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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1946

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Obituary Mr. L. J. Griffiths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 7

Men prominent in the industrial life of Newcastle, with B.H.P. employees and representative citizens, attended the funeral of Mr. L. J…

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Late Mr. W. F. Harvey

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 3

Mr. William Frederick Harvey of "Sunvale," King Street, died in Newcastle Hospital yesterday afternoon. The late Mr. Harvey, who…

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Magistrate's Decision In Funeral Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 4

In the Newcastle Small Debts Court today, Mr. Carr-Boyd, S.M., said he had no jurisdiction to decide a claim for £10 10s by Ada E. Watts, Southon…

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Late Mr. W. McIntyre 57 Years in Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 4

Mr. William McIntyre, a resident of Merewether for 57 years, died suddenly last night and will be buried in the Methodist Cemetery, Sandgate,…

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Obituary Mr. L. L. Price

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 5

Mr. Lewis Leslie Price, who died at Newcastle Hospital, was the only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Price, of Wallsend, where he was…

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Obituary Mr. W. Downie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. William Downie, who died at the age of 61, was from St. Philip's Church to Beresfield, Crematorium. Rev. R…

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Late Mr. Weaver's Estate Worth £1189

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Probate of the will of the late R. W. D. Weaver, former Leader of the State Opposition, was granted in the Supreme…

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Obituary Mr. G. Randall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 4

Mr. G. Randall, who was Teralba's oldest male resident, died aged 89. He was born at Strathhalban, South Australia, and in his early days…

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Obituary Mr. W. Ballantyne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 5

Mr. William Ballantyne, who died in the Maitland Hospital, where he was an inmate for some time, was a native of the Hunter Valley. His…

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Obituary Mr. J. A. Appleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 4

Mr. James Arthur Appleton, who died in the Kurri Kurri Hospital at the age of 69, was a native of Warrington, Lancashire, England. He…

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Obituary Mr. W. J. Jenkins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. Walter John Jenkins, fireman, who was killed on Monday night when the Milk Express, running from Taree to…

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Mystery Surrounds Death Of Australians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 3

BATAVIA, April 19. A.A.P.—Mystery surrounds the ambush of a party of Australian war crimes investigators near Buitenzorg, 30 miles south…

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Obituary Mr. Phillip Smith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 6

Mr. Phillip Smith, of East Branxton, died in Maitland Hospital after a brief illness at the age of 71. He was a native of the Hunter Valley,…

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Obituary Sister Blanche Cresswick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 7

The death occurred at Bankstown of Sister Blanche Cresswick, who was sister-in-charge of the Convalescent Home, New Lambton, for many…

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Obituary Mr. Lance Powell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 8

Mr. Lance Powell was fatally injured when he was thrown from a military truck near Tamworth. He was 27 years of age and was the…

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Obituary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 7

Mr. Edward William Eade, of Martendale-street, Wallsend, collapsed at work at Wallsend Hospital, and died within a few hours. He was 59…

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Death of Sussex All-rounder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 12

LONDON, April 26. A.A.P.—The former Sussex all-rounder, Joe Vine, died aged 69. Vine played between 1890 and 1922,…

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Obituary Mr. R. W. Tricker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

Mr. Robert Walter Tricker, who died on Saturday after a brief illness, was 79. Residents of Speers Point, where he lived for 17 years, knew…

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Obituary Rev. G. B. Stephenson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 4

Speaking at the funeral service of Rev. Godfrey Broughton Stephenson at St. Paul's Church of England, Maitland, yesterday, the Bishop of…

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Death of Red Cross Worker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 6

Mrs. Agnes Brian, president of New Lambton Red Cross, died in Wallsend Hospital yesterday afternoon…

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