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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1940

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 21

Charge Follows Death of Woman Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 13

Injured during a disturbance near her home on March 18, Mrs. Mary Whitmore, 71, of Alexandria, died in hospital to-day. Police to-night charged a man…

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Obituary Mrs. Elizabeth McLEAN. DUNGOG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 13

Mrs. Elizabeth McLean, wife of the late William Alexander McLean, of Glenmartin, died at Mosman on Tuesday. Mrs. McLean, who was 85 came from…

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Obituary Mr. L. E. Street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 2

Mr. Lewis Edward Street, who for many years represented the Newcastle firm of R. Hall and Son, in the northern districts, died at his home at Gloucester…

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Service for Late Mr. Savage London, April 9

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

Solemn Requiem Mass for the late Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. M. J. Savage) was celebrated in Westminster Cathedral this morning…

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Obituary Mr. Charles Knott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. Charles Knott, of Cook's Hill, took place yesterday. Mr. Knott was 72. A short service was held at the…

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Obituary Mrs. L. Hazell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 12

Mrs. Laura Hazell, wife of Mr. Herbert P. Hazell, died at her home, "Lorelei," Wyee-road, Lambton, after a long illness. Aged 54, she was the third…

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V.R.C. Handicapper's Funeral MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 14

The funeral of Mr. J. H. Davis, formerly handicapper for the V.R.C., took place at Springvale Crematorium to-day. It was attended by all sections of the…

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Death of Well-known Military Officer Widespread Regret In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

Profound regret was expressed in military circles in Newcastle to-day at news of the death in Sydney of Lieut.-Col. R. G. Legge (Aust. Staff Corps),…

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Late Mr. R. Estell

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

Regret was expressed at last night's meeting of the Labor Council at the tragic death of the late Mr. R. Estell, who was killed by a railway engine…

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Obituary Mr. C. A. Bailey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 15

Mr. Clifford Arnold Bailey, sixth son of late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bailey, of West Maitland, died at his residence, Mitchell-street, Tighe's Hill. He is…

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Obituary Mr. John Anderson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 11

The funeral of Mr. John Anderson, of 132 Maitland-road, Islington, moved from Broadmeadow yesterday to the Presbyterian section of Sandgate Cemetery…

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Obituary Sergeant R. J. Estell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

The funeral of Sergeant R. J. Estell, late of the 30th Battalion, A.I.F., took place on Saturday, from Broadmeadow. Colonel F. Street, with Captains Field…

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Death of Mr. L. R. Scammell Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 9

Advice was received in Sydney yesterday by F. H. Faulding and Co. Ltd., of the death in Adelaide of Mr. L. R. Scammell Chairman of Directors. Aged 82,…

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Military Funeral at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 6

Gunner Robert Felix Lamb, of Boundary-street, Roseville, was given a military funeral at Maitland to-day. The funeral left the Maitland…

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Death of Mr. W. H. Leeder

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 6

Mr. W. H. Leeder, who was a well-known figure in Newcastle business and sporting circles, died in a private hospital at Drummoyne yesterday aged 49…

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Obituary Mr. J. F. Hiddins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. John Francis Hiddins left his former home in Donald-street Hamilton, yesterday afternoon. Rev. A. J. Gould conducted the service…

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Three Gunners Dead Army Truck Smash at Keinbah Military Funeral at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

Two more men injured when a military truck skidded and overturned at Keinbah, between Greta and Cessnock, on Sunday afternoon, are dead…

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Military Funeral Victim of Keinbah Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 11

Led by a police escort, the military funeral of Gunner Robert Felix Lamb, 24, of Boundary-street, Roseville, moved from the Maitland Hospital to St. Mary's…

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Obituary Mr. M. H. Marks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 11

Mr. Mark Henry Marks, who died at Islington last week, was a native of Bristol. He arrived in Newcastle in 1885 and joined the staff of William Arnott,…

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Greta Pensioners' Funeral Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 9

At a meeting of Greta branch of the Pensioners' Association delegates explained the position of the finances in the funeral fund. It was stated that…

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