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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1968

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Death of Betty Orgles

Tribune · Wednesday 29 May 1968 · page 4

PERTH: Women formed a large section of the many mourners at the funeral of Mrs. Betty Orgies, junior…

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The death of Rene Leduc (1898-1968),the inventor of the Stratojet

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 31 May 1968 · page 4

DENE LEDUC, the airplane manufacturer, has died at the age of 70. Mr. Leduc will remain an important figure in the history of…

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OBITUARY Rembrandt McClintock

Tribune · Wednesday 12 June 1968 · page 11

Alexander rembrandt ("Rem") McClintock, a well-known figure in the Melbourne art world and a devoted…

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OBITUARY Jack Grant

Tribune · Wednesday 19 June 1968 · page 11

ONE of Sydney's most widely respected and popular communists, Jack Grant, of Peakhurst, has died after a…

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OBITUARY Peter Bloch

Tribune · Wednesday 3 July 1968 · page 11

PETER Bloch, well-known Sydney Communist and local community worker, died at his Bronte home on June 22…

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Holroyd hearsay Death of Merrylands man

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 9 July 1968 · page 2

Mr. Jack Mason, a well-known Merrylands resident, died at his residence in Warialda…

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OBITUARY Frank Blacklock

Tribune · Wednesday 10 July 1968 · page 11

MR. Frank Blacklock, an ex-miner of Wonthaggi (Vic.) H died recently. I For 25 years he made a big…

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OBITUARY Percy Pratt

Tribune · Wednesday 17 July 1968 · page 11

THE recent death of Percy Pratt, a New Zealander who came to Australia shortly after the end of World War I, removes a…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 24 July 1968 · page 7

A VETERAN of the working class movement and the Communist Party, Wally (Pat) Williams died on July 10…

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Holroyd hearsay Death of grand old lady

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 6 August 1968 · page 2

With sincere regret I mention the death last week of that grand old lady, Mrs. Ethel Sarah…

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OBITUARY Albert Arlott

Tribune · Wednesday 7 August 1968 · page 11

THE death occurred in Brisbane recently of Albert Arlott, a lifelong activist for peace progress and socialism…

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Death of Mrs. Miles

Tribune · Wednesday 14 August 1968 · page 4

SYDNEY: "In her life's work, Elizabeth Jane Miles, as a member of the Communist Party, made her…

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OBITUARY Clive Jackson

Tribune · Wednesday 14 August 1968 · page 11

Tribune deeply regrets to announce the death of Mr. Clive Jackson, accountant, of Melbourne, an active and…

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Death of Spanish Civil War Veteran

Tribune · Wednesday 21 August 1968 · page 11

SYDNEY: Ken MacPhee, a maritime trade unionist who was the youngest Australian to fight in the Spanish Civil War against fascism, died in Sydney on August 11. At the time of his funeral…

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Death of pioneer's daughter

The Biz · Thursday 22 August 1968 · page 3

A family association with the Smithfield district, which extended over 125 years,…

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OBITUARY Pauline Feighar

Tribune · Wednesday 11 September 1968 · page 11

MISS Pauline Feighar, a member of the Communist Party, of Australia for many years died recently…

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OBITUARY Frank Butson

Tribune · Wednesday 18 September 1968 · page 7

THE death occurred recently of Mr. Frank Butson, caretaker of the Young Socialist League camp at Yarra…

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Railway overpass death of business

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 24 September 1968 · page 4

Construction of a railway overpass at Guildford will virtually "kill" activity in the shopping centre. President of…

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Death of CP veterans

Tribune · Wednesday 2 October 1968 · page 12

FRANK MILBURN, a Communist Party member since the early 1920s and before then a member of the IWW, died in Townsville (North Queensland) recently. Born at Douglas (Isle of Man) in 1889, Frank…

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OBITUARY Ante Zuvela

Tribune · Wednesday 2 October 1968 · page 11

THE life of Ante Zuvela, who died in Fremantle last week, was one of service to the Yugoslav and Australian people since…

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