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Jane O'Donnell (1843–1937)

The death occurred at her Laughtondale home on Wednesday, June 16, of Mrs. Jane O'Donnell, one of the oldest and most widely respected residents of the Wiseman's Ferry district, at the advanced age of 93 years. The largely-attended funeral left her late residence on the following afternoon for the Methodist Cemetery, Wiseman's Ferry, where a big concourse of former friends from all parts of the district assembled to pay their last respects, Rev. A. C. Towner conducting the service at the graveside.

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'O'Donnell, Jane (1843–1937)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/odonnell-jane-27055/text34528, accessed 19 April 2024.

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Alternative Names
  • Douglass, Jane
Birth

28 January, 1843
Lower Portland, New South Wales, Australia

Death

16 June, 1937 (aged 94)
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Religious Influence

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