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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1954

232 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 12

Death of Girl Accidental

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Burwood Coroner (Mr. E. Smythe) returned a finding of accidental death to-day after an inquiry into the fatal shooting of a seven-year-old girl…

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Lonely Funeral For "The Face"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: Murderer, William Griffiths (52), Teas buried in a pauper's grave at Rookwood cemetery…

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Inquiry On Death Of Young Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. —Doctors performed a postmortem examination on a suspected cancer victim who…

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Obituary Mr. J. Cooper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 9

Mr. John Cooper, of Branxton, died in Maitland Hospital after an accident. Mr. Cooper was interested…

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Malenkov Attends Comrade's Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 3

MOSCOW, Mon. (AAP) —The Soviet Premier (M. Malenkov) yesterday attended the funeral of…

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Died Arranging Wife's Funeral

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): Thomas Lawson (68), of Romford (Essex), dropped dead…

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Death Of Church Dignitary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 2

Archdeacon Henry Alexander Woodd died on Saturday night. He was 89. Archdeacon Woodd was…

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Obituary Mr. P. Dean

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 8

Mr. P. Dean, who died at Wyong, was one of the world's best-known motor-cycle dirt track riders and held many…

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Pensioner Robbed Of Funeral Money

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: A pensioner who had saved £175 for his burial was battered and robbed of the money at East Bankstown last night. The thug is believed to…

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Obituary Mr. J. Somerville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 16

Mr. James Somerville, who died at his home in High-street, New Lambton, recently, was an old identity of…

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Obituary Mr. J. B. Burns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 6

Mr. John Blair Burns, of South-street, West Wallsend, who died, aged 76, was born at Kilsyth, Scotland and came…

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Death Of Mr. G. D. Henderson

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 6

Mr. George Donald Henderson, senior partner in the firm of Donalds, chemists, for more th[?]50 years…

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Publican Sued On Death Of Employee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY, Monday. — A woman's claim for heavy damages from a hotelkeeper in the Supreme Court to-day was…

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Obituary Mrs. E. M. Ernst

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 4

Mrs. Ellen Magdalen Ernst, who died in Maitland Hospital, aged 50, lived all her life in the Branxton district…

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State Funeral For Vyshinsky

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 3

MOSCOW, Nov. 24. A.A.P. —The funeral of Mr. Vyshinsky, chief Soviet delegate to the United Nations, who died suddenly in New York on Monday, will take place in Moscow's…

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Death Of Wool Firm Official

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 2

Mr. Alf Jones, 80, of Mungi Bundi, Moree, became ill while attending a shire council meeting yesterday and died…

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Death Of 'Woman Rasputin'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 6

ATHENS, Nov. 24. A.A.P. —Mother Mariam, 71, former abbess of a convent and leader of the outlawed…

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Death of Mr. T. Dodds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 19

Mr. Thomas ("Roy") Dodds, a saddler, who lived on Broadmeadow racecourse, died in Royal Newcastle Hospital early…

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Death Of Mr. J. D. Mackinnon

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 5

The death occurred at Kurri Hospital after a short illness of John David MacKinnon of Weston, at…

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Death Of Scone Stud Breeder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Friday. — Mr. J. Hilton Doyle, of Scone, well-known stud breeder, died to-day, aged 73…

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