Deaths in the 1950s
16,000+ memorials
Frank Williams
1888–1959 (age 71)
Lorne
Frank Williams was a police officer who served in Lorne.
Tommy Scanlon
1899–1951 (age 52)
Lancefield
Stewart Geddes
1879–1952 (age 73)
Trafalgar
Stewart Geddes was an Australian rules football player from Trafalgar.
Bert Bourchier
1884–1958 (age 74)
Mount Gambier
Edgar Stubbs
1883–1955 (age 72)
St. George
Edgar Stubbs (1883-1955) lived in Ballarat East, Australia, and was laid to rest at St George.
Annie Helen Edwards
1859–1950 (age 91)
Casino
Annie Helen Edwards (1859-1950) was born in Deniliquin and later buried in Casino, Australia.
Artie Wood
1898–1959 (age 61)
Horsham
Artie Wood (1898-1959) lived in Williamstown before being buried in Horsham, Australia.
Tommy Peterson
1898–1950 (age 52)
Horsham
Tommy Peterson (1898-1950) was a resident of Stawell who was buried in Horsham, Australia.
Con Kennedy
1879–1950 (age 71)
Seymour
Con Kennedy (1879-1950) lived in Tallarook and was buried in Seymour, Australia.
Archie Cameron
1895–1956 (age 61)
Mount Barker
George Sutherland
1876–1956 (age 80)
Charters Towers
George Sutherland was an Australian rules football player from Charters Towers.
Victor Newland
1876–1953 (age 77)
Victor Harbor
Jack Bristow
1886–1954 (age 68)
Lakes Entrance
Jack Bristow was an Australian rules football player from Lakes Entrance.
Edward Avery
1863–1951 (age 88)
Grafton
Augustina Avery
1865–1957 (age 92)
Grafton
Augustina Avery was a housewife from Grafton.
Jack Parkin
1877–1951 (age 74)
Creswick
George Ogilvie
1899–1957 (age 58)
Echuca
George Ogilvie was an Australian rules football player from Echuca.
Fionán Mac Cártha
1886–1953 (age 67)
Dalby
Warren Marwick
1869–1955 (age 86)
York
Warren Marwick was a businessperson based in York.
Jack Lyons
1919–1955 (age 36)
Keilor
John Cowan
1866–1953 (age 87)
Murray Bridge
John Cowan was a politician representing Murray Bridge.
Stan Sheehan
1886–1957 (age 71)
Keilor
Howard Mowll
1890–1958 (age 68)
St Andrew's Cathedral
Howard Mowll was a missionary at St Andrew's Cathedral.
Bill Strickland
1882–1958 (age 76)
Darkan
Tom Meehan
1909–1957 (age 48)
Dandenong
Tom Meehan was an Australian rules football player from Dandenong.
George May
1875–1950 (age 75)
Frankston
Henry Merritt
1886–1954 (age 68)
Dandenong
Henry Merritt was an Australian rules football player from Dandenong.
Fred Wilson
1912–1953 (age 41)
Cohuna
Bertha Telfer
1871–1956 (age 85)
Matraville
Bertha Telfer was a housewife from Matraville.
Fanny Durack
1889–1956 (age 67)
Waverley Cemetery
Harold Hardwick
1888–1959 (age 71)
Waverley Cemetery
Harold Hardwick was an accomplished Australian swimmer.
Jim Tibballs
1922–1959 (age 37)
Drouin
Horace Stevens
1876–1950 (age 74)
St. Paul's Cathedral
Horace Stevens was an accomplished opera singer.
Ray Ritchie
1889–1950 (age 61)
Kyneton
Len Crone
1903–1958 (age 55)
St Arnaud
Len Crone was an Australian rules football player from St Arnaud.
Carlo Lazzarini
1880–1952 (age 72)
Rookwood Necropolis
George Weir
1903–1956 (age 53)
Rookwood Necropolis
George Weir was an Australian politician of the early-to-mid twentieth century.
Lilian Fowler
1887–1954 (age 67)
Rookwood Necropolis
Joseph Cahill
1891–1959 (age 68)
Rookwood Necropolis
Joseph Cahill was a prominent Australian politician of the early-to-mid twentieth century.
Ernest Carter
1889–1955 (age 66)
Rookwood Necropolis
Thomas Williams
1862–1953 (age 91)
Rookwood Necropolis
Thomas Williams was an Australian politician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Retta Long
1878–1956 (age 78)
Rookwood Necropolis
Mary Healy
1865–1952 (age 87)
Rookwood Necropolis
Mary Healy was a dedicated nurse who served her community with compassion and skill.
Ella Wilson
1870–1959 (age 89)
Rookwood Necropolis
Arthur Fox, Jr.
1924–1953 (age 29)
Red Cliffs
Arthur Fox, Jr. was an Australian rules football player of the mid-twentieth century.
Jack Purse
1879–1953 (age 74)
Boyup Brook
Jim Cassidy
1878–1956 (age 78)
Nathalia
Jim Cassidy was an Australian rules football player of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Bert Francis
1885–1958 (age 73)
Tyabb
A. O. Neville
1875–1954 (age 79)
Karrakatta Cemetery
A. O. Neville was an Australian politician of the early twentieth century.
James Mitchell
1866–1951 (age 85)
Karrakatta Cemetery