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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1942

314 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 16

Obituary Mrs. R. Emmas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 6

Mrs. R. Emmas has died, aged 77. Born at West Maitland. she lived at Aberdare for 25 years, and spent the last 11 years at Swansea. The…

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Obituary Mr. R. Butler

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. Richard (Dick) Butler, caretaker of Lambton Mechanics' Institute, took place on Saturday to Beresfield Crematorium…

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Retiring Miners to Pay Funeral Dues

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 3

Abermain No. 2 Miners' Lodge has discontinued the practice of paying the funeral dues of pensioner members…

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Obituary Mrs. M. B. Pankhurst

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 8

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Belle Pankhurst left her home at Mayfield for Beresfield Crematorium. Mrs. Pankhurst was 61. Pallbearers were…

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Von Reichenau's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 23.—Reich-Marshal Goering delivered the oration at the funeral ceremony of Field-Marshal von Reichenau, held at the Arsenal…

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Obituary Mr. R. Burns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 4

The funeral at Mr. Robert Burns, of Seaham-street, Estellville, West Wallsend, left his residence for the Beresfield Crematorium. Services were…

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Death of Woman Author

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

The death has occurred at a Neutral Bay private hospital of Mrs. Dorothy Badgery, well known as Dorothy Wall, author of…

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Obituary Mr. Andrew Whitehead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 6

Memories have been awakened of the almost forgotten "Geordie" game of quoits by the death of Mr. Andrew Whitehead, Wallsed…

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Obituary Mr. C. Thomson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 4

Mr. Charles Thomson, of Swansea. has died at the age of 53, Mr. Thomson was born at Camden. He worked in the mines at West…

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Obituary Mrs. L. M. Whitehead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 4

An old resident of Lambton, Mrs. Lucy Margaret Whitehead, died recently in Wallsend Hospital. She was 71. Her husband, Mr. William…

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Obituary Mr. J. H. Sanderson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 5

Mr. John Henry Sanderson, Secretary of Newcastle branch of the United Operative Bricklayers' Society, who died suddenly on…

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Son Killed Shortly Before Mother's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.—The funeral of Mrs. F. Bartley fixed for this afternoon in South Brisbane was postponed until to-morrow owing to the…

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Obituary Mr. J. B. Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. John Baxter Smith, of Flemings Terrace, Newcastle, took place on Saturday. He was buried in the Church of England…

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Death of Admiral Fuller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 3.—The death is announced of Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller. who was Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1930…

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Obituary Mrs. Gallegos

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 5

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Jane Gallegos moved from the residence in Hopkins-street, Merewether, to the Catholic portion of Sandgate…

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Woman on Murder Charge Attends Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.— Under police escort. Catherine Mary Thompson (41). Who has been charged with the murder of her husband. Horace…

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Obituary Mr. C. Carlyon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 8

Mr. Charles Carlyon, 59, of Broadmeadow-road, Broadmeadow, died suddenly on January 28. Mr. Carlyon was one of the…

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Late Mr. H. H. Peters

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 3

The esteem in which the late Mr. Horace H. Peters. son of Alderman and Mrs. E R. J. Peters of New Lambton, was held…

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Obituary Mr. H. H. Peters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 4

The funeral took place at Wallsend yesterday of Mr. Horace H. Peters, elder son of Aid. and Mrs. E. R. J. Peters, of New Lambton…

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Obituary Mrs. Susie P. Scott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

The eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. O'Donnell, Mrs. Susie P. Scott, of Hannah-street. Wallsend, who died recently in Wallsend…

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