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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1971

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

OBITUARY Martin Lacey

Tribune · Wednesday 13 January 1971 · page 7

Martin Lacey, life-long activist in the Communist Party and trade union movement and widely known on the NSW South Coast, died in…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 27 January 1971 · page 11

BRIAN O'LOUGHLIN, on organiser of the NSW Teachers Federation, activist in the Teachers' Moratorium group and a committed…

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OBITUARY N.Z. leader mourned

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 28 January 1971 · page 7

WELLINGTON: A fomer president of the Wellington Hebrew Congregation and local social worker, Mr Joseph Isaac Goldsmith, died here last week, aged 88 years…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 3 February 1971 · page 11

TRIBUNE deeply regrets to announce the death in Melbourne of Joseph ("Yorky") Walker, formerly secretary and organiser of the…

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Obituary Felix Freeman

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 February 1971 · page 2

Mr Felix Freeman, a man who has been a life-long worker in the Jewish community, died in the Wolper…

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OBITUARY 'Gerry' O'Day

Tribune · Wednesday 24 March 1971 · page 11

MELBOURNE: Veteran Communist speaker and activist Dr G. P. O'Day died recently. Dr O'Day joined the…

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Obituary: Dr J. Steigrad

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 April 1971 · page 2

Eminent paediatric surgeon and chairman of the Board-of-Governors of the NSW Association of Jewish Ex-servicemen's Rehabilitation Fund, Dr Joseph Steigrad, CBE, died last…

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Death of communal leader

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 8 April 1971 · page 1

Former president and Honorary Life Member of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry…

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Death of Alderman

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 20 April 1971 · page 1

Holroyd aldermen stood in silence at their last meeting, as a mark of respect to Alderman Jim Masters, who died recently. In a mayoral minute,…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 19 May 1971 · page 11

Fred Loveday, a foundation member of the Communist Party and for many years a full-time worker in New South Wales for the party, died last week from a heart…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 26 May 1971 · page 11

The death occurred on May 6 of Comrade G. Poncini of Ingham (Qld). Comrade Poncini had been a staunch member of the Communist Party for…

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Reflection Obituary of a Synagogue the Birth of the congregation was in mid-1912

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 June 1971 · page 12

On September 28 of that year, eight far-sighted men; Solomon Pechter, Elias Green, Jacob Morris, Joshua Brukarz, Michael Bernard Michelson, Joseph Essennan, Julius Opit and Woolf Ruta Cohen, arranged to meet in the office of…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 16 June 1971 · page 11

Tribune regrets to announce the death in Brisbane recently of veteran communist Daisy Winifred Surplus after a long illness…

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SPECTACLES “The death of Bessie Smith”

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 9 July 1971 · page 5

"The .samedi soir à Sydney la première 'The d'Edward…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 14 July 1971 · page 8

The progressive movement lost a stalwart when Cliff Maskell died in Brisbane recently after a fairly long illness. Cliff was born in Townsville in 1892. He attended the…

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Obituary Irene Ungar

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 July 1971 · page 13

The untimely and sudden death last week of Mrs Irene Ungar has left her family and her numerous…

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Holroyd hearsay Death of George Bullivant

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 3 August 1971 · page 2

Mr. George Bullivant. an 81-year-old well-known resident of Eve St., Guildford, died last week…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 18 August 1971 · page 11

The death occurred in Coliinsvilie recently of George Duncan, resident of Scottville, North Queensland. He was a miner in Scottville for almost…

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Sudden death of Cam Kirby

Tribune · Wednesday 25 August 1971 · page 11

Friends and workmates of Cam Kirby were shocked to learn of his sudden death in Sydney last week. We had known Cam for over 25 years, first meeting him in…

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Obituary Jim McDonagh

Tribune · Wednesday 1 September 1971 · page 11

MELBOURNE: The death occurred recently of Mr. Jim McDonagh of South Melbourne, a member of the Communist Party of Australia since the thirties…

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