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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1947

331 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 17

500 Attend Funeral of Salvationist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—More than 500 people, mostly members of the Salvation Army, crowded Congress Hall, Elizabeth-street, to-day to pay…

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Obituary Mr. W. N. Cuthbertson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 5

Mr. William Neville Cuthbertson ded at his home in Neutral Bay on Sunday. Born in Newcastle in 1865, Mr…

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Obituary Mrs. J. M. Aubrey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 4

Mrs. Jessie McKinley Aubrey died at the home of her son, Thomas, at Vaucluse on July 27. Mrs. Aubrey was 79 and lived in…

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Wife And Son Only Mourners At Ley's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 3

LONDON, July 29, A.A.P.—The body of the murderer and former New South Wales Minister for Justice. Thomas John Ley, was taken…

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Death Of Sir Joseph Cook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sir Joseph Cook, a former Prime Minister of Australia, died in Sydney to-day. He was 87…

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Obituary Mr. W. S. Turner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 8

Mr. William Stanley Turner, who died suddenly at his home at Belmont, was 58. Born at Singleton, he lived there…

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Obituary Mr. S. R. Pain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 8

Stephen Robert Pain, of Bishop gate-street, Wickham, died in New Lambton Convalescent Home, aged 68. Mr. Pain fought with the London…

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Funeral Of Sir Joseph Cook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Government and diplomatic representatives were among the 500 mourners at the State funeral to-day of Sir Joseph Cook,…

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Obituary Mr. W. Viggers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 8

Mr. Walter Viggers, who died at Newcastle Hospital, was 81. He was born at Miles Green, Staffordshire, England and came to…

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Death Of Former Newcastle High School Headmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Headmaster of North Sydney Boy's High School, Mr. Robert Frederick Harvey, collapsed and died in his garden at…

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Poignant Scenes At Fire Victims' Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 6

LISMORE, Monday.—Poignant scenes were witnessed at the funeral to-day of the victims of the fire which wiped out a family of four at…

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Obituary Mr. H. J. Miner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 5

Mr. Henry Joseph Miner, who died aged 86, lived in Singleton for nearly 80 years. In the early days he was an…

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Pupils Form Guard of Honor at Teacher's Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: More than 700 pupils of North Sydney Boys' High School formed a guard of honor at the funeral of their headmaster, the late Mr…

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Bandsman's Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 8

The Newcastle City Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens' Band will play at the funeral of Mr. S. R. Blackwell tomorrow…

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Death Of Former Wallsend Mayoress

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 14

Mrs. Ellen Timmins, who was Mayoress of both Plattsburg and Wallsend, died at her home Boscawen Street, Wallsend, early this…

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Death Of Lithgow Centenarian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thursday.—Edward George Kelly, who died on Wednesday at the age of 100, was twice speared by blacks while droving cattle…

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Obituary Mr. David Hughes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. David Hughes, of Maitland-road, Sandgate, formerly of Waratah, took place on Monday to the Methodist portion of…

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Court Reference To Late Mr. Byrne, S.M.

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 2

In Newcastle Court today Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.M., referred to the death in Sydney of Mr. James Byrne, S.M…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Timmins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 4

Mrs. Ellen Himmins, who died at Wallsend, was born at Minmi 80 years ago. She lived at Wallsend since she was seven. She have in…

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Police Probe Death of Imbecile

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Police are investigating the death three weeks ago of a 34-year-old imbecile woman at the home of her mother…

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