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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1943

338 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 17

More Restrictions on Funeral Transport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—A National Security Regulation gazetted to-night prohibits any funeral director carrying the remains of a deceased person…

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Obituary Mr. J. H. Richardson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1943 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. John Henry Richardson took place to Beresfield Crematorium. Rev. W. Brown, of St. Mark's Church of England,…

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Obituary Mrs. A. O'connell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 4

The funeral of Mrs. Amelia O'Connell left her home at Rothbury for St. Brigid's Catholic Church, Branxton, where Requiem Mass was…

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Obituary Mr. Joseph H. Wilson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 3

Becoming ill when on a holiday, Mr. Joseph H. Wilson, of Wallsend, died in the Kogarah Hospital after an operation. He was 63 and…

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Obituary Mr. John Johnstone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. John Johnstone, of Alfred-street, Newcastle, left Hamilton on Saturday. Rev. A. M. Sanders (Central Methodist…

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Obituary Mr. William J. Horne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 4

Mr. William John Horne, who died suddenly at his home in Longworth-avenue Wallsend, was President of Newcastle branch of the Shop…

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Obituary Mr. R. S. Blakey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1943 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. R. S. Blakey, one of the founders of the eight-hour movement in Newcastle, took place on Saturday from Maryville…

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Children Follow Accident Victims' Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

Young school and church friends of the five children killed when a flare bomb exploded acted as pallbearers and marched with their funeral. The five victims were buried in a common grave at Sandgate Cemetery…

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Obituary Thomas Philip Prince

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 4

Representatives of the Returned Soldiers' League, the British Ex-servicemen's Legion, the Naval and Military Veterans' Association, and…

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Obituary Mr. W. P. Connor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. William Patrick Connor, who died at his home, Main-road, Abermain, took place to Beresfield Crematorium. He was…

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Late Mr. S. R. Nicholls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. S H. Nicholls, Bolton-street, took place yesterday, from the Newcastle Cathedral, where a service was conducted by Rev. R…

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Mr. Stirrup's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

Sir,—A wrong impression has been given by an observation at an inquest that I had paid the funeral expenses of Mr. R. ("Bobby")…

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Obituary Mr. J. Ross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 4

The funeral of Mr James Ross, of Dent-street, Merewether, was to the Crematorium at Beresfield. Rev. A. R. McVittie conducted services…

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Obituary Mr. D. P. Shedden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

Mr. D. P. Shedden, who died on Sunday, was born at Islington 57 years ago. He was a son of the late Mr. A. Shedden, a former mayor…

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Death of Mrs. J. B. Brown

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 2

Mrs. Cornelia Elizabeth Brown widow of the late Captain James Balfour Brown, of Newcastle, died at her home at Wentworth…

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Obituary Mr. J. W. M. Taylor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

After a brief illness, Mr. Joseph William Megson Taylor, of Tighe-street, Waratah, died at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah. Mr…

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Death Of Austrian Nazi

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—Vienna newspapers report the death on the Russian front of Fridolin Glaus, an Austrian Nazi who led…

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Obituary Mr. O. Davis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 4

Mr. Oliver Davis, of Stockton, died at his home after a short illness. He was 85. Mr. Davis was born at Davistown, which was named after…

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Coroner's Comments at Inquest Death of Five Children in Lake Explosion

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

The apathy of the general public towards gaining knowledge to combat things which might occur in war time, was condemned to-day by the Newcastle District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) when he held the inquest into the deaths of…

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Obituary Mr. W. H. Elliott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 3

The funeral of Mr. William Henry Elliott left his home in Bourke-street, Carrington, for the Methodist cemetery, Sandgate. Rev. A. J. Simson…

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