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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1975

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

Obituary

Tribune · Tuesday 28 January 1975 · page 11

Tribune regrets to announce the death of Gert Gentle. 80 years of age, Gert was a CPA member for many years, until recently. Active in the peace movement over many years, she…

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Death of "a remarkable migrant"

Tribune · Tuesday 28 January 1975 · page 10

MELBOURNE: Marijan Jurjevic, well known for his courageous campaign against pro-Ustasha groups in Australia, died of a heart attack on December 27 last…

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Death of Broadcaster sales representative News Glimpses

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 28 January 1975 · page 12

A senior sales representative of Cumberland Newspapers Pty. Ltd., Mr. D. Dawson, died in hospital on Saturday after a sudden illness…

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Obituary

Tribune · Tuesday 11 February 1975 · page 11

BRISBANE: Sophia Caroline Nord, well known for her activities on behalf of pensioners, died on January 22 aged 80. Sophia Nord supported all causes against…

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Tribune · Tuesday 25 February 1975 · page 11

Bill Groves, 29 years a member of the Communist Party, passed away last week aged 75. Bill had his introduction to socialist ideas…

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Tribune · Tuesday 11 March 1975 · page 11

Jeff Elphinston, son of Pat and Alec Elphinston, met an unfortunate and tragic death last week on a mountain climb in Oregon, USA…

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Gangster's Funeral

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 April 1975 · page 11

PARIS: All ranks of the Paris crime and vice world were represented at the funeral here this week…

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Tribune · Tuesday 29 April 1975 · page 11

Mabel Nelson, wife of Jim Nelson, died aged 74 on March 28 in New Zealand, and was cremated in Sydney. Mabel was dedicated to world peace, and…

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Tribune · Tuesday 13 May 1975 · page 11

Early on the morning of May Day, 1975, Cedric (Bob) Norman Dyer passed away. Bob had many friends in the political and union movements in Queensland, especially in…

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Holroyd mourns death of former mayor

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 13 May 1975 · page 1

Former Mayor of Holroyd and long-serving alderman Sydney Water Board and Prospect County Council…

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Victim's Funeral

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 May 1975 · page 1

Part of the gathering of relatives and neighbors at the funeral of Ya’Acov Beja, who was killed in a terrorist bomb blast in Jerusalem earlier this month. In the funeral oration at Har Menuhot Cemetery, Knesset Member, Mordecai Ben-Por at, called for total war against the terrorist organisations without this detracting from negotiations that might be going on with the Arab States…

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Obituary

Tribune · Tuesday 3 June 1975 · page 11

Melbourne: Bertha Walker, a talented veteran of the Australian Labor movement, died recently. She was in her early sixties. At her funeral last week, warm tributes were…

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Obituary

Tribune · Tuesday 17 June 1975 · page 11

A very sad and moving tribute was paid by George Petersen, MLA, at the funeral of Lydia Post, well known by many sections of the South Coast community…

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Tribune · Tuesday 24 June 1975 · page 11

No comrade ever fought longer and more tenaciously against the crippling disability of chronic asthma as Joe Goss, who died on June 8, aged 64…

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Tribune · Tuesday 15 July 1975 · page 11

Tribune regrets to announce the death last Friday from a heart attack of Fred Abbott at the age of 65, only two months after retirement from his employment at Randwick…

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Tribune · Tuesday 5 August 1975 · page 11

A life dedicated to staunch working class principles, peace and socialism, came to an end on Monday, July 21, with the death of James Duckworth of Oatley, NSW, at the age…

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Tribune · Tuesday 9 September 1975 · page 11

Matt Tabulo died on Friday night August 29, 24 hours after his return to Bowen from two months in the Soviet Union. He was interred at the Bowen cemetery on August 31…

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Death of Guildford Settler Orchids were pride and joy

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 9 September 1975 · page 1

A well-known resident who lived in the Guildford area for 46 years died recently at the age of 80. He was Mr. Oscar…

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Tribune · Tuesday 23 September 1975 · page 11

Footscray CPA branch regrets to announce the death of its staunch supporter, James Patrick Leavy. Born in Offaly Country, Ireland, he was a member of the Builders…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 15 October 1975 · page 11

The death of Tom Doran on the night of October 4, at his home at Wirlinga, near Albury, removes from our ranks one of the most colorful and resourceful revolutionaries…

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