Death of Mr. Sid Martin
Mr. Sid Martin, steward of the Returned Soldiers' Memorial Institute in Perkin-street, Newcastle, died at his home at Broadmeadow on Sunday night…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1940
418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 21
Death of Well-known Navigator New York, March 4
The death is announced of Captain Lewis A. Yancey, airman and navigator who was associated with early ocean flights notably the flight from the United…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Veterans Discuss Funeral Fund
At a meeting of the Retired Railway and Tramway Veterans' Association No. 1, a proposal to institute an arrangement on lines similar to that made by several…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Obituary Mr. J. W. Briggs
Mr. James Briggs, 70, of the Rectory, Dungog, died at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah. Born in Yorkshire, he came to Australia 31 years ago with…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Death of Man at Liverpool Some Strange Circumstances Sydney
Mysterious circumstances connected with the death last night of an unidentified man at Liver-pool are engaging the attention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Mr. Martin Representative Funeral
There was a representative attendance at the funeral of Mr. J. M. Martin, which moved from St. Joseph's Church, Junction, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obituary Mr. B. N. Frith
Mr. Benjamin Noble Frith, of Teralba, who was well known in Newcastle business circles, has died. He was 74. Mr. Frith is survived by two daughters,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Death of Mr. W. J. Briggs
The founder of the Boolaroo Co-operative Society. Mr. W. J. Briggs, who died at the Mater Miserilcordiae Hospital, Waratah, was 70 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obituary Mr. John Rees
Mr. John Rees, of Thomas-street, Adamstown, died on Wednesday, aged 85, Mr. Rees, a Welsh miner, came to Australia 66 years ago. He secured…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Funeral of Archbishop Body Is to Lie in State Sydney
Some of the hierarchy will fly to Sydney from their dioceses to attend the funeral of the late Archbishop Kelly on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of Old West Wallsend Resident
Mr. Alfred Hunter, who died yesterday, aged 83 years, was one of the oldest residents of West Wallsend. He was a native of Scotland…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Obituary Mr. Joseph Wilks
Mr. Joseph Wilks, of Sixth-street, Weston, was buried in the Kurri Kurri Cemetery on February 19. Mr. Wilks was an old resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police to Escort Funeral Sydney
An escort of police in uniforms will take part in the funeral of the late Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Kelly, to-morrow. Monsignor Meany…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Italians' Vow Will Not Forget Nazi Attack on Ship Weeping Shipmates at Funeral (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 12
"We will never forget you, nor this wicked attack." This vow was made by weeping shipmates at the funeral at Great Yarmouth to-day of two of the crew of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mayor Attended Funeral
The Mayor (Ald. J. E. Wiggins) represented the citizens of Newcastle at the funeral of Archbishop Kelly. Last night the Greater Newcastle Council decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Exploiting Poor People" M.L.A. Attacks Funeral Societies SYDNEY
Allegations that funeral societies operating under the Friendly Societies Act were exploiting poor people were made in the Legislative Assembly to-night by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obituary Mr. C. W. Hodges
Mr. Charles William Hodges, 74, who died at Ashfield on February 29, was a native of Battersea, England. He arrived in Brisbane when 13. In 1881 he…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Funeral Funds Action "Effort to Protect Members" SYDNEY
Referring to-day to funeral funds for old-age and invalid pensioners, the Chief Secretary (Mr. A. V. Tonking) said the question of control was complicated,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Indian Smiled Inquest Into Death of Former Governor LONDON, March 15
The inquest into the death of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, a former Indian Governor, who was shot dead at a meeting of the East India Association, in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →52 Years in Business in Newcastle Late Mr E. E. Robbins
A chance visit to Newcastle in 1888 to visit his sister, wife of the late Captain D. J. Williams, caused Mr. E. E. Robbins. who died at the week-…
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