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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1918

186 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 10

The Late Mr. Dengate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 6

At a meeting of the Newcastle District Committee of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, reference was made to the death of Mr. A. E. Dengate, the late…

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Crimean Veteran Mr. Perkins's Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 5

Until today, it was generally understood that after the death of Mr. William Duke, recently, only one Crimean War veteran was left in Newcastle. However, the late Mr…

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Press Chant Funeral Dirge London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 1

"The Times" Amsterdam correspondent says that the Conservatives and National Liberals are co-operating to ensure Baron von Kuhlmann's fall, the pan-German press…

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Death of Mrs. Webster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1918 · page 6

Mrs. Webster, wife of Mr. Charles W. Webstear, of Charles-street, West Maitland, died at her residence early on Saturday morning. She had not been in good…

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Death of Lord Rhondda

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 5

The death has occurred of Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller. Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, paid a warm tribute in the…

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Death of the Sultan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 7

Reports received from Vienna record the death of Mohammed V., the Sultan of Turkey. He was proclaimed Sultan in April, 1909…

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Funeral of Mr. Robbins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 5

The funeral of the late Mr. Charles Robbins, who died at Bundaberg (Q.), took place yesterday afternoon in Newcastle, and was largely attended. The remains,…

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Merewether. Funeral of Sergeant Halliday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 6

The funeral of the late Sergeant Halliday, who for 35 years served as a member of the Garrison Artillery, took place yesterday afternoon. Members of the A.G.A. and R.A.G.A…

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Funeral Costs Soldier's Father Pays £22

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 2

After being on active service for some time, Mr. Francis Newburn, of Merewether, returned to the State, and while travelling between Sydney and Newcastle in…

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The Late Mr. Robbins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 7

Referring to the death of Mr. C. A. Robbins, the "Bundaberg Daily News" says:—With the death of Mr. Charles Arthur Robbins, the engineer of the…

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Stockton's First Clerk Late Mr. Graham

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 5

The death occurred in Sydney on Monday of Mr. H. A. Graham, the first town clerk of Stockton. He filled the position from the inception of the council in October, 1889,…

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Stockton. Death of Mr. H. A. Graham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 5

Mr. H. A. Graham, for many years town clerk of Stockton, and lately resident of Wyong, passed away on Monday evening in a Sydney hospital. The deceased had…

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Laughing at Death Spirit of the Anzacs Stories of the Barunga LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 5

Further interviews with rescued Australians from the ill-fated Barunga emphasise the happy, nonchalant spirit in which the returning Anzacs met the situation…

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Death of Prisoners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 5

Mr. Hope, Junior Lord of the Treasury, stated in the House of Commons that 530 British officers and men, and 638 Indians had died in Turkish prisoners' camps…

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District News. Stockton. the Late Mrs. Lee Morris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 5

Mrs. Charles Lee Morris died at her residence, "The Pines," Fern Bay, on Wednesday. Mrs. Lee Morris, who was…

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Death of Aviators

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 5

Major R. S. Dallas, of the Royal Air Force, of Taranga, Queensland, has been killed in an aerial combat. He is officially credited with destroying thirty-nine…

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Death of Mrs. Bailey Junction's Oldest Resident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 5

The death of Mrs. Catherine Bailey, wife of Mr. Brierley Bailey, senior, which occurred yesterday, at her residence, Melville-street, The Junction, removes one of the…

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Death of Mr. Prendergast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 6

Mr. Stephen Prendergast, caretaker of the West Maitland Courthouse, died at his residence, Sempill-street, West Maitland, yesterday morning. An attack of picurisy,…

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Death of Private Tyrrell

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Tyrrell, of Morgan-street, received word on Wednesday that his son, Sylvanus, a private in the 34th Battalion, was killed in action on July 18. The young…

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Death of Mrs. J. S. Rodgers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 5

The death took place yesterday of Mrs. Rodgers, the wife of Mr. J. S. Rodgers, of Newcastle. The deceased lady, who was in her 78th…

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