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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1951

246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 13

Death Of Wallsend Priest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 2

Rev. Father J. P. Kelly, of Wallsend, died in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital yesterday after a short illness…

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Obituary Mrs. M. A. Philips

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Amelia Philips, of High-street, Newcastle, died at the age of 89. She was born at Cook's Hill…

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Death Of Mr. Clark; Former M.L.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Mr. J. Clark, former Labour M.L.A. for Castlereagh, and original member of the A.L.P., died at the Sacred'…

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Obituary Rev. Mother Mary Cecilia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 6

Rev. Mother Mary Cecilia (Murray), who died at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital on Anzac Day after an illness of seven months,…

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Death of Rich Maharaja

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 4

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.) — One of the world's richest men, the Maharaja of Rajpipla, died yesterday at his home at…

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Obituary Mrs. Mary Burnett

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 4

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Burnett left Hamilton Wesley Church for Sandgate cemetery after a service by Rev. R. Sutton…

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Death of Bank Director

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sir Oscar Isaachsen, Chairman of Directors of the Bank of Adelaide, died suddenly in Sydney to-day. He was…

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Death Of Training System Founder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 5

Mr. C. V. Robertson, Chairman and Governing Director of the Hemingway and Robertson Institute, who died in Melbourne, was born in…

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Obituary Miss F. M. Anlezark

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 6

Rev. Father R. F. Smyth officiated at the funeral to Sandgate Cemetery of Miss Florence M. Anlezark, of Cook's Hill. She…

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Death Of Miss Porteous Ewing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Miss Marie Porteous Ewing, of Brooks-street, Newcastle, who died on Saturday night, was a well-known teacher and composer of…

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Death of Miss Mary Ewing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 4

A well-known teacher of voice production and the piano, Miss Mary Porteous Ewing, of Brooks St., Newcastle, died on…

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Obituary Mr. F. Dight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

Mr. Frank Dight, formerly of "Glen Nevis," Westbrook, near Singleton, died in Sydney. He left the district about 20 years ago. He…

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Man Killed While Arranging Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man was fatally injured when he was run over by a lorry this afternoon as he was on his way to arrange…

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Obituary Mr. I. H. Fenwick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 5

Mr. Isaac Hyde Fenwick, of Cook's Hill, died at the age of 83. He is survived by his widow and four children—Messrs. Jack and…

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Murder Trial Echo Death of Widow Presumed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Leave to swear the death of Mrs. Phyllis Page. 49, widow, of Blacktown, and to distribute her estate, valued…

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Obituary Cr. R. G. H. Standen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 4

Cr. Raymond George Henry Standen, 68, of Lower Belford, died in Dangar Cottage Hospital, Singleton, on Saturday. He was born at…

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Military Funeral For Jet Pilot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 1

Flying Officer Bruce Wilson, of Greenknowe-avenue, Potts Point, who was killed in the in the double Vampire Jet crash at Karuah on Sunday,…

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Flying Officer Has Military Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 3

More than 70 service personnel attended the military funeral at Beresfield Crematorium yesterday, of Flying Officer Bruce Wilson, of…

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Obituary Mr. W. Schrader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 5

Mr. William Schrader, of Booragul who died as a result of an accident at Pacific Colliery, Teralba, was 49. In his early years he was…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Rayner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 6

Advice has been received of the death of Mrs. E. Rayner, fomerly Miss Eileen Daley, of Mayfield, who was a missionary in the Nepal…

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