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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1938

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

Obituary Mr. John J. Maloney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 8

The funeral of Mr. John J. Maloney, of Darlinghurst, and formerly of Hamilton, took place yesterday afternoon. He had been ill for some time in Sydney,…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur Storey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 10

The funeral of Mr. Arthur Storey, who died suddenly on Saturday night, left his residence, High-street, Belmont, on Monday afternoon. The cortege…

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Worthy Citizen Late Ald. R. G. Kilgour Representative Gathering at Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 7

The funeral of Ald. R. G. Kilgour, who for 28 years was a member of the Newcastle City Council and had been seven times mayor, took place yesterday…

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Compensation Court Widow Claims Compensation Death Of Miner In Richmond Main

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 8

Before the Workers' Compensation Commission at the Newcastle Courthouse to-day. Margaret Mary Dempsey, of Kurri Kurri, claimed…

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Death of Miner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

The Commission reserved its decision until to-day on the claim by Margaret Mary Dempsey, of Maitland-road, Kurri Kurri, for compensation from J. and A…

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Lady Barton's Funeral Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 9

"She was a lady in the truest sense of the word," said Rev. Canon Lea to-day at the funeral of Lady Barton at St. Mark's Church, Darling Point…

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Obituary Mr. E. G. Small

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 13

Mr. Edward George Small, who died in Newcastle Hospital on March 12, aged 30, was the husband of Mrs. Ella Small. He was a son of Sergeant and Mrs. B. L…

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Lady Barton's Death Widow of First Prime Minister SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 9

Lady Barton, widow of Australia's first Prime Minister, Sir Edmund Barton, died at her home in Darling Point to-day. She was 86. Death came peacefully, Lady…

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Funeral of Lady Barton Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 12

Mourners representing many sections of public and private life crowded St. Mark's Church, Darling Point, this afternoon at the funeral service for the late Lady…

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Obituary Mr. William Fleming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. William Fleming took place from his residence, Railway-street, Merewether, on Tuesday, for the Catholic portion of Sandgate Cemetery,…

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Cars Collide in Funeral Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Two cars collided yesterday in a funeral procession in Rook-wood Cemetery. Mrs. Mary King, of…

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Obituary Mr. H. W. Turnbull. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. Henry War Turnbull, of Wynyard-street, South Singleton, who died at the age of 88, was born at Jerry's Plains. As a boy he went to the Hawkesbury,…

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Sudden Death of Mr. Percy Edgar Senior Officer of the Water Board

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 7

At the meeting of the Hunter District Water Board to-day, the secretary (Mr. C. G. Schroder) reported with regret the sudden death last night…

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Obituary Mr. P. J. Edgar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. P. J. Edgar, a senior officer of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board, died yesterday. He was 45, and had been in ill-health for some…

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Death of Infant Parents Claim Damages Negligence Alleged Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 9

Robert Alexander Geddes, of Maclean, formerly of Macksville, claimed £2000 damages from the Lower Clarence District Hospital, Maclean, before Mr…

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Obituary Mr. P. J. Edgar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. P. J. Edgar, a senior officer of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board, took place yesterday afternoon from St Mark's…

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Death of Seaman in Newcastle Compensation to Father Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 13

Murdo Nicholson, an invalid, who lives at Lower Bayable, Stornoway, in the Island of Lewis, off the north-west coast of Scotland, will become the…

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Claim Failed Action Against Hospital Negligence Alleged Over Death of Child Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 13

After a retirement of 20 minutes, the jury at the Grafton Circuit Court returned a verdict for the defendant to-day in the case in which Robert Alexander Geddes…

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Tragic Death of the Children in Fire Poignant Inquest Coroner Appeals for Help for Family

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 7

The opinion that two children who were trapped in a rear room of a blazing cottage at Mayfield and burned to death on March 20, had been playing with matches and had started the fire, was expressed by the District Coroner (Mr. A. G…

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Obituary Mr. J. J. Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 3

The funeral of dlr. Joseph J. Smith, of Hamilton, took place to the Beresfield Crematorium on Tuesday. Mr. Smith was a railway veteran, and about 150 retired…

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