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William Townsend Onus (1868–1937)

This entry is from Obituaries Australia

Mr. William Onus (70), of Shepperton (Victoria), died at the residence of his son, William Onus, at Beecroft, on Tuesday of last week. He was on a visit at the time. The interment took place in the General Cemetery, Sackville (Hawkesbury) on Friday, the arrangements being in the hands of Charles Innes and Son, Parramatta.

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'Onus, William Townsend (1868–1937)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/onus-william-townsend-29982/text37167, accessed 28 April 2025.

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Alternative Names
  • Hibbs, William Townsend
Birth

27 August, 1868
Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia

Death

12 October, 1937 (aged 69)
Lidcombe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

asthma

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