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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1937

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Death of Old Resident of Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday, Mr. Robert Nicol, on old and well-known resident of Muswellbrook, died in Brentwood Hospital after a long…

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Obituary Mr. Alexander Warner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 6

Advice was received in Newcastle last night of the death in Sydney of Mr. Alexander Warner, father of Mr. Bert Warner, of Hamilton, and a brother of…

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Kurri Lodge Payments Pensioners and Funeral Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 11

In reply to representations made by Mr. G. Booth M.L.A., on behalf of the Northern Coalfields District Council of the Pensioners' Association about the…

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Obituary Mr. D. W. Brown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 9

The funeral of Mr. D. W. Brown, who had been a prominent member of the Newcastle branch of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association…

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Obituary Miss Mary Roxby

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 6

Miss Mary Isobel Roxby, who died at the Cessnock Hospital on February 24, was a daughter of Mrs. Roxby, and the late Mr. W. J. Roxby, of Pelton. She…

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Death of Husband Wife Committed for Trial PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 4

At the inquest to-day into the death at Dalkeith of Henry Burrows, 43, his wife allegedly confessed to detectives that she had been infuriated by her…

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Obituary Mr. James Barnes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 13

Mr. James Barnes, of Dungog district, died in Wallsend District Hospital at the age of 74. He was born at Bandon Grove, near Dungog, being a…

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Obituary Mr. Donald Anthony

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 9

Two hundred employees of the Stockton Borehole colliery attended the funeral of Mr. Donald Anthony, who was injured in the mine on Monday and died on…

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Death of Sister Man on Murder Charge ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 8

John Alexander, 38, of Dry Creek, was charged at Adelaide Police Court yesterday with the murder of his sister, Mrs. Erroll Elizabeth Brown. He was…

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Air Crash Victims 2000 Attend Funeral Service LYONS, March 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 8

Two thousand persons made a pilgrimage to the scene of the crash of the Imperial Airways flying-boat Capricornus, for the funeral service for the five victims…

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Pensioners' Funeral Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 9

The demand by the executive of the Pensioners' Association for an increase from 3d to 6d per week in contributions to the funeral fund has come as a…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Corns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 9

The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Corns left her residence. Anvil Creek, Greta, for the Methodist, cemetery, Cessnock Rev. L. G. Little officiated. The pullbearers were…

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Fatal Accident at Muswellbrook Funeral of the Victim Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 11

The funeral of Patrick William Turnbull, the victim of the motor accident at Camberwell on Monday night took place at Muswellbrook on Wednesday…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret Shergold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 13

Mrs. Margaret Shergold, a well-known resident of Stockton, died suddenly at lier home on Monday. She was born at Claroncotown 83-years ago, and lived…

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Venegeful Poacher Fires at Funeral Procession Two Policemen Killed London, April 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 11

The Paris correspondent of "The Times" states that during the funeral procession, of a farmer, in the village of Valinsolles a poacher, as revenge for an encounter…

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Mob Attack Man at Funeral Police Charge Him with Murder New York

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 4

The police to-day arrested the husband of Mrs. Mary Gedeon who, with her daughter and a boarder, was found murdered in a New…

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Obituary Mr. T. W. Scott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 4

Mr. Thomas William Scott, of Waratah and Toronto, died in the Newcastle Hospital on March 16; aged 72. He was born at Twofold Bay, but lived at…

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Military Funeral Artilleryman Fatally Injured Motor-cycle Strikes Tram

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 8

Walter Wyatt, 36, of Birmingham: Gardens Estate, Shortland, an employee of the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd., who was critically injured when a motor-cycle on…

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Father Arrested New York Triple Murder Angry Mob at Funeral New York, April 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 10

Police to-day, arrested the father in connection with the deaths of Veronica Gedeon, 20, her mother. Mrs. Mary Gedeon, 54, and a boarder. Frank Byrnes,…

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Late Mr. T.c. Day Large Attendance at Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 5

Many retired railwaymen who worked as males with the late Mr. Thomas C. Day attended his funeral to-day. In addition, all sections of the business…

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