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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1947

331 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 17

Obituary Mr. T. H. Davis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 6

Mr. Thomas Henry Davis died at his home in Brookes-parade, Belmont, aged 82. Burn at Wallsend, he went to…

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Police Tribute To Late Mr. Joseph

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 2

As a tribute from the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay), a motor-cycle escort preceded the funeral cortege of the late Mr. Albert Joseph, Managing…

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Obituary Mr. George Evans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

Mr. George Evans, who died at the age of 82, had lived in Merewether for 63 years. He was born in Shropshire. He…

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Sir Archdale Parkhill Dead; State Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sir Archdale Parkhill, K.C.M.G., died in Sydney to-day, aged 68. He will be accorded a State funeral on Saturday morning…

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Obituary Mr. J. A. McKENZIE

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

Mr. John Alexander McKenzie died at Fleet-street, Branxton, aged 81. He was born in Goulburn. Before coming to the Hunter River…

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State Funeral For Sir Archdale Parkhill

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Sir Archdale Parkhill, former Federal Cabinet Minister, who died on Thursday, was buried today with full State honors…

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Obituary Mr. James Charles Davies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 7

One of the oldest residents of Stockton—Mr. James Charles Davies, senr.—died at his home in Fullerton-street, Stockton, on Tuesday night, aged 90…

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Funeral of Sir Archdale Parkhill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Federal and State Governments and the Army and Navy were represented at the State funeral in Sydney of Sir Archdale…

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Arrest Over Death Of Aged Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives to-day arrested a man in Surry Hills and charged him at Darlinghurst police station with the manslaughter of…

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Obituary Mr. T. C. Stratford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 4

Thomas Charles (Paddy) Stratford died at his home, Robb-street, Belmont, at the age of 57. He was born at Miller's Forest, and lived at…

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Obituary Mrs. J. G. Dick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 7

Mrs. Jane Gibson Dick, who died at her home, George-street, Belmont, was 76. Born at West Calder (Scotland),…

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OBITUARY Mr. T. M. MILLER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 6

Mr. Thomas McLennan Miller, who died in Newcastle Hospital, was 92. He had lived in Pearson-street, Lambton, for 35 years…

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Collapses, Dies at Friend's Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 2

TAMWORTH , Thursday.—An elderly man collapsed and died at the grave of an old friend, whose funeral he was attending at Tamworth Cemetery this…

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Funeral Of Late Father Watson

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 3

The funeral of the late Father Bertram Hugh Watson, parish priest at Raymond Terrace since 1944, took place this morning after Requiem…

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Obituary Rev. Father B. H. Watson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 4

Rev. Father Bertram Hugh Watson, who died at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital yesterday, was a Tobruk Rat. He served as a chaplain for four…

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Death of Gallipoli Commander

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).—The death occurred yesterday, at the age of 94, of General Sir Ian Hamilton. He had been seriously…

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Obituary Mr. A. J. McKEE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 5

Mr. Alexander John McKee, engineer in charge of Singleton depot of the Main Roads Department until he entered long service leave earlier this…

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Death of Lord Passfield

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 6

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).—The death is announced at the age of 88 of Lord Passfield, world famous Socialist writer, better known as…

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Obituary Mr. R. Morgan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 4

Mr. Ruel Morgan, who died at his home in Gordon-avenue, Hamilton, was 54. He was a returned soldier from World War I., and lived in Newcastle…

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Obituary Mr. R. E. Adnum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1947 · page 7

Mr. Richard Edward Adnum, 72, who died at his home in Aberdeen, had lived in the Aberdeen district for 45 years. He had been a carrying…

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