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SMH Death notice look up completed
« on: Monday 26 March 18 12:41 BST (UK) »
Hi,
needing a death notice from Sydney Morning Herald on 9th February 1952.
 John Thomas Johnston age 72 died 2nd Feb 1952 .Leichhardt.
The notice is not available on line.
thank you in advance
Marienne

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Re: SMH Death notice look up
« Reply #1 on: Monday 26 March 18 12:53 BST (UK) »
Notice online https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18252548
JOHNSTON John Thomas -February 2 1952 at his residence 10 Rayner Street Leichhardt dearly loved husband of Ida, brother of Edward, brother-in-law of Linda Byrnes, dear uncle of Mollie (Mrs Savell) aged 72 years. Prlvately cremated at Rookwood February 4 1952

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Re: SMH Death notice look up
« Reply #2 on: Monday 26 March 18 13:01 BST (UK) »
Probate notice (5th column from left about half way down) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18252550
IN the Will of JOHN THOMAS JOHNSTON, late of Leichhardt, in the State of New South Wales, Retired Hospital Attendant,  deceased -Application will be made after 14 days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last Will and Testament dated 28th September 1945 of the above named deceased may be granted to Ida Elsie Johnston, Molly Joan Savell and Skipworth Francis Savell (in the Will called Skipworth Savell) the Executors named in the said Will ...

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Re: SMH Death notice look up
« Reply #3 on: Monday 26 March 18 13:16 BST (UK) »
Probate packet https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/item/813091
John Thomas Johnston - Date of Death 02/02/1952, Granted on 25/03/1952 #Series 4-387651


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Re: SMH Death notice look up
« Reply #4 on: Monday 26 March 18 13:27 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much for such an amazingly quick reply.unfortunately it's not the john Johnston I'm searching for.
I did search Trove but this notice didn't appear.
thank you once again
Smith, Corrigan, Hart. Walker, Mellett, Bridge, Brew , Nelson (Liverpool)
Smith, Parfrey, Corrigan, Conway, White (Cork. Ire)