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Laura Cook Duckham (1879–1899)

DUCKHAM.— At Turanville, Scone, on 19th inst., Laura Cook Duckham, aged 20 years, third daughter of the late Thomas Duckham, of Hazelburg, West Maitland.

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'Duckham, Laura Cook (1879–1899)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/duckham-laura-cook-22357/text32117, accessed 5 December 2024.

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Laura Duckham, n.d. photographer unknown

Laura Duckham, n.d. photographer unknown

picqld-citrix09--2005-02-23-11-42, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Life Summary [details]

Birth

1879
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Death

19 November, 1899 (aged ~ 20)
Scone, New South Wales, Australia

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