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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

251 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 13

Law Keeps Son From Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 10

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A juror in the Ferguson murder trial was refused permission to-day…

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Smack Leads To Brush At Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two Sydney identities clashed at the funeral in Sydney to-day of an underworld figure, Nellie…

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Obituary Mrs. Sarah Hinton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 12

Mrs. Sarah A. Hinton died last month in Standford, Connecticut, U.S.A., aged 68. She was the widow of Mr. Charles…

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Obituary Mr. H. J. Parker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 6

Mr. Herbert Joseph Parker, of Currabubula, died in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah…

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Funeral Of Mr. H. Walkley

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. Harry Walkley, well-known Newcastle dentist, took place on Saturday at…

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Funeral Tribute To Dr. Nickson

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 3

Nearly 450 people, representing almost every phase of community life, attended a funeral service at Newcastle Cathedral today for the late Dr. Wilfrid Lievesley Nickson…

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Boxer Mourns Death Of is His Opponent

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 15

BRISBANE: Winner of Friday night's fatal fight at Brisbane Stadium, Tony Fisher, of Orange, N.S.W.,…

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Funeral Car In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 1

Four people were hurt, two seriously, when a car in a funeral cortege struck a telephone post on the New…

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£7000 Award For Death Of Husband

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—A Supreme Court jury awarded £7000 to a young widow to-day after being sent out of…

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Obituary Mrs. E. A. Woolley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 5

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Woolley, who died at Marks Point, was born at Hamilton 74 years ago. She lived at Marks Point…

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Obituary Mr. J. T. Jukes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 7

Mr. J. T. Jukes, who died at Grafton Base Hospital, was born at Dudley (England) about 77 years ago…

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Obituary Mr. Ernest Green

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1953 · page 7

Mr. Ernest Green, who died at his residence in Corrimal-street, Wollongong, aged 61, received his early education…

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Obituary Mr. R. East

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 5

Three aircraft of Royal Newcastle Aero Club flew in salute over the funeral cortege of Mr. Roy East, who…

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Obituary Mr. J. K. Brandwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 6

Mr. John Kenneth Brandwood, an executive officer of the B.H.P., died on Tuesday. He was one of the first…

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Death Of Mr. J. Johnstone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 2

Mr. James Johnstone, well-known mining engineer and colliery proprietor, died in Newcastle on Saturday, aged…

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Death Of Mr James Johnstone

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 11

One of the best-known mining men in Australia, Mr. James Johnstone, mining engineer and colliery…

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Death of Dick Arnst

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tues. (A.A.P.): Former world champion sculler Dick Arnst, 70, died at…

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Funeral Crash "Accidental"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 2

A mechanical defect had caused a small sedan car in a funeral cortege to veer suddenly to the right and crash into a telegraph pole at Beresfield, the Deputy-Coroner (Mr…

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Obituary Mr. R. Major

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 5

Mr. Reginald Major, of New Lambton, who died in Newcastle after a fall at his home in Chilcott-street, was…

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Obituary Mr. G. W. Morris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1953 · page 6

Mr. Gordon Wilfred Morris, late of Dawson Hill, Singleton and formerly of Henry-street, Belmont, died…

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