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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1950

296 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 15

State Funeral For Dooley

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY.—A State Funeral is expected to be arranged for a former Premier, Mr. James Dooley (72), who died last night…

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Funeral of Mr. Leo Walkley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

The funeral yesterday of Mr. Lance William (Leo) Walkley, 54, who died suddenly on Sunday morning, was attended by…

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State Funeral For Ex-Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. James Dooley, a former Labour Premier of New South Wales, will be accorded a State funeral to-morrow…

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State Funeral Of Late James Dooley

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 9

SYDNEY.—Parliamentarians and leaders of Sydney's business, legal and professional Community attended the State…

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Early Labour Members At State Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State funeral to-day of Mr. James Dooley, a former Premier of New South Wales, who died, aged 72,…

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Obituary Mrs. E. M. Jenner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

Mrs. E. M. Jenner, wife of Ald. G. Jenner, who died on Christmas Eve at Royal Newcastle Hospital, after an illness of five weeks, was…

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R.S.L. Considering Funeral Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

Because of the high cost of funerals State Congress of the Returned Servicemen's League would consider the formation of a…

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Obituary Mr. R. Johnston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. Robert Johnston left Alice-street, Merewether, for the Crematorum, Beresfield. Rev. C. Keir,…

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Son For Trial On Death Of Mother

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Harold William Plummer, 57, was committed for trial on a charge of having murdered his mother, Mary…

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Death of Husband of Gracie Fields

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.): Monty Banks, film director husband of Gracie Fields, died suddenly in a train near Sempioni, Italy, yesterday while he and his wife were on their way to their home at…

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Obituary Mrs. R. Campbell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

Mrs. R. (Joyce) Campbell who died on December 27, at the Royal North Shore Hospital, was the only daughter of Mrs. E. Middleton and…

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Premier's Tribute To Late Mr. Fallon

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY: The sudden death of former Queensland secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (Mr. C. G. Fallon) had…

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Funeral Service on Birubi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 3

Rev. Brian Thomas, of Morce, reads the service on the pilot ship Birubi yesterday, prior to the ashes of Captain Harry de Carl Yarrington being scattered over the sea. See story, Page 4…

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Obituary Mr. J. W. Oldham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 3

The funeral yesterday of Mr. John W. Oldham, architect, of Newcastle, to the Beresfield Crematorium, was attended by representatives of the…

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Boxer For Trial On Death Of Relatite

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Harry Summers, 35, former Victorian lightweight champion boxer, was committed for trial at the…

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Obituary Mr. R. M. Boydell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

Mr. Richard Max Boydell, of Wirraway Flats, Newcastle, died at the North Sydney Mater Misericordiae Hospital. Mr. Boydell, who…

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Obituary Mr. J. F. Rourke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

Mr. John Faulkner Rourke died in Royal Newcastle Hospital yesterday, aged 74. Mr. Rourke was a dentist, and…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Highfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 5

Mrs. Elizabeth Highfield, of Swan-street, Hamilton, died at the age of 85. Born at Dartbrook, Aberdeen,…

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Conservatism Called "Death Warrant Of Democracy"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Stafford Cripps) said last night that conservatism was "the death warrant of democracy." Democracy, he said, could not…

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Obituary Mr. A. Tolmie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 6

Mr. Alexander Tolmie, who was well-known in Newcastle, died at Murrurundi, aged 80. He worked for Hunter District Water Board…

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