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Obituaries & funerals, 1978

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

Death of Frank Adel

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 January 1978 · page 14

A colorful and often controversial personality in the Jewish community passed away recently in Sydney under tragic circumstances. He was Frank Adel (56), a leading worker in the…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 18 January 1978 · page 10

Tribune regrets to report he death of veteran working class fighter Jack Petrofski of Townsville, who was cremated on…

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Death of Rabbi Hertz

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 January 1978 · page 16

The first rabbi of the Sydney Yeshiva, Rabbi Gedalia Hertz, died in Tel Aviv this week at the age of…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1978 · page 10

Tribune regrets to report the death of Des Boulter, a member of the Communist Party's Port Hedland branch(WA). He died of a…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1978 · page 10

Dorothy Gibson of Oakleigh (Vic) died on January 6 after a long period of ill-health. The large and representative attendance at her…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1978 · page 10

Tribune regrets to announce the death of Jim Bourke of Yarraville (Melbourne), at the age of 83. Jim was born at Pitfield, a small mining…

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Death of Judge

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 January 1978 · page 16

One of Australia’s best known Jewish legal men. Judge Trevor George Rapke, QC, died in…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 15 February 1978 · page 10

Tribune regrets to announce the death of Ted Cross of Mandurah WA. Ted, who died on November 14 last year, was a close supporter…

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Death of Inventor

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 February 1978 · page 28

Peter Carl Goldmark. 71. Hungarian-born electronic whiz and inventor of the 33⅓ rpm…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 1 March 1978 · page 10

Tribune regrets to report the death in Queensland of Daisy Butler aged 89. Another stalwart of the working class movement…

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Death of democracy

Tharunka · Monday 6 March 1978 · page 2

A very under publicised statistic from the December 10 Federal election was that well over half the voters-Labor and Australian…

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Death of Mangaliso Sobukwe

Tharunka · Monday 13 March 1978 · page 3

Mangaliso Sobukwe, President of the National Liberation Movement, Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) died of lung cancer late last month…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 5 April 1978 · page 10

Tribune deeply regrets to report the recent death of Helen Golding, killed in a car accident on Easter Sunday. Helen was an experienced…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 19 April 1978 · page 10

Many people will be saddened to learn of the death last Friday of Jean Finger. Jean had been involved in scores of campaigns…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1978 · page 10

Tribune regrets to announce the death of Mrs Angelina McCall on May 1, at the age of 86. Mrs Mac, as she was known to…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 31 May 1978 · page 10

Tribune regrets to announce the death of Hugh Grant, former secretary of the Sydney branch of the Boilermakers and Blacksmiths…

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Veteran Zionist’s Funeral

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 June 1978 · page 20

More than 300 people attended the funeral of Zionist veteran leader Paul Ungar last week…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 14 June 1978 · page 10

Friends and comrades of Jim Woodburn will be saddened to hear of his death at the age of ninety-six. A long time communist in South…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 5 July 1978 · page 10

Though 73 years and ailing, Maggie Graham passed away while assisting the Combined Pensioners Association. Known for…

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Death of Lori Sachs

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 July 1978 · page 20

Well-known Sydney Jewish artist, Lori Sachs passed away this week. She was born in Austria…

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