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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1953

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State Funeral For Senator Taft WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 6

(A.A.P.): The body of the late Senator Robert Taft was flown from New York to Washington today by a…

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Planes Over Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 3

Six aircraft of Royal Newcastle Aero Club yesterday flew in cross formation over the funeral of Mr. A. J…

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State Funeral For Senator Taft

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.): Senator Robert Taft, Senate Republican leader, who died of cancer…

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Death Of Mrs. F. A. Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 5

One of the Branxton district's oldest and most respected residents, Mrs. Frances Ann Bridge, died…

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Obituary Mrs. E. Ophir

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 6

Mrs. Edna Ophir, wife of Mr. Stanley Ophir, of Herbert-street, Belmont, died after a long illness. She was 46…

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Obituary Mr. A. H. Morgan

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

The funeral of Mr. Allen Herbert Morgan, who died suddenly on Monday, will move from St. Joseph's Roman…

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Death Of Rail Chief's Mother

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 4

Mrs. Mary Winsor, the 86-year-old mother of the Railways Commissioner (Mr. Reg. Winsor) died in…

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Obituary Mrs. A. Norris

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

Mrs. Ann Norris, of Merewether, whose funeral was from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Laman-street, was…

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Obituary M. W. A. Keevers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 7

Mr. William Alfred Keevers, of Railway-street, Merewether, died at Royal Newcastle Hospital He was born in…

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200 Attend Triple Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 4

More than 200 people attended a funeral service in Newcastle today for the two Timms brothers and…

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Father, Sons In Triple Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 3

Two brothers who were killed in a car smash on the Pacific Highway, seven miles south of Swansea, on…

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Obituary Mr. J. D. Fraser

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 5

Mr. John Davidson ("Jock") Fraser, of Robertson-street, Carrington, died at his home yesterday morning. He was 48…

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Funeral Director Bent On Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—Leslic Stuart Andrews, funeral director, said to-night he was "not at all looking forward to…

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Death of Proto Pioneer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

Mr. George Emery, who died at Wallsend Hospital, was one of the best known mining men in the State…

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Death of Mr. A. R. B. Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

Mr. A. R. B. Hall, mechanical superintendent of the "Newcastle Herald" and "Newcastle Sun," died at…

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Funeral Of Mr. A. R. B. Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 3

The funeral Mr. A. R. B. Hall, mechanical superintendent of the "Newcastle Morning Herald"…

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Obituary Mr. A. R. B. Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 5

Mr. A. R. B. Hall, who died at his home in Terrace-street. Newcastle, was mechanical superintendent of the…

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Sudden Death of Twin Brothers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 4

TWINS DIE.—Richard and Jeffrey McIntosh, 3 1/2-year-old twin sons of Const, and Mrs. Phillip McIntosh, of Yagoona, Sydney, who died within a couple of days of each other. Richard was admitted to hospital on Thursday and died on Saturday. Jeff became ill on Sunday and his parents thought he was fretting for his brother…

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Obituary Mr. J. Drury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 9

Mr. James Drury, who died at his home, Lake-road, Walls-end, was 74. He was born at Lake-road,…

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Obituary Mrs. S. M. Davies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 4

Mrs. Sybil Myra Davies, wife of Mr. James Alfred Davies, of Deane-street, Belmont, died aged 37…

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