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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

251 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 13

Obituary Mr. P. F. Labry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

Mr. Peter Frederick Labry died yesterday, aged 92. Mr. Labry was born at Linburg, Holland, and served…

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Obituary Mr. John Gillespie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 7

Mr. John Gillespie, who died aged 86, was born at Ipswich (Queensland). He came to Singleton as a…

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Death Of Former Shire Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 2

A former president of Lake Macquarie Shire, Mr. D. T. Johnston, of Main-road, Cardiff, died in Royal Newcastle…

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Obituary Mr. S. P. Purnell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 7

Mr. Simon Peter Purnell died at his home in Edgar-street, Belmont, aged 86. He was born on the South…

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Obituary Mrs. F. L. Brown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 5

Mrs. Florence Lillian Brown, who died in Newcastle Hospital aged 60 years, was born at Stockton. She…

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Death of Mr. R. H. Froude

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

Mr. Robert Henry Froude, Secretary of Newcastle Chamber of Manufactures, died at the Mater Misericordiae…

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Obituary Mr. D. A. Horn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 7

Mr. D. A. Horn, who died recently in England, had left Raymond Terrace early this year with his wife and…

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Obituary Mr. J. P. Broderick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 5

Mr. John Patrick Broderick died at his home in Patrick-street, North Belmont, aged 79 years…

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Death Of Mining Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Mr. P. F. Cody, goldmining executive and a former president of Melbourne Racing…

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Death Of "Big Bill" Tilden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

HOLLYWOOD, June 7. A.A.P.—William Tatum ("Big Bill") Tilden, former world tennis champion, died in his…

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Death Of Piper To Two Kings

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 5

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.)—John Macdonald, honorary piper to King George V and King George VI…

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Obituary Mr. T. Harris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 9

Mr. Thomas Harris died in Kurri Kurri District Hospital, aged 68. He was born at East…

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Obituary Mr. C. W. Harris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 7

The funeral of Mr. C. W. Harris, of Brien-street, Junction, was to the Church of England Cemetery, Sandgate…

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Death Of Catholic Archbishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

LONDON, June 16. A.A.P. —Dr. Richard Downey, Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, died in Liverpool to-day…

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Death Of Lodge Patron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 8

Mr. W. Jardine, Past Worthy Patron of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland of the Order of the Eastern…

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Death Of Brother William Jardine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 7

The death of Brother William Jardine. Past Worthy Patron of the Supreme Grand Chapter for…

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Obituary Mr. D. Rees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 6

Mr. David Rees, who won a D.C.M. and was mentioned in dispatches in World War I., died at Wangi aged 64…

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Obituary Mr. B. Froome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 7

Mr. Barry Froome, of Vista-parade, Belmont, died aged 40 years. He was born in Wallsend…

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Executed Atom Spies Are Given Heroes' Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sun. (A.A.P.): Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the executed atomic spies, were today given a heroes' burial by thousands of sympathisers. About 500 persons…

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Obituary Mr. T. G. Davie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 7

At Cessnock Baptist Church a memorial tablet to the memory of Mr. Thomas Gilmore Davie was unveiled. Mr…

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