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Obituaries & funerals, 1954

1,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 72

Death of V.C.'s wife

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 7

The wife of Reg Rat- tey. V.C., of Lake Cavol, N.S.AV., who had been invited with her husband…

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Acid death of Lab. Mla in Great Pain, Hospital Doctor Tells Coroner

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

Claude Hilton Matthews, former Cabinet minister and Labor MLA for Leichhardt, committed suicide on January 9, by drinking hydrochloric acid…

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Police Suspect Thallium Death Body of grazier exhumed

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Tues.—De tec fives of the C.I.B. Homicide Squad today had the body of John Ernest Pearson, a wealthy grazier who died nearly five years ago, exhumed from Armidale Cemetery…

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Police Suspect Thallium Death Body of grazier exhumed

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Tues.—Detectives of the C.I.B. Homicide Squad today had the body of John Ernest Pearson, a wealthy grazier who died nearly five years ago, exhumed from Armidale Cemetery…

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Police Suspect Thallium Death Body of grazier exhumed

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Tues.—Detectives of the C.I.B. Homicide Squad today had the body of John Ernest Pearson, a wealthy grazier who died nearly five wears ago, exhumed from Armidale Cemetery…

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Police Suspect Thallium Death Body of grazier exhumed

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Tues.—Detectives of the C.I.B. Homicide Squad today had the body of John Ernest Pearson, a wealthy grazier who died nearly five years ago, exhumed from Armidale Cemetery…

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Obituary

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 9

The death occurred recently of Mrs. Kathleen Ann Tully, late of Military Road, Merrylands…

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Death of administrator

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tues--Mr. A. Wilson, Adminstrator of Norfolk Island from 1946 to 1952. died at…

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Death Of Mrs. Rebecca Rose

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 9

Mrs. Rebecca Rose (79), of 7 Milton Street, Granville, died at her residence on January 18…

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OBITUARY Captain F. Roebuck

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

Captain Frank Roebuck (44), formerly of Cairns, and for many years a' skipper of American President. Lines vessels, died…

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Death of Mr. Edward Clegg

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

While on a visit to his son at Kedron, Brisbane, Mr. Edward Clegg, a well known and esteemed resident of Penrith for many…

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St. Marys Obituary

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 5

Mrs. H. Mussett has been bereaved by the passing of her mother, Mrs. L. Smith, on Wednesday, January 20, at the age…

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Obituary MR. G. H. DYER

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 4

The death occurred at Lewisham Hospital on Tuesday last, January 26, of Mr. George Henry Dyer, at the age of 70 years…

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Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times", January 30, 1904) Death of Two Prominent Townsmen

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

No greater shock has this town ever received than the news of the death of two of its most prominent townsmen,…

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Death of Monsignor

Daily Mirror · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

Rt. Rev. [?]onslgnor Denis Conaghan died last night aged 74. Monsignor Conaghan for…

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Death of Monsignor

Daily Mirror · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

Rt. Rev. Monslgnor Denis Conaghan died last night aged 74. Monsignor Conaghan for…

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Death of Noted Educationalist

The Land · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 6

Mr. A. W. Eberle, B.A., B-Comm. B.Ed., head of the Tutorial Classes at New England University…

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Death Of Famous Poll Hereford Sire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 10

Pawnee Rollo 58th, famous Poll Hereford sire, imported from U.S.A. about 17 years ago by Mr. R. Simpson of Moreduval, Quirindi, died recently…

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Funeral of Priest (74)

Truth · Sunday 31 January 1954 · page 7

Cardinal Gilroy presided at a Solemn Requiem Mass yesterday for Monsignor Conaghan, parish priest of…

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Death of Violinist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (A.A.P.).—Maurice Kirk, 72-year-old concert violinist and guest conductor with the…

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