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Obituaries & funerals, 1948

1,187 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 60

Death of Mrs. C. Taylor

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

Mrs. Daphne Irene May Taylor, wife of Mr. Carl Taylor, of 70 Castlereagh Street, Penrith, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Waters, died, in Neoean District…

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Obituary Mr. Charles Wellsmore

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

Mr. Charles Wellsmore, of Temoin, Trangie, who died at Dubbo on 19th inst., at the age of 73 years, was the father of Mr. Des. Wellsmore, of…

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Obituary Late Albert Abram Coppleson

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

Through the death, on January 24, of Albert Abram Coppleson, Sydney Jewry has lost yet another of its leading personalities. The affection and respect in…

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Obituary Mr. Phillip J. Tucker

The Biz · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

The many friends of the late P. J. Tucker, of [?] Octavia St. Toongabbie. late of Cowra and Guildford, received a shock on hearing the news of his very…

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Obituary

The Observer · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Jewish News

It is with deep regret we record the passing of Keith Walter Herbert Marsh, aged 62 years, on Tuesday, 27th January, 1948, at his residence,…

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OBITUARY Fanny Chapman

The Methodist · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 10

After a remarkable life of 95 years, Fanny Chapman passed on to meet her Saviour face to face on December 13th, 1947. Born at…

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Naval Honors at Officer's Funeral

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1948 · page 31

Engineer Commander E. B. Vallance (44), R.A.N., who died from heart failure in his stateroom on the carrier Valley…

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Death of Aviation Pioneer in America

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1948 · page 3

DAYTON (Ohio), Saturday.—Orville Wright (76), who in 1903 made aviation history at Kitty Hawk (North Carolina) with the first sustained powered flight by a heavier-than-air machine died at Miami…

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Obituary Sir Isaac Isaacs

Australian Jewish Forum · Sunday 1 February 1948 · page 17

Sir Isaac Isaacs died at his home in Melbourne on the 11th February, at the age of 92. The son of a Russian immigrant, Sir Isaac Isaacs, rose to the highest position in the Commonwealth through his own efforts and…

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Sudden Death of Bon Vite

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 11

BRISBANE, Monday.--Bons Vite, rated as Queensland's best racehorse, dropped dead in the stables of his trainer,…

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Sudden Death of Bon Vite

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 11

BRISBANE, Monday.--Bon Vite, rated as Queensland's best racehorse, dropped dead in the stables of his trainer,…

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Sudden Death of Bon Vite

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 12

BRISBANE, Monday.--Bon Vite, rated as Queensland's best racehorse, dropped dead in the stables of his trainer,…

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Sudden Death of Bon Vite

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 12

BRISBANE, Monday.--Bon Vite, rated as Queensland's best racehorse, dropped dead in the stables of his trainer,…

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Sudden Death of Bon Vite

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 11

BRISBANE, Monday.--Vite, rated as Queensland's best racehorse, dropped dead in the stables of his trainer,…

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Death of C.w.a. Founder

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 8

Mrs. Hubert Fairfax died yesterday afternoon in St. Luke's Hospital. Mrs. Fairfax was associated…

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Two Million at Funeral Indians' Tribute To Beloved Leader From Our Special Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 3

NEW DELHI, February 1.— More than two million mourners lined the seven-mile route of Mr. Gandhi's funeral procession…

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Death of Professo

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.--S Charles Reilly, Emerit[?] Professor of Architecture Liverpool University, died yes…

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Death of Watchman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

WITH a bullet wound under the chin, the body of David William Walsh (68), nightwatchman at James Verco,…

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Funeral of Mrs. Hubert Fairfax

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 4

The funeral of Mrs. Hubert Fairfax, who died on Sunday, will take place this morning. A service at St. Mark's Church,…

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