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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1965

28 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

Death of Len Donald

Tribune · Wednesday 13 January 1965 · page 2

COMRADE, LEN DONALD, for 30 years a Central Committee member and…

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Death of Ted Moyle

Tribune · Wednesday 10 February 1965 · page 11

COMRADE Ted Moyle, a veteran of the Australian labor movement, died in New Zealand on…

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German Envoy at funeral

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 February 1965 · page 9

The West German Ambassador, Mr. J. Ritter, attended the funeral of a former president of…

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LETTERS "The Life and Death of Lenin" Lurid, sensational, and even ludicrous

Tribune · Wednesday 10 March 1965 · page 9

It is interesting to note that the Sydney "Sun-Herald" is serialising extracts from Robert Payne's book "The Life and Death of Lenin" just as a critic in "The Australian", Eugene Kamenka, has pointed out that this book puts forward theses which are "at least…

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Death of Mr. M. ('Mick') Pavlov

Tribune · Wednesday 19 May 1965 · page 8

Friends of the late Mr. M. ("Mick) Pavlov, of Moss Vale, will regret to learn of his recent death following an operation in the R.P.A. Hospital,…

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Death of Alf Russell

Tribune · Wednesday 2 June 1965 · page 9

WOLLONGONG: Tribune regrets to announce the death of Comrade Alf Russell of the N.S.W. South Coast…

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Death of Mrs. Sheehan

Tribune · Wednesday 23 June 1965 · page 5

SYDNEY: Mrs. Grace Sheehan died on June 9 at the age of 78 years. The cremation took place…

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Death of Raoul Blanchard, the Alpine Geographer

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 25 June 1965 · page 4

THE founder of the school of alpine geography, Raoul Blanchard, died recently after an internationally famous career…

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Death of a writer

The Biz · Wednesday 7 July 1965 · page 11

A man who was employed by Cumberland Newspapers Ltd. for more than 15 years…

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Death of Bert Thompson

Tribune · Wednesday 21 July 1965 · page 11

SIDNEY: Mr. Bert Thompson, well-known member of the Communist Party of Australia, Passed away on June 15, at the…

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Death of Gavin Greenlees

Tribune · Wednesday 21 July 1965 · page 12

IT is with profound regret that Tribune reports the death in Sydney, of well-known journalist, I Gavin Greenlees after a brief…

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Death of Len Ruhl

Tribune · Wednesday 4 August 1965 · page 11

IT is with deep regreat that Tribune announces the death of Len Ruhl, a member of the Communist Party of Australia since…

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Death of Pat McHenry

Tribune · Wednesday 11 August 1965 · page 5

PAT McHENRY, well-known secretary - manager of the Sydney Trade Union Club, I passed away on August 4. A…

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Death of Willie Gallacher

Tribune · Wednesday 1 September 1965 · page 2

THE Tribune regrets to report the the death of Willie Gallacher, famous British Communist Party foundation member and MP, at…

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Death of Willie Gallagher: a true friend of the people

Tribune · Wednesday 8 September 1965 · page 9

Willie Gallacher, the famous British Communist leader, has died at the age of 84. HE was buried in Paisley, half an hour or so by bus from…

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Heinz Harant Horanguess OBITUARY: Captain George Ian Dewart HUTCHESON

Tharunka · Tuesday 14 September 1965 · page 10

The sudden death of Captain G. I. D. Hutcheson, C.B.E., B.E., M.I.E. (Aust.), M.R.I.N,A., M.I. Mar. E., has robbed the students of this University of a very good friend. Since Captain Hutcheson was first appointed to…

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Untimely death of Paul Mortier

Tribune · Wednesday 15 September 1965 · page 3

SYDNEY: Paul Mortier an outstanding Australian writer, speaker and teacher of communist…

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Death of tw[?] anti-war veterans

Tribune · Wednesday 29 September 1965 · page 8

Adelaide--"Tribune" regrets [?] announce the death recently [?] Jim O'Neill at the age of 77. Jim was a foundation member…

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Soldier Accorded Military Funeral Full honours for Vietnam war casualty

The Biz · Wednesday 29 September 1965 · page 1

An Australian soldier, a victim of the Vietnam war, was last Wednesday accorded a full military funeral after a service at the Roman…

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Hong Kong death of worker at 53

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 22 October 1965 · page 1

Well-known communal worker, Edgar Newman, died in Hong Kong last week. Mr. Newman, 53, accompanied by his wife, was…

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