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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1941

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Obituary Mr. H. J. Giggins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 12

Mr. Henry James Giggins, of "Motto," near Raymond Terrace, died at his home yesterday morning. He was 60 and was born at Tomago. He had followed dairy…

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Obituary Mr. Henry Hancock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 4

Mr. Henry Hancock, who died at the home of his son, Mr. W. Hancock, of Wallsend-street, Wallsend, with two other Wallsend residents, introduced the South…

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Death of Oil Magnate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 3

NEW YORK, August 2.—William Rhodes Davis, an international oil man, died at Houston (Texas). His operations attracted wide attention when figures of…

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Obituary Mr. W. C. Walker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 4

Mr. William Crosby Walker a former resident of Singleton, died at Northbridge, Sydney. In Singleton be conducted a motor garage business. Mr. Walker was a…

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Obituary Mr. J. Welch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

Mr. John Welch, who died at a city hotel at the week-end, was buried yesterday at Sandgate, Rev. C. E. Thomas, of St. John's Church of England, officiated…

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Killed on Way to Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 5

LISMORE, Tuesday.—While driving members of the Temple family to Casino this morning to attend the funeral of Michael Temple of Dob[?]es Bight, Mrs…

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Obituary Mr. J. Hyde

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 4

Mr. James Hyde, sub-foreman at Cardiff Workshops, died suddenly at his home in Bennett-avenue, New Lambton, at the age of 53. He arrived in…

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Death of Famous Jockey

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 14

LONDON, June 31. (Air Mail).— Stable-boy. Derby-winning Jockey husband of the late Mario Lloyd, fire-watcher, that, in brief, was the career…

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Obituary Mr. J. T. Hunter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 7

After a short illness, Mr. John Thomas Hunter, of Stockton, died yesterday morning. Mr. Hunter was born in Durham, England, and was in his 86th year…

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Death of Mr. T. H. Capewell

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

One of the best-known of the outstanding horticulturists in New South Wales. Mr. Thomas Henry Capewell, died at Wallsend to-day at the age…

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Obituary Mrs. Jane Shaw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 11

One of the oldest residents of Wallsend, Mrs. Jane Show, died suddenly last week at her home. She had spent her life of almost 78 years in Wallsend…

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Obituary Mr. T. H. Capewell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Henry Capewell, of Wallsend, widely known as a floriculturist and arboriculturist died yesterday in Wallsend Hospital at the age of 64. He had…

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Obituary Mr. T. H. Capewell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 5

Wallsend sporting bodies and Newcastle A.H. and I. Association were represented at the funeral of Mr. T. H. Capewell, well-known floriculturist and arboriculturist,…

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Obituary Mr. E. Stallard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. Edward Stallard left his home in Alworth-street. Merewether, for the Methodist cemetery at Sandgate. Rev. R. A. Bell officiated. Pallbearers…

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Death Of Former Test Cricketer

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 12

LONDON. Wednesday.—Robert Peel, former English Test cricketer, has died at the age of 84 years. (Famous Yorkshire all-rounder. Peel…

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Obituary Mr. C. N. Hallett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. Cecil Norman Hallett left his home in Bar Beach-avenue, Newcastle, for the Crematorium, at Beresfield, on August 6. Rev. Thomas…

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Obituary Mr. G. James

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 7

Mr. George James, who was 84, died at Newcastle Hospital on August 10 after a brief illness. Born in Wales, he came to Australia as a young man and settled…

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Death of Former English Test Cricketer

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Saturday.—Robert Peel, whose death was reported from London on Thursday at the age of 84. played in 20 Tests against Australia…

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Obituary Mr. John Lindsay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 7

Mr. J. A. M. Lindsay, who retired in 1931 from the service of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., died recently at Whyalla, at the age of 82. He was chief…

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£208 Credit in Funeral Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1941 · page 5

A credit balance of £208/5/9 was disclosed in the annual report of Maitland Unemployed and Relief Workers' Funeral Fund The report stated that in the year there were…

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