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Mary Clare Raftis 1908 - 1954

Mary Clare Raftis of Pakenham, Cardinia Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1908 in Richmond, City of Yarra County to Ada Margaret (Dawkin) Raftis and Richard Raftis. She had siblings William Raftis and Ada Margaret Raftis. Mary Raftis married Thomas Francis Houlihan in 1934, and died at age 46 years old in 1954 in Pakenham, Cardinia Shire County.

Mary Clare Raftis
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Pakenham, Cardinia Shire County, VIC 3810, Australia
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1908
Richmond, City of Yarra County, VIC, 3121, Australia
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1954
Pakenham, Cardinia Shire County, VIC, 3810, Australia
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In 1908, in the year that Mary Clare Raftis was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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In 1927, by the time she was 19 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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Raftis, Alexandra (Jun 9, 1899 - Feb 21, 1993) Raftis, Spiros (May 21, 1909 - Sep 12, 1992) Raftis, Ann (Sep 18, 1916 - Dec 25, 1999) Raftis, Thomas (Jul 15, 1921 - Nov 23, 2000) Raftis, Paul (Mar 18, 1887 - Sep 1979) Raftis, Georgios (Jul 2, 1911 - Jul 1980) Raftis, William (Jan 25, 1924 - May 10, 2007) Raftis, Nicholas (May 24, 1982 - May 29, 2010) Raftis, Dorothy (Jul 17, 1905 - Jun 25, 1991) Raftis, Mary (Aug 1, 1912 - Jan 4, 1995)
Raftis, William (Sep 8, 1909 - Dec 15, 1990) Raftis, Athina (Jul 17, 1929 - Oct 2, 2002) Raftis, Beatrice (Sep 8, 1911 - Jul 1987) Raftis, Dionisios (Dec 16, 1914 - Dec 12, 1990) Raftis, Esther (Mar 11, 1911 - May 1984) Raftis, James (Dec 8, 1907 - Oct 3, 1994) Raftis, Gertrude (Jan 7, 1910 - Dec 1982) Raftis, Robert (Feb 24, 1915 - Apr 20, 1989) Raftis, Harry (Feb 12, 1893 - Apr 16, 1989) Raftis, William (Dec 10, 1882 - Sep 1962)
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