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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1940

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 21

Southern Labour Official Has Big Funeral Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. H. Best, Secretary of Illawarra Trades and Labour Council, who was killed in a motor accident on Saturday, was one of the largest seen…

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Ex-kaiser to Attend Funeral of Grandson Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 1

The ex-Kaiser Wilhelm will attend the funeral of his grandson and second heir, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia. at Potsdam, the former Imperial residence, to-morrow…

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Sentenced to Death Shooting of Woman Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 10

William Grifiths, 38, hotelkeeper was to-day found guilty at the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to death…

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Obituary Mr. W. R. Carr

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 16

The funeral of Mr. William Ralph Carr, of Mount Hutton on the Warner's Bay road, left Hamilton yesterday afternoon for the Church of England…

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Obituary Mrs. M. A. Ford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 17

Mrs. Mary Ann Ford, wife of the late Mr. John Ford, died after a short illness, aged 82. Mrs. Ford was born in Devon,…

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Late Mrs. James Bradbury

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 7

After an illness of many weeks. Mrs. Isabel Bradbury, wife of Mr. James Bradbury, of "Wirraway" Flats. Church Street, died in the Mater…

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Obituary Mrs. Elizabeth Harland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 3

Mrs. Elizabeth Harland, wife of Mr. J. T. Harland, of Merewether, died at Rose Bay, Sydney, yesterday. Mrs. Harland, who had been spending a holiday in…

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Funeral From St. Philip's Late Mrs. Bradbury

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 7

The funeral of the late Mrs. I. Bradbury, which left St. Philips. Watt St., for Sandgate Cemetery this afternoon was an exceptionally large one…

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Obituary Mrs. James Bradbury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 2

Mrs. Isabel Bradbury, wife of Mr. James Bradbury, of "Wirraway" Flats, Newcastle, died in the Mater Miscricordia[?] Hospital, Waratah, early…

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Obituary Mr. A. James Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 10

Representatives of the State's business and professional life attended the cremation to-day at the Northern Suburbs' Crematorium of Mr. Arthur James, who…

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Death of Japanese Prince Tokio, June 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 10

The death is announced of Prince lyesato Tokngawa, one of Japan's greatest Anglophiles and advocate of Anglo-Saxon culture and ideals. He was particularly…

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Obituary Mr. Arthur Cox. Muswellbrook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 13

Mr. Arthur Cox, who died at the age of 60, was a farmer at Kayuga for many years. Latterly, with his sons, he had conducted a motor carrying business…

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Obituary Mrs. Jane Fergus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 14

Mrs. Jane Fergus, aged 82, who died in Wallsend Hospital after a long illness, was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Miami and Wallsend. She…

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The Screen World Death Of Leading Men In Hollywood: Demand Exceeds Supply

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 3

There is a demand for good leading men in Hollywood, and it will become greater. All the studios complain about the shortage of leading men of established reputation. FAVORITES in the free-lance field…

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Doesn't Know Yet of Son's Death Mother Of Edgar "Cobber" Kain Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 6

The mother and sister of 22-year-old Edger "Cobber" Kain. New Zealand air ace who was killed in an air accident on Friday, may not hear…

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Obituary Mr. D. McDOUGALL. SINGLETON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 5

Mr. David McDougall, one of the oldest residents of Singleton, died on Friday night. He was 90. For 55 years and until about a week prior to his death…

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Late Mr. J. A. Miles

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 12

There was a large representation of business interests at the funeral of the late Mr. James Albert Miles, which left the Hamilton Wesley Church this…

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Memorial Service For Late Mr. G. Gorton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 7

A memorial service will be held at the Broadmeadow Methodist Church on Sunday to honor the late Mr. George Esther Gorton, who died…

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Obituary Mr. F. T. Bannister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 11

Mr. Frederick Thomas Bannister died at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital on May 23, after a short illness. He was 24. Mr. Bannister was a member of the…

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Obituary Mrs. Thelma Buckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 6

Mrs. Thelma Sarah Buckland, wife of Walter Buckland, Phoebe-street, Islington, and eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Blandford, died at Newcastle…

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