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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1945

321 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 17

Obituary Mrs. E. F. Macalister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 7

Mrs. Eva Florence Macalister, who died at her residence at Stockton, was the widow of Captain C. A. Macalister, Shipping Inspector of…

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Obituary Mrs. Cecilia Sanders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 5

Rev. G. G. Eddy, of New Lambton Presbyterian Church, officiated at the funeral of Mrs. Cecilia Sanders, whose death took place on…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Stewart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 4

Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart, wife of Mr. James Stewart, of Weston, died on June 9, aged 59 years. She came from Essington, County Durham,…

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Death Of Mr. E. Garratt

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 7

Mr. Ernest Garratt, licensee of the Chelmsford Hotel, Kurri, died in his sleep last night. He was 68 and one of the…

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Obituary Mr. Ernest Garratt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 5

Mr. Ernest Garratt, licensee of the Chelmsford Hotel, Kurri Kurri, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning…

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Late Mr. W. Mitchell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 4

Born at Stockton in 1888, Mr. William Mitchell, of Adamstown, who died on June 11, was an employee of the Newcastle Council for 20 years…

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Death of Admiral Muirhead-Gould

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON, June 29. A.A.P.—Rear-Admiral Muirhead-Gould died from a heart attack on Tuesday and was buried at sea to-day with naval…

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Obituary Mr. C. F. Buxton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. C. F. Buxton, a former employee of the public Works Department, was to the Church of England portion of…

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Death of Centenarian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday.—1 Mrs. May Ann Blakeney, who spent all her life in Tasmania and celebrated her 101st birthday in April, died to-day…

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Obituary Mrs. Margaret Otto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 6

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Hall Otto took place on Sunday, the cortege moving from her residence in Miller-street, Cessnock, to the…

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Two Mines Stop on Hearing of Death of Prime Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY.— About 610 miners at Corrimal and Bulli stopped work to-day as a gesture to the late Prime Minister. Employers said coal loss…

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P.M. Passes Peacefully Australia Mourns Death Of John Curtin

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA: John Curtin, Australia's greatest wartime Prime Minister, died this morning at the age of 60 years. He passed away in his sleep, peacefully and without pain, in the early hours of a bleak, cold Canberra morning…

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Mr. Baddeley Will Fly to Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) will fly to Perth to attend Mr. Curtin's funeral…

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Obituary Mrs. P. J. Telfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 6

Mrs. Phoebe Jane Telfer died at her residence, Fifth-street, Boolaroo, at the age of 60. Born in Sydney, she went to Boolaroo 44 years ago,…

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Sunday Ban Lifted for State Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Friday.—A special meeting of Karrakatta Cemetery Board because of the national importance of the occasion, has suspended the…

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Obituary Mr. R. M. Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 4

Mr. Raymond Maitland Hill, managing clerk of Messrs. T. A. Hill and Son, solicitors, of West Maitland, died in Maitland Hospital early…

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Death of Well-known Sculptor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The well-known Australian sculptor Mr. J. E Moorfield died at his Roseville home yesterday of heart failure. He was…

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Scenes At Funeral Of Mr. Curtin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

PERTH, Monday: Mourn-ers lined almost every yard of the 3½ mile route of the late John Curtin's funeral…

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Obituary Mr. S. B. Yates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

Mr. Samuel Benjamin Yates, who was radiologist at Cessnock District Hospital for 15 years, died suddenly at his home in Cessnock on Friday…

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Mr. Curtin Rests Near Gums, Pines 100,000 At Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Sunday.—Mr. Curtin was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery close to beautiful bushland at 3.30 p.m. to-day. His grave is surrounded by gum trees and pines…

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