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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1936

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Preparations for Funeral Procession Through London Streets London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

The Royal funeral procession will leave Westminster Hall at 9.45 a.m., Tuesday. The King, the Royal Princes, and foreign monarchs will walk immediately behind the coffin, and Queen Mary and the Royal ladies will drive…

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Funeral Train Unbroken Line of Mourners LONDON, January 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 10

The King's funeral train, on its 105-mile journey from Wolferton, passed an almost unbroken line of mourners. A traveller by the train says that for…

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King's Funeral Foreign Representatives Many Royal Persons (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 10

Many foreign Royalties and representatives of Governments are to visit London to attend the funeral of King George V. on Tuesday…

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Dramatic Story At Inquest Mysterious Death of Melbourne Woman Poured Morning Cups of Tea Away Alleged Warning by Doctor Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 5

Evidence that Mrs. Youren had told her that she emptied out cups of tea, brought to her in bed by her husband was given by a servant at the inquest on Mrs. Linda Elsie Youren, 40, which was resumed…

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Death of Sydney Business Man Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 4

Mr. W. H. S. Hempton, of Carabella-street. Kirribilli. who was well-known in the printing industry. died suddenly to-day at the Mater…

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Obituary Mr. J. J. Cook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. J. J. Cook, son of Mr. Andrew Cook, a former Mayor of Newcastle and Managing Director of he firm of Andrew Cook and Sons Ltd.,…

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Mourning Garb of London Seats on Funeral Route at £25 LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 1

Foreign Royalty who arrived In London yesterday saw London arraying herself in mourning garb. Tall Venetian masts with silver tips…

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Draped In Purple and Black Churches Will Hold Special Services Attempt at Broadcast of King's Funeral City Plans for To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 5

Churches throughout Newcastle will he draped with purple and black to-morrow, when thousands will bow in mourning at special services held in memory of King George V…

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The King's Funeral Coffin to Be Borne on Gun-carriage Procession Through Streets Expected to Be Most Solemn Spectacle in Nation's History (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 5

London is preparing for what promises to be the mightiest and most solemn spectacle the nation has ever seen-the funeral of the late King George. The procession will leave Westminster Hall at 9.45 a.m. on…

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Cessnock the King's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 7

As a mark of respect to the late King, the Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. G. Lowe) will place a wreath on the memorial tablets in the Memorial Hall this morning,…

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Obituary Mr. Patrick Mangan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. Patrick Mangan moved from St. John's Pro-cathedral, West Maitland, to the Catholic Cemetery, Campbell's Hill. Rev. P. Ryan, assisted…

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Royal Funeral Overseas Broadcasts To-day's Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 4

In addition to memorial services in Sydney, the New South Wales A class broadcasting stations will ready to-day descriptions from overseas of the scenes in…

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Royal Regret At Death Of Singer LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 8

Queen Mary to-day sent a Message to Mr.Kennerly Rumford expressing her sincere sympathy with him in his wife Dame Clara Butt. Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice sent him similar messages…

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Last Rites Broadcast Description of Royal Funeral To-night's Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 8

Thousands of people will tune in to-night to the broadcast of the Royal funeral, which will be given through…

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Broadcasting the Story of the Funeral Transmissions From England London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 7

Descriptive broadcasts of the funeral procession of King George will be relayed from Westminster Hall, at 9.30 a.m. (Greenwich mean time), from St. James's Palace at 9.55 a.m., and from Windsor Castle at 1 p.m. (Newcastle times are…

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King Edward's Midnight Watch Guarded Coffin with Brothers Queen Mary Visits the Catafalque Plans for Funeral London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

Dressed in his full uniform of Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards, King Edward arrived with his brothers, the Dukes of York, Gloucester and Kent, also in uniform, at Westminster Hall at midnight, and…

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The King's Funeral (Continued from Page 1) Asleep in Streets Stern Vigil of Spectators Queue Marches on London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 8

People were standing shoulder to shoulder and two to three deep in Whitehall and Parliament-street at 2.30 a.m., while 2000 lined up in St…

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The King's Funeral (Continued from page 1) Massing of Crowds Hyde Park Open All Night Mourners' Long Vigil London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 7

As crowds, among whom whom many children, began to assemble in Hyde Park at 9 o'clock last night in order to…

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Majestic Ceremonial To-day's Funeral Arrangements Complete Five Foreign Kings to Attend Thousands of Pilgrims Expected at Windsor (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 5

London has never witnessed anything equalling Sunday's tremendous human current, resistlessly setting towards the Hall of Rufus, where, in all the loneliness of kingship, lie the remains of George V…

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Sportsman's Death Funeral of the Late Mr. John Fowles

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 8

The funeral of the late Mr. John Fowles took place in the Roman Catholic section of Sandgate cemetery to-day…

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