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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1943

338 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 17

Obituary Mr. W. T. Brain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1943 · page 6

Mr. W. T. Brain, of Tyrrell-street, Newcastle, died yesterday. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Brain had spent all his life…

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Obituary Mrs. M. A. Brown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, who died at her home off Dawson-street, Cook's Hill, was buried in the Methodist cemetery, Sandgate. Rev…

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Obituary Mrs. Agnes Woodland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 3

Mrs. Agnes Woodland, wife of Mr. Edward J. Woodland, of 44 Queen's-road, New Lambton, who died at Hamilton, was the eldest…

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Obituary Mrs. Leah Rennex

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 3

Mrs. Leah Rennex, wife of Mr. William Rennex, of Hall-street, Cessnock, died at Lane Cove. She was born in Staffordshire, England, and…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1943 · page 4

Mrs. Emily Ball died at her daughter's home, Park-street, Greta, after an illness of three months. The funeral was to Beresfield…

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Obituary Mr. C. H. Cotton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 3

Mr. Charles H. Cotton, of Dunbar-street, Stockton, died suddenly on Saturday night. The funeral took place yesterday to Beresfield…

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Obituary Mrs. Eva Hitchcock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 3

Mrs. Eva Hitchcock, of New Lambton, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. G. Chatfield, after a lengthy illness. She was 77…

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Obituary Mr. W. T. Rees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1943 · page 5

The death occurred yesterday of Mr. William Thomas Rees, one of the best-known men in the mining industry on the Northern field. Mr. Rees…

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Obituary Mr. William Cox

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 6

Mr. William Cox, who died recently, was born at Fullerton Cove 71 years ago. He was the youngest son of Mr. James Cox, a pioneer…

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Family Feud At Mother's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 4

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.—During the burial of his mother at Ridgewood cemetery Paul Topp, as the climax of a family quarrel, critically shot…

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Obituary L.a/c. R. Magrath

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 4

The funeral of L.A./C. Richard Magrath, R.A.A.F., of Ernest-street Belmont, who was accidently killed, was to the War Cemetery…

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Late Mr. W. A. A. Murray

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 4

Representatives of business and commercial interests in the city attended the funeral of Mr. W. A. A. Murray yesterday. Pall-bearers were…

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Ensure Pensioners' Funeral Benefits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Replying to Mr. James (Lab., Hunter), in the House of Representatives, the Minister for Health (Mr. Holloway)…

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Brigadier's Funeral in New Guinea

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 1

"SOLDIER, REST."—Brigadier R. B. Sutherland, killed in an aircraft accident in New Guinea, was buried in the cemetery at Soputa, scene of of the most bitter fighting in the New Guinea campaign. Brigadier Sutherland was Chief-of-Staff to Lieutenant-General Herring…

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Obituary Mr. G. W. Dawson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 4

Mr. George Waters Dawson died suddenly on Saturday. The interment took place on Monday, at the Congregational Cemetery, Sandgate,…

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Obituary Mr. P. Reid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 6

Mr. Peter Reid, who lived at Lambton for 55 years and at Swansea for five years, was buried in the Catholic Cemetery, Sandgate, Requiem Mass…

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Death of Sir William Sowden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Sir William Sowden, formerly editor and a proprietor of "The Register" newspaper, Adelaide, died to-day at his…

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Obituary Mr. Joseph Wellham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 3

Mr. Joseph Wellham died at his residence, Main-road, Fennell's Bay, Toronto. He was 65. Mr. Wellham was employed at the…

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Dubbo Man's Death Subject Of Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY—As a post-mortem has failed to establish the cause of death of a Dubbo resident, who died on Friday. the stomach…

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Obituary Mr. Leslie H. Gilson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 4

Mr. L. H. Gilson died at his home in Fullerton-street, Stockton. Born at Stockton 42 year ago, he had lived nearly all his life there. He was…

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