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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1954

232 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 12

Obituary Mr. L. E. Hewitt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 9

Mr. Leslie Ellis Hewitt, 75, a former director of Singleton and District Co-operative Society Ltd., died at his home,…

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Death Of Mr. a C d'Argeavel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 3

Prominent in Newcastle and Coalfields business circles for the last 50 years, Mr. Alexander Charles…

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Obituary Mr. D. L. Jurd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 11

Mr. Daniel Lawrence Jurd, who died at Singleton District Hospital, was identified with racing for the greater part of…

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Obituary Mr. S. Leventis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 13

Mr. Stanley Loventis, who was born in Ithaca, Greece, 62 years ago, died in the Mater Hospital after a short illness…

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Japs Await Death Of A-Dust Victim

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 7

TOKIO, Fri. (A.A.P.): Nation-wide anxiety is focussed on a 39-year-old Japanese fisherman in a coma in a Tokio hospital. The man, Aikicki Kubo-…

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16 To Die For Death Of Wrong Man

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 6

UMATATA (Cape Province), Fri. (A.A.P.): Sixteen Africans, aged between 20 and 25, were sentenced to…

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Obituary Mrs. A. Stoker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 7

Mrs. Amelia Stoker died at her home, Ross-street, Belmont, after a short illness. She was 72…

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Death Of Sir Claude Plowman

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY. — Sir Claude Plowman, 59, prominent Australian businessman and yachtsman, died at his…

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Mystery Death Of Young Business Executive

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Police, friends and relatives can find no reason for the death last Thursday of a young, wealthy Sydney business executive. He was David Kevin…

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Obituary Mr. G. A. Cooke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 5

Mr. George Allan Cooke, of Lindsay-street, Hamilton, who died in Royal Newcastle Hospital, aged 68, was an…

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Obituary Mr. J. H. Rees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 7

Mr. James Henery Rees who died at Kurri Kurri, aged 78, spent much of his life on the Coalfields…

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Obituary Mr. Edwin Russell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 7

Mr. Edwin Russell, of Macquaire-street, Belmont, who died aged 82 was born at Branxton, where he spent the…

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Obituary Mr. L. C. Sampson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 4

Mr. Leslie Charles Sampson, who died at his home at Belmont North, aged 43, spent most of his life in Newcastle…

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Jazz Band Played At Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 1

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept., 15. A.A.P.—Lodel Jay, a restaurant owner who was killed in a motoring accident,…

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Queer Death Of Man Who Gambled With Lives

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 27

In November, 1926, the management ejected a man from the Casino at Biarritz, on the Riviera. He had dared to enter the holiest of holies, the roulette room, in an ordinary lounge suit. The manager refused to…

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Obituary Mr. A. L. Reynolds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 12

Mr. Anthony Leo Reynolds, of Zara-street, Newcastle, died at Royal Newcastle Hospital. He was 66…

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Death Of Authoress

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY: Miss Miles Franklin, Australian authoress, died on Sunday aged 69. She was born and…

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Obituary Mr. C. A. Doyle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 8

Mr. Cyril Andrew Doyle, who died aged 52, was born at Singleton, but spent most of his life at Jesmond. He…

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Inquiry Into Death Of Announcer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Monday.—Police are inquiring into the circumstances surrounding the death of Philip Desmond, a Sydney…

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Obituary Mrs. M. Masters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 7

Mrs. Mary Masters, who died at Maitland Hospital after a long illness, was 82. She had spent most of her life…

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