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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1942

314 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 16

Obituary Rev. H. Willings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1942 · page 6

Rev. Horace Willings, Congregational minister and chaplain to the forces, died in hospital at Bowen, Queensland. He passed through…

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Obituary Miss Maude Carey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 4

Miss Maude Carey, a past President of the Newcastle Business and Professional Women's Club, a prominent member of the Y.W.C.A. and…

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Obituary Mr. A. J. Barr

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 5

Mr. A. J. Barr, of Cromwell-street, New Lambton, whose funeral took place from St. Philip's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, was 35. He had…

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Military Funeral for Duke of Kent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Aug. 26.—Fifteen bodies have been recovered from the Sunderland flying-boat in which the Duke of Kent lost his life yesterday when it crashed in the mountain highlands of Northern…

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Britain Mourns Death of Duke of Kent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 26.—Britain to-day mourns the death of the Duke of Kent, who was killed yesterday when a Sunderland flying-boat in which he was travelling crashed in Northern Scotland…

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Obituary Rev. F. F. Wheaton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 4

Rev. F. F. Wheaton, minister of Brown-street Congregational Church from 1929 to 1938, died in Sydney on Monday after a long illness. Mr…

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Collected for Fake Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: A collection among workmates to help pay the expenses of the "funeral" of a man a wife, who was alive, was the basis…

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Obituary Mr. M. Lynch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. Matthew Lynch took place from Newcastle, following a service conducted by Rev. C. E. Thomas. The interment was made at…

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Obituary Mr. Leslie T. Turnbull

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1942 · page 4

The youngest son of Thomas Turnbull, who was a pioneer business man at Wallsend, Mr. Leslie T. Turnbull, licensee of the Commercial Hotel,…

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Moving Scenes At Funeral Of Duke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 3

LONDON, August 30.—The funeral of the late Duke of Kent took place in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on…

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Obituary Mrs. M. E. Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 4

Mrs. Margaret Ellen Ball, of Bowman-street, Singleton, died in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah. The relict of Mr. Frank Ball,…

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Late Mr. J. T. McCann

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 2

The death of Mr. John Thomas McCnnn occurred at his home, 26 Carrington Parade, New Lambton, after a brief illness. He was a…

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Obituary Mr. G. Charlton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 5

For 63 years a resident of Merewether, Mr. George Charlton died on August 25 after a brief illness. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. E…

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Obituary Mr. J. T. McCANN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 4

Mr. J. T. McCann died at his home, New Lambton, after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Mr. R. McCann, New Lambton, and…

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Obituary Mrs. J. E. Hutton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 4

Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Hutton, who died suddenly at her home in Hunter-street, East Maitland, was 73. She had long and active service as a…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Davies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1942 · page 4

Mrs. Margaret Davies, who died at the age of 81 at her residence, De Vitre-street, Lambton, was born at Ballarat, Victoria. She had lived…

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Obituary Mrs. V. Edwards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 4

Mrs. Virginia Edwards of Brighton avenue, Toronto, wife of the late Mr. G. E. Edwards, a former President of Kearsley Shire…

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Death of English Soccer Player

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 6

Mr. R. Miller, of Zara-street, Newcastle East, said yesterday that English papers received recently referred to the death of the well-known Soccer…

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Obituary Mr. W. J. Nord

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 3

Mr. William James Nord died at the age of 77 at his home at Nord's Wharf, where he was born. As a young man, he lived at Carrington…

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Death of Mrs. J. L. Lewis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 3

WASHINGTON, September 9.—The death is announced of Mrs. John L. Lewis, wife of the Labour leader…

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