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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

1,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 88

Dies on Way From Funeral Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1953 · page 2

A 15-year-old girl was killed in a car smash here today when returning from her grandmother's…

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Death of Champion

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 24

George Johns (Regan), 77, Australian welterweight champion in 1902, died last Friday in…

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Death Of Mrs. Peter Dawson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

Mrs. Annie Mortimer Dawson, 71, wife of the Australian baritone, Mr. Peter Dawson, died in the Masonic Hospital, Ashfield,…

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Death of Jim Blythe

Tribune · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

TRIBUNE extends deepest sympathies to the wife and family of Painters and Dockers’ Union President Jim Blythe who…

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Death of Geo. Wilson

Tribune · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 10

WE regret to have to report the death of George (“Smoky”) Wilson, well-known militant and lifetime member of the Ironworkers’…

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Death Of Mr. George Flood

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 11

Mr. George Ernest Flood (78), of 71 Brunswick Street, Merrylands, died on January 25…

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Where Building Art Softens Sorrow Dignity and Peace in Sydney Funeral Homes

Construction · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

When well-known Ashfield builder, M. Bowcock, entered the funeral' directing field, he did so with the firm belief that building art could be…

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Director's Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 9

The funeral of Mr. C. T. Clark will leave St. James' Church of England, Turramurra, for Northern…

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Death of Mr. S. Richardson

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

Double bereavement to an esteemed Penrith family has occurred within a period of a few weeks. On January 8 of this…

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Death of Mr. C. T. Clark

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 9

The death occurred on Tuesday night of Mr. C. T. Clark, senior director of Marcus Clark and Co. Ltd…

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Obituary Alexander Ernest Goff

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 7

The sudden passing of Mr. Alexander Ernest Goff at his home, 106 Stanmore Road, stanmore, on Tuesday, January 20,…

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Obituary Mr. William Murphy

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 4

Mr. William Murphy passed away at Liverpool Hospital on Saturday, December 6, after a short illness. He had lived with…

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Obituary. Mr. Reg Boyling

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 6

The district grieved to learn of death through accidental shooting, [?]terfield, on January 2[?], of Mr. [?] Boyling, of Nev[?]…

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Death of Rev. Bro. Duffy, S.j

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 12

A LAY - BROTHER who died in Sydney last Monday had been business manager of the…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary P. Elbe

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 8

Mrs. Mary P. Elbe, late of Codrington Street, Fairfield, who was in her 60th year, passed away on January, 20th at hospital, after a…

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True Crime The death of a butterfly The murder was tied up with attempted blackmail of a millionaire "sugar daddy."

The World's News · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 23

THE mystery of the murder of Broadway (New York) butterfly, Dot King, in 1923, was revived a couple of months ago by the death…

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Death of 2 Detectives

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

Det. Senior Constable Jack Ryan, one of the Criminal Investigation Branch's best-known…

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Death of 2 Detectives

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

Det. Senior Constable Jack Ryan, one of the Criminal Investigation Branch's best-known…

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Death of 2 Detectives

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

Det. Senior Constable Jack Ryan, one of the Criminal Investigation Branch's best-known…

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Death of 2 Detectives

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

Det. Senior Constable Jack Ryan, one of, the Criminal Investigation Branch's best-known…

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