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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1970

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

OBITUARY Bill Quinn

Tribune · Wednesday 14 January 1970 · page 11

TRIBUNE regrets to announce the death of outstanding Swansea (NSW) communist, Bill Quinn. Bill Quinn was a candidate of…

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Sydney Life & TIMES "Death of a Salesman"

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 February 1970 · page 4

The Old Tote Theatre opened its season with a very demanding production and did it with flying colours…

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OBITUARY Bill Yates

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1970 · page 11

MR. WILLIAM THOMAS (Bill) Yates, of Paddington, Brisbane, died recently. He was for over a quarter of…

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OBITUARY Clarrie Minton

Tribune · Wednesday 25 February 1970 · page 11

TRIBUNE regrets to report the death of Clarrie Minton of Banksia, Sydney, after a short illness…

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Targets the Death of the Horror Film

Tharunka · Tuesday 3 March 1970 · page 27

Targets, one of the most fascinating American films of the last few years, received an inadequate release last year at the Capitol for a week, and film-goers have another chance to catch this film when it is screened by…

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Death of C. Koss

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 March 1970 · page 13

The vice-president of the Mizrachi Synagogue, Mr. C. Koss, passed away on Friday. A staunch supporter of…

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Western Australia Maccabi Temple Honours Late Mrs. Lewin: Book and Gift Centre

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 April 1970 · page 6

The Temple's Board of Management has unanimously accepted a proposal to conduct its recently established Book and Gift Centre as a licing memorial to the late Valentine Lewin…

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Death of Rick Bruce

Tribune · Wednesday 29 April 1970 · page 12

SYDNEY: One of Sydney's most gifted young journalists, Rick Bruce, died tragically last week. He was…

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Death of Cremorne Synagogue Founder

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 April 1970 · page 1

The founder and immediate past president of the Cremorne Synagogue, Mr. E. Weiss, passed away suddenly…

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Accident on way to funeral

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 May 1970 · page 19

A Sydney Rabbi, synagogue treasurer and three mourners were slightly injured in a car accident on the way to a…

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OBITUARY Jock Gordon

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1970 · page 11

THE death of Jock Gordon occurred In Port Kembla (NSW) under tragic circumstances. Jock, who had been employed…

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OBITUARY Bill Morcomb

Tribune · Wednesday 20 May 1970 · page 11

BILL MORCOMB, a former official of the Meat Workers' Union in Victoria and an active worker for peace, died…

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OBITUARY Sam Samson

Tribune · Wednesday 3 June 1970 · page 11

TRIBUNE deeply regrets to announce the death of L. J. ("Sam") Samson of Malvern (Vic.) after a lifetime of service to the…

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Holroyd hearsay Death of businessman

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 16 June 1970 · page 2

Well known Merrylands' businessman, Mr. "Jack" Briscoe, died recently following a lengthy illness…

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Who Is to Blame-parents or Youth? Death of M. Beirman

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 June 1970 · page 5

Treasurer of the Sydney Chevra Kadisha, Mr. Maurice Beirman, died on the second day of Shavuoth last…

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OBITUARY Jim Solari

Tribune · Wednesday 24 June 1970 · page 11

JIM SOLARI who died on June 8 after a long illness will be remembered by his many friends in Bankstown and other Sydney…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 8 July 1970 · page 11

MANY hundreds assembled in one of the largest Melbourne funerals for some years to pay tribute to Mr. Jim Doncgan,…

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Holroyd hearsay Death of resident

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 14 July 1970 · page 2

Mr. William Henry Ward, aged 67, a resident of Manchester Street, Merrylands, for the past 45…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 15 July 1970 · page 11

May Yates of Pelaw-Main on the NSW coalfields died recently. She was well-known as secretary of the Mine Women's Auxiliary in Kurri…

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Death of worker

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 July 1970 · page 14

Lillian Kathleen Opit, who passed away last month at Surfers’ Paradise, was always a hard and faithful…

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