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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1929

553 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 28

Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

After an illness of more than a year, Lady M'Pherson, wife of the Premier of Victoria. Sir William M'Pherson, died late on Friday night at her home at…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. H. Boon, after an illness of many weeks died in the Wallsend District Hospital, at the age of 40, leaving a wife and seven young children to mourn their loss…

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MR. B. FREEDMAN Funeral Yesterday

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 8

The funeral of the late Bernard David Freedman, which took place from his parents' home at Alfred-street, Warutah, yesterday afternoon…

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Foch's Funeral British Representatives Leave War Heroes London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

The Prince of Wales, who will represent the King at the funeral of the late Marshal Foch to-morrow, left London this afternoon for Paris. The…

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Car Overturns Death of Mr. W. J. Miller Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

William James Miller, of Randwick, one of the best-known veterinary surgeons in New South Wales, was kilied this morning when his motor ear left the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 6

Mr. John William Walker, whose death took place last week, had been teaching for 39 years, having commenced at Minmi is a pupil teacher, and for the last 10…

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Touching Scenes Marshal Foch's Funeral LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 1

The Prince of Wales, representing the King, was a prominent figure at the funeral of the late Field-Marshal Foch' in Paris…

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Marshal Foch World's Last Tribute Impressive Funeral Prince of Wales Attends (Australian Press Association.) PARIS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 7

The world to-day paid its last tribute to the man who led 10,000,000 Allied troops to victory in the Great War. Every Ally of France was represented at…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 6

A cable message reports the death of the Dowager Marchioness of Cambridge, sister-in-law of Queen Mary. She was the widow of the first Marquis of…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 4

The death is reported from Calcutta of the Maharaja of Bharatpur, who trained at Wellington College, in England. At the outbreak of the Great War he…

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Archbishop Reads His Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 4

Dr. Mannix (Archbishop of Melbourne) recently had the experience of reading the announcement of his own death in several papers, accompanied by laudatory…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 6

The death is announced in London of Rev. Frederick Brotherton Meyer, the well-known English preacher and author He was President of the Notional…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 4

Sir Hugh John Macdonald, formerly Premier of Manitoba, Canada, and a son of Sir John A. Macdonald, died in Winnipeg on Friday, at the age of 79 years…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 4

Mr. H. B. Nelson, a well-known Sydnew accountant, died yesterday. The death occurred last night at her residence, National Bank Flats,…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 6

Mr. George C. Ferris, of Glenarvon-road, Mid-Lorn, West Maitland, died last evening, after an illness extending over a few weeks. Deceased was formerly a…

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Late Mrs. Mary Williams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 4

Many of her friends and friends of her children attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Williams, which took place from her late home at National Bank…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 4

Mr. Benjamin Francis Jones, who died in the Taree Hospital, and was buried in the Methodist portion of Sandgate Cemetery on Friday, was a well-known resident…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6

The death occurred at his home in Vaucluse yesterday of Mr. E. M. de Burgh, late Chief Engineer for Water Supply and Sewerage in the Public Works…

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Late Mr. P. Burke

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 6

Mr. Patrick Burke, a very old resident of Singleton, passed away in Newcastle Hospital yesterday. He was 75 years of age and a native of Singleton district,…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

Mrs. Isabela Stubbs, whose death occurred on March 31, at 118 King's-road Adamstown, was a native of Hetton, England, and was 82 years of age. A…

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