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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1944

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Obituary Mr. B. Williams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 4

Mr. Bennett Williams. of Redhead, who died suddenly at the home of his daughter (Mrs. T. Whitehead, at Epping) was 87. He was born at…

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Death of Lady Clark

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 2

HOBART, Tuesday.—Lady Clark, wife of the Governor of Tasmania (Sir Ernest Clark), died to-day in a private hospital in Hobart…

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Obituary Mr. S. Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 5

Mr. Samuel Hobart died suddenly at his residence at Limeburner's Creek on August 25, aged 58. Mr. Hobart was born at Deep…

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Late Mr. McLauchlin Had Many Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 8

After a long illness, Mr. Walter John McLauchlin, master baker, died at his home, West Maitland, yesterday. He was 80…

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Obituary Mr. William Eaton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 6

Mr. William Eaton, of Russell-road, New Lambton, who was killed at Burwood colliery, was cremated at Beresfield Crematorium…

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Obituary Mr. D. McINNES

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 4

The funeral of Mr. D. McInnes, of Newcastle, took place yesterday, to Sandgate. Rev. W. Young, of Hamilton Presbyterian Church,…

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Obituary Mr. T. R. Quinn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1944 · page 4

Mr. T. R. Quinn, who died in Newcastle on Sunday, for years had been engaged in business on the coalfields. The interment was made…

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Obituary Captain J. Cowper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 5

Captain John Cowper of the Union S.S. Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., died in Sydney on Tuesday. He was 92 His identity with shipping was…

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Obituary Mr. Thomas E. Osborn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Edmund Osborn, a well-known identity of Miller's Forest, died in Newcastle Hospital yesterday…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Le Cornu

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1944 · page 6

The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Le Cor[?] of Selwyn-street, Merewether, was from the Merewether Baptist Church to Sandgate Cemetery. Rev. R. W…

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Obituary Mrs. Blanche Mason

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 3

Mrs. Blanche Mason, wife of Mr. G. Mason, of Metcalfe-street, Wallsend, who died at the age of 29, was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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Late Mr. J. Hatcher

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 2

The funeral of the late Mr. John Hatcher took place this week at Branxton. He was born at' Melville, West Maitland, 76 years ago…

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Obituary Mr. G. A. Cornish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 4

Mr. George Alexander Cornish died suddenly at his home at Power-street. Islington, at the age of 87. He lived in the district for over 40…

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Death Of Railway Employee

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

Edward Stafford. King's Road. Tighe's Hill, a fettler in the NSW Railways, collapsed while working on a stack of coal at Port…

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Obituary Mr. F. Williams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 4

Mr. Francis Williams, a resident of New Lambton for 76 years, 64 years of which he lived in the one house, died after a short illness…

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Obituary Mr. G. H. Vincer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 4

Mr. George Henry Vincer, who died at the Minister Misericordiac Hospital on Wednesday in his 74th year, was one of the oldest…

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Death of Former Royal Physician

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Sept. 24. A.A.P.—The death is announced of Sir Humphry Rolleston, who attended King George V. during his serious illness in 1928…

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Obituary Mrs. Annie A. Hibbert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 5

Mrs. Annie Amelia Hibbert died recently at Stockton. She was born at Shoalhaven in 1867, and lived at Stockton for 26 years. At a service…

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Obituary Mr. J. G. Barlett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 5

Mr. John George Barlett died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Williams, Belmont, in his 82nd year. He was born at Forbes, and came…

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Patriots Attend Comrades' Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 4

PATRIOTS: Lean through privation, these members of the French Forces of the Interior are taking part in a funeral service at Chartres for comrades who gave their lives to liberate the town…

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