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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1945

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Obituary Mrs. J. D. Roberts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 4

Mrs. Elizabeth Teresa Roberts died in Wallsend Hospital after a sudden illness. Mrs. Roberts, who was 33. was the only child of Mr. and…

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London Service for Late Mr. Curtin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday. — Australia House is arranging; a memorial service to the late John Curtin at Westminster Abbey next Wednesday…

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Obituary Mr. Stewart Neve

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 4

Mr. Stewart Neve, son of the late Mr. Walter Neve, died at his residence, Cleary-street, Hamilton, on Monday. He was 67…

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Obituary Mr. G. Wesley Young

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 5

Mr. G. Wesley Young, who was Newcastle manager of Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. from 1930 to 1936, was killed in a…

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Death of Colonel G. J. Burnage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 6

Colonel Granville John Burnage, V.D. C.B., who commanded the 13th Battalion at Gallipoli, died yesterday at his residence at Carey Bay,…

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Obituary Mr. W. V. Cochrane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 5

Mr. William Valentine Cochrane, who died at his residence. Church-street, Newcastle, on July 6, was 76 years of age. Born at Miller's…

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Death Of Oldest N.S.W. Clergyman

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Rev. Arthur Killworth. M.A. said to be the oldest clergyman in N.S.W., died this morning in St. Luke's Hospital at the age…

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Obituary Mr. R. Jordan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 4

Mr. Robert Jordan died at his residence, Hobart-road, New Lambton, on July 12, at the age of 84 He was born in the Country of…

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Police Inquiry Into Death of Girl Corporal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Inquiries are now being made in New South Wales and South Australia by police investigating the death of Corporal…

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Obituary Mr. A. E. Hobson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 4

Mr. Albert Edward Hobson, of Peel-street, Swansea, died on July 7, aged 47. Born at Maryborough (Queensland), he lived at Coogee…

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Sudden Death of Ambulance Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 2

While at Wallsend Hospital last night with a patient, Mr. Sylvanus Hitchens, Superintendent of Lake Macquarie Ambulance, collapsed. He…

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Funeral of Ambulance Officer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 4

Ambulance men and nurses from Wallsend Hospital pay their respects at the funeral of Mr. Sylvanus Hitchers, formerly Superintendent of the Lake Macquarie Ambulance…

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Death Of Veteran English Trainer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 12

LONDON Tuesday.—Veteran racehorse trainer the Hon. George Lambton died yesterday after a two-day coma. Lambton who trained 13…

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Obituary Mrs. W. D. Taylor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 6

Mrs. Wilhelmina Donald Taylor died in the Fettereairn Hospital, after a long illness. She was 42 and was born at Hamilton, where…

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Obituary Mr. R. Lonsdale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 6

Mr. Robert Lonsdale, late of New Lambton, died in Sydney, aged 77 years. Born in County Durham, England, he went to work in the mines…

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Late Mrs. Florence Chegwidden

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 6

Mrs. Florence Chegwidden, wife of Mr. W. Chegwidden. of Hetton-Bellbird Collieries Ltd., died in Newcastle at the weekend. The funeral…

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Obituary Mr. W. Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 3

Mr. W. Smith, of Hamilton, who was buried yesterday, was 88. He was born in Lancashire, England, and came to Australia in 1883. He…

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Obituary Mrs. Dorothea M. Millard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 5

Mrs. Dorothea M. Millard, who died at Waratah was the widow of Mr. G. W. millard for many years in practice with Mr. William Sparke,…

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Obituary Mr. John M. Schuck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 3

Mr. John Martin Schuck, of Turner-street, Georgetown, who died in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital at the age of 77, was an early…

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Sudden Death of Visitor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 7

Early this morning, John Thomas Gibson, 61, a ship's officer, of Bligh-street, Northbridge, collapsed and died in his room at the Great…

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