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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1951

246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 13

Death Of Ex-Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

The late Mr. J. M. L. Cram, whose funeral will be held tomorrow, was once an alderman of the Hamilton Council and…

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Obituary Mr. B. E. McGRANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 7

Mr. Bernard Eugene McGrane died at Rose Bay, aged 83. A native of Cessnock, he was the son of one of the earliest…

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Obituary Nurse Cain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 6

Nurse Cain died at Swansea. She was known as Gran Cain. She had lived at Swansea since 1902 and was the only nurse in the…

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Man Held; Death Of Woman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Phillip Smith, 23, bricklayer, of Union-street North Sydney, was charged to-day with the murder…

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Obituary Mr. J. M. L. Cram

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 4

Mr. J. M. L. Cram, of Cleary-street, Hamilton, who died last week, was 82. He was born at Singleton, and…

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Police Probe Death Of War Hero

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY—Detectives are investigating the death of a World War I. hero, who was allegedly punched in the Gallipoli…

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Death of Mr. A. Hackworthy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 4

One of the best-known figures in Newcastle business circles prior to his retirement 18 months ago, Mr. Arthur…

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Inquiry Into Death Of Woman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 3

ARMIDALE, Thursday.—Police have been called in to investigate the death of Mrs. Eugenle Steinheck, of Burwood, in Armidale…

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Death of Mr. A. Hackworthy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Hackworthy, who was well known in the business life of Newcastle till his retirement 18 months ago, died…

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Police Probe Death Of Woman

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The mysterious death of Mrs. Eugenie Steinbeck, 38, in Armidale Hospital on Wednesday is being…

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Obituary Mr. A. R. Sheppard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 3

Mr. Albert Roydon Sheppard, who died aged 67, came to Stockton at the age of two. Later he went to New Zealand and Tasmania…

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Death Of Mrs. Blackall

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 2

The death occurred in Sydney this morning of Mrs. Ruby Blackall, one of Newcastle's outstanding citizens…

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Obituary Mr. F. Mason

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 4

Mr. Frederick Mason, of Metcalfe-street Wallsend, who died suddenly aged 65, was born at Wickham…

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Death Of Mr. J. A. O'Neill

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 3

John Andrew O'Neill, who died in Newcastle last night, had been an officer of the Electric Supply Department of…

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Death Of Mr. Brain Penton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Mr. Brian Con Penton, one of Australia's most brilliant journalists and editor of the "Daily Telegraph," died…

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Sign Language Used At Funeral Service

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 2

Twenty deaf and dumb men and women intently watched the hands of a Sydney interpreter this morning as his adept fingers translated for them the impressive funeral service of the late Mrs. Ruby…

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Obituary Mr. J. T. Curtin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 4

Mr. John Thomas. Curtin, of Bridge-street, Hamilton, who died recently aged 76, was born in North Terrace, Adelaide. A returned…

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Funeral Oration By Bishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 2

Mrs. Ruby Blackall was the best kind of citizen any city could have, the Bishop of Newcastle (Right Rev. F. de Witt Batty) said at the…

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Obituary Mr. A. J. McCARTHY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 3

Mr. Alfred J. McCarthy, of Veda-street, Hamilton, who died at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah, was a native of…

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Protest Over Ban On Funeral Buses

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 3

A deputation of private bus owners will go to Sydney next Tuesday to protest to the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) against the ban imposed by the…

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