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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1940

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 21

Police Arrest Man Charge of Murder Made Death of Woman at Heddon Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 10

Police arrested a young man shortly before midnight last night and charged him with the murder of Mrs. Martha Miller, 63. at Heddon Greta on…

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Obituary Mrs. A. M. Horne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 2

The funeral of Mrs. Agnes May Horne, of Cesnock, took place on Wednesday afternoon. It moved from her residence in Comfort-avenue to the Church of England…

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Obituary Mr. G. Ford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. George Ford left his home in Rose-street. Merewether, for the Salvation Army hall, where a service was held by Captain Holley, and later…

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Death of Canadian General Ottawa, May 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 8

The death is announced of Major-Genera Harold Matthews, Adjutant-General of the Canadian Defence Forces since 1938. He served in the Great War, and was…

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In Appreciation Late Mrs. S. A. Leslie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 3

There are at least two organisations in Newcastle that will miss the interest and assistance of the late Mrs. S. A. Leslie. For nearly 25 years her efforts…

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Obituary Mr. Foster Reay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 12

Mr. Foster Reay, whose death occurred on April 29, at Stanmore, was widely known in the Newcastle district. A member of a well-known Newcastle…

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Death of Mrs. S. A. LESLIE Well-known Charity Worker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 10

Newcastle has lost one of its best known charity workers by the death of Mrs. S. A. Leslie, whose funeral too place yesterday to the Church of England…

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Death of Well-known Raymond Terrace Resident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

One of the best-known residents of Raymond Terrace, Mr. Charles Henry Boots, died yesterday at the age of 80 years. Widespread regret at his death was…

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Obituary Mr. C. H. Boots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 6

One of the oldest residents of Raymond Terrace, in Charles Henry Boots, died to-day, aged 80. He had lived in Raymond Terrace all his life. He was a building…

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Death of Former Rugby Players Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 May 1940 · page 8

Two former Rugby Union identities died in Sydney yesterday. Mr. Reg. Harris, a former interstate player, died in a private hospital…

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Obituary Mrs. Jessie Steinmetz Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1940 · page 16

Mrs. Jessie Steinmetz, mother of Mrs. G. Forbes and Mrs. W. Hawkins, died to-night. She was 89. Mrs. Hawkins is the wife of the President of the Manning…

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Obituary Mr. A. B. Croft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 12

Mr. Arthur B. Croft, of Toronto, died in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital yesterday afternoon. He had been ill for about three months…

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Death of Mrs. David Lloyd, Senior

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 7

The death occurred this morning, after a short illness, of Mrs. David Lloyd Snr., formerly Mayoress of Merewether on a number of…

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Death of French General Paris, May 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 6

The death is announced of General Adolphe Guillaumat, at the age of 77 years. He was Chief of Cabinet of the Ministry of War in 1914, and…

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Obituary Mr. A. B. Croft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 7

There was a large attendance at the funeral yesterday of Mr. Arthur B. Croft of Toronto, who died on Sunday. Mr. Croft, who was nearly 65, was born in…

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Obituary Mrs. D. Lloyd, Sen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the funeral yesterday of Mrs. David Lloyd, sen., of Merewether and Adamston. The funeral left the residence of her son,…

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Death of Two Children Sad Inquiry at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 11

The deaths of two small children. Melva Joan Groves, aged four years and three months, and her brother Maxwell Groves,…

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Obituary Mrs. G. J. Russell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 13

Mrs. Russell, wife of the Deputy President of the Port Stephens Shire (Cr. G. J. Russell), died after a brief illness at her home at Williamtown. She had…

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Obituary Mr. John Dixon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1940 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. John Dixon, of Belmont, left funeral parlours at Broadmeadow on Friday afternoon for into Methodist Cemetery, Sandgate. Rev…

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Late Mr. F.c. Sandall

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 7

There was a large attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. Fred Charles Sandall, which left his late residence, 5 Parkview-street,…

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