Military Funeral at Maitland
All units in camp at Rutherford attended the military funeral given Private Albert Stewart, 34, of Tasmania, which moved from the Maitland Hospital to the Roman…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1940
418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 21
Obituary Mr. Harold Walker
Mr. Harold Walker, of Adamstown, who died on Monday after a short illness, aged 44, was well-known in the Adamstown district, and in a large circle…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Braved Flood to Attend Maori Funeral Wellington (N.z.)
One thousand Maori mourners braved a flood to attend the funeral of Tau Henare, for 24 years a member of Parliament for the northern Maori…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Funeral of Former Police Officer
The funeral was held in Newcastle to-day of the late Mr. George William Conder Scott of Parnell Place, well known for many years in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Funeral of Wife of Lake Shire President
Sympathy was expressed by residents of the Lake Macquarie districts at the death of Mrs. Mary Johnson, wife of Councillor T. A. Johnson, president of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Obituary Mrs. T. A. Johnson
The funeral took place yesterday of Mrs. Mary Doreen Johnson, wife of the President of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council (Cr. T. A. Johnson) who died in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Father Seeks Inquiry Death of Son at Junee SYDNEY
The Justice Department to-days sent to the Minister for Health (Mr. H. Fitz-Simons) papers relating to the death of a young man named Armstrong at…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Tanker Sunk in Flames Lifeboat Crew to Rescue From Funeral Submarine Suspected (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 17
Members of a south-west coast lifeboat crew were attending a funeral when they heard an explosion at sea. They hurriedly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dramatic Story at Inquest Death of Five R.A.A.F. Men Coroner Rebukes Air Force Officer Sydney
Dr. Arthur Moorehouse Watkins of Roseville, whose son was one of five victims of an R.A.A.F. Avro Anson crash at Richmond on December 18, declared at the inquest at Windsor to-day that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Obituary Mr. James Finney
A pioneer of the Hexham district, Mr. James Finney, 92, of Church-street, Wickham, died on Wednesday. Mr. Finney, whose father was one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Obituary Mrs. J. E. Halliday. Inverell
The death occurred in Inverell of Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Halliday, 75, wife of Mr. Thomas Halliday of Brodie's Plains. She was born in Yorkshire and came to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Obituary Mrs. Arthur
The [?]uth of Mrs. Esther Arthur on Sunday removed one of the oldest members the Labour movement in the Newcastle district. She was 85…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Funeral for Senator Borah Washington
A State funeral wit accorded the late Senator Borah to-day in the Senate Chamber in the presence of President Roosevelt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inquest Into Death of Former Policeman
The inquest into the death of Arthur Archibald Dolman, 70, of Bonar-road, Darling Point, a retired sergeant of polices, will be held at Newcastle Courthouse on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shark Victim's Funeral Sydney
Hundreds of North Brighton residents witnessed the funeral to-day of Maxwell Farrin, 13, who was killed by a shark at North Brighton yesterday. Mr. S…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Obituary Mrs. A. Fraser
Mrs. Fraser, wife of Rev. Alexander Fraser, for some years minister of St. Philip's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, died on January 2O at her home,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Planes Salute at Pilot's Funeral Melbourne
As the funeral cortege of Pilot Officer Brown, who was killed in a crash at Sydney on Monday, was proceeding to the cemetery to-day five planes from the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Death of Two Dog Sires Sydney
Gallant Rescue and Eyes Bright, two noted greyhound sires, were found dead, from natural causes, in their kennels…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Obituary Mr. Arthur Lowbridge
Mr. Arthur Lowbridge, 66, who died in the Kurri Kurri Hospital, was a well-known Neath resident for many years. A native of Staffordships, England, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Funeral To-day of Late Mr. J. H. Patey
After an illness of some months, Mr. James Henry Patey died at a private hospital in Newcastle last night. The funeral took place at…
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