeral

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.-- Many women wept as the cortege of the 15 victims of Thursday night's Lincoln…

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Women Weep at Funeral

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.-- Many women wept as the cortege of the 15 victims of Thursday night's Lincoln…

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Funeral Of Crash Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 5

FUNERAL of the 16 victims of last Thursday's R.A.A.F. crash at Amberley took place in Brisbane yesterday. Picture shows pall-bearers carrying the remains of the victims…

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Obituary Mr. John Anderson

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

After a few months, illness, Mr. John Anderson, of 57 Put Street passed away of Parramatta Hospital last Friday. He is survived by a widow and three…

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Death of Editress

The Sun · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 7

Founder of "The Woman's Budget," Mrs. Ellen Joy Todd, widow of the late Dr. Robert Henry Todd, of Double Bay,…

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