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Obituaries & funerals, 1950

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"6d. a Week" Funeral "Trade"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

SMITH'S has many shocking stories of the "6d a week" funeral traders--but none more astonishing than this…

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Death Of Supporter At Kandos

Tribune · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

KANDOS.—George Gaudry, an old town identity, died last week. A toiler all his life, George stood for all that is best in our way of…

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Gas death of master builder

The Sun · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

With his head on a cushion and lying on a thick rug in the kitchen of his Centennial Park…

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OBITUARIES Funeral of Rev. S. A. Pill

The Methodist · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 9

The service at Rookwood Crematorium was conducted by the President of the Conference. Rev. A. M. Sanders read the Lesson. Rev…

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Mystery Death Of Penrith Woman Analyst's Story Shocks Coroner

Truth · Sunday 29 January 1950 · page 6

PUZZLING circumstances of the death of the attractive young wife of a well-known Penrith chemist have baffled both the Government analyst and the Penrith Coroner (Mr…

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Death of General

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Monday. -- Lieut.-General R. R. Sudirman, chief of staff of the Indonesian armed forces, died in…

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Death of General

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Monday. -- Lieut.-General R. R. Sudirman, chief of staff of the Indonesian armed forces, died in…

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Death of General

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Monday. -- Lieut.-General R. R. Sudirman, chief of staff of the Indonesian armed forces, died in…

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Death of General

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Monday. -- Lieut.-General R. R. Sudirman, chief of staff of the Indonesian armed forces, died in…

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Death of General

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Monday. -- Lieut.-General R. R. Sudirman, chief of staff of the Indonesian armed forces, died in…

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Death of General

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Monday. -- Lieut.-General R. R. Sudirman, chief of staff of the Indonesian armed forces, died in…

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Stop Press Tarakan Funeral Expenses

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 16

The Flag Officer in charge of Sydney Naval Establishments (Rear-Admiral G. D. Moore) said today that it was the Navy's polisy…

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Death of Grazier

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Mr. J. R. Paterson, grazier, of Benambra, for whom blood plasma was dropped from a…

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Another Tarakan victim's funeral

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 3

Traffic was delayed as hundreds of silent spectators watched the funeral of Tarakan victim Malcolm Reginald…

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Death of Shipping Man

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 4

Mr. William Irvine, well known in Sydney shipping circles, died at his Northbridge home on Sunday after a brief illness…

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Funeral Cost Limit Fund For Tarakan Relatives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

Naval authorities last night reaffirmed their intention not to pay full funeral expenses for the Brisbane burial of David Graydon, eighth to die from the Tarakan explosion…

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E. J. Ward Claims Minister Is Callous Over Tarakan Funeral Costs Protests

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Ward, M.H.R., accused the Minister for the Navy (Mr. Francis) today of…

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E. J. Ward Claims Minister Is Callous Over Tarakan Funeral Costs Protests

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Ward, M.H.R., accused the Minister for the Navy (Mr. Francis) today of callousness in the…

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E. J. Ward Claims Minister Is Callous Over Tarakan Funeral Costs Protests

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Ward, M.H.R., accused the Minister for the Navy (Mr. Francis) today of…

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Death Roll of 54 in Indian Train Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 7

NEW DELHI, Tuesday. — Death roll in the train smash at Sirhind (East Punjab) yesterday, when a goods train and…

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