Late E. J. Tait's Funeral
SYDNEY: Actors, stage hands, directors and bankers stood side by side this morning at a funeral service to the late E J. Tait. More than…
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Obituaries & funerals, 1947
331 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 17
Death of Mr. E. J. Tait
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. E. J. Tait, who introduced John Barrymore to Australia, died at his Point Piper home yesterday…
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SYDNEY: Members of Warwick Armstrong's famous 1921 team, including Warren Bardsley. T. J. Andrews, C. G. Macartney. H. L…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gipsy Queen's Funeral Was Colorful Ceremony
SYDNEY: Four car loads of gipsy mourners from Queensland and Victoria arrived at the Sterio's camp on the North Brighton tip early today to attend the burial of the Queen of the Sterio Tribe…
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BRISBANE.—Police are investigating the mysterious death of an elderly passenger on the immigrant ship Haleakala shortly after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former Test Cricketers at Armstrong Funeral
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The funeral of Warwick Armstrong to-day was attended by members of his famous 1921 cricketing team…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Argument Held Up Funeral Of Gipsy Queen
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An argument about who was to carry the coffin delayed for several minutes the funeral to-day of the queen of the gipsy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Obituary Mr. G. M. Westgarth
Mr. George Mansfield Westgarth, solicitor, who died at Scone, was 66 He had practised for nearly 40 years. He was a son of the late Mr. George…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Obituary Mr. W. Gibbs
Mr. William Gibbs, who died at Mayfield, was 64. Born in Bristol England, he came to Australia 26 years ago to be among…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Death of Famous U.s. Song Writer
NEW YORK, July 16. A.A.P.—The death is announced at Santa Monica (California) of Walter Donaldson, 53, song writer and composer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bees Hastened Death Of Their Keeper "Herald" Service
LONDON, July 16.—Thousands of angry bees tangled in his long white beard, made a necklace of death for 93-year-old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Obituary Mr. J. Stott
Mr. James Stott died after a short illness at the Convalescent Home, New Lambton, at the age of 71 He was born at Brechin (Scotland),…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Obituary Mr. C. A. Morris
Mr. Charles Adams Morris, who was born at Dunolly, Singleton, 64 years ago, and lived there all his life, died in Dangar Cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gypsies Sleep In Cars On Way From Funeral
Gypsies of the Sterio tribe, returning from the funeral of "queen" Mary Sterio in Sydney, spent last night in Newcastle. MR. TONY MORGANS, of Holland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Obituary Mr. D. Jenness
Mr. David Jenness, who died after a long illness, was born at Wallsend. He moved to Abermain 28 years ago, and was employed as a miner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Manager of Dunlop Rubber Co
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Mr. Wallace Andrew Bartlett, General Manager of Dunlop Rubber Co. in Australia for the past 12 years, died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fantastic Story Behind Death Of Burglar Blown Up By Own Bomb
SYDNEY: Police investigating the death of William Rutherford Chittem, the 19-year-old criminal who was blown up by his own bomb while robbing a Surry Hills factory early on Friday, have pieced together a fantastic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Of Tunney's Manager
NEW YORK, July 22. A.A.P.—Billy Gibson, 71, manager of Gene Tunney and the late Benny Leonard, when they were world boxing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Death Of "Richest Killer"
LONDON, Saturday: "The wealthiest killer ever," is how the "Evening Standard" headlines the account of the death from a seizure and haemorrhage in Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum of Thomas John Ley, 67, former Minister of Justice in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Obituary Mr. R. L. Hughes
Mr. Roy Lewis Hughes died on Monday at Narraweema Hospital, Gloucester, aged 36. Mr. Hughes, who was born at…
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