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Jenny Davison2025-01-09T19:34:21+10:30Article CPRT 9-5-2002 "In memory of a local legend" Re the life of Joe Vida born in Hungary in 1935, coming to Australia in the early 1960's. Mentions: Father John Folkman, Mr McLachlan, Nena Vida
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Jenny Davison2024-08-09T20:06:30+09:30Article CPRT 22/9/2005 on the death of Karl Heinrich Schenk - Obituary and The Passing of a Miner by DR E. G. Kamitakahara Also the editorial - A tribute to Karl Heinrich Schenk, a kind, wise and humble man who recently died in an unforseen machinery accident. He will be missed very much. Mentioned: wife Sandra, daughter Lola, son-in-law Gary, grandchildren Euniec and Summer. friends Karl Heinz Hammermeister, Paul Dudas, Hans Herr, Joe Vida CM 00043
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Jenny Davison2023-09-28T12:38:32+09:30Order of funeral service for James Lavin Died 2 October 2022 aged 85
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Jenny Davison2022-09-29T16:08:40+09:30Obituary for Marcia Lewis by Gus Arthur 7th April 1993 CPT p3
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Sue Britt2020-01-12T12:10:19+10:30On 20/3/1930 William Buckland Durbridge collapsed on his claim. He was lifted out of the mine by R. Coles and carried to a bed but never regained consciousness and died that night. His burial service was conducted by the coroner George Burford,
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Jenny Davison2019-11-19T23:02:50+10:30Photo of a Burial Service at the Cemetery and description on the back of photo - handwritten by Alfred North "In the 24 years of the working of this Opal Field, only five deaths have occurred and only one fatal accident when a prospector plunged to the bottom of a 45' shaft owing to an attempted descent on an unspliced rope, he was terribly smashed up and after first aid treatment here, was conveyed to Pt Augusta Hosp. 200 miles by motor & 200 by Rail but succumbed to his injuries." Photo sent by Alfred North, Postmaster at Coober Pedy, to [...]