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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1935

2,562 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 129

Death of Staunch Labor Man Cessnock Loses A Fine Citizen Friend to All Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 6

LABOR lost a staunch fighter, Cessnock lost one of its most prominent citizens, and its residents lost a friend when the death of…

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Late Mr. John Brown. House Sold for £90

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 9

One of Newcastle's best-known private dwellings—the house in Wolfe-street occupied at the time of his death, five years ago, by Mr. John Brown, of coal fame—was sold for…

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For Trial Death Of Cyclist

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

THE City Coroner (Mr. Oram) this afternoon committed for trial Reginald Jack Briggs, lorry driver, of…

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Obituary. Dr. Bray

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 10

Following a short service in St. James' Church, King-street, city, the funeral of the late Dr. Gordon Bray took place in the Church of England Cemetery Rookwood, on Saturday…

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Thousands Mourn Ald. Shakespeare's Funeral Headed by Returned Men

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Sunday.--Thousands attended the funeral of Alderman J. Shakespeare, at Cessnock yesterday. Returned soldiers from all over…

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The Last Tribute Is Paid Aid. Shakespeare's Funeral CESSNOCK

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 5

IN their thousands, Cessnock citizens yesterday paid their last tribute to Aid, Shakespeare. Every section of the community was…

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Death of Mr. Spivakovsky

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

Owing to the sudden death in Adelaide yesterday morning of Mr. Splvakovsky, senior, father of Jascha and Tossy, famous instrumentalists…

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Death of Sir Walter Kingsmill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 1

FOLLOWING a short illness, Sir Walter Kingsmill, ex-president of the Senate, died at 1.50 this morning at his home in…

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Obituary. Mr. A. W. Norton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 12

The death has occurred at Casino of Mr. Arthur William Norton, one of the best-known solicitors on the North Coast. He was a son of the late Mr. David Norton, Deputy…

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Late Mr. Joseph Orr's Funeral Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

The funeral of Mr. Joseph Orr father of Mr. William Orr, general secretary of the Miners Federation, who died at St. Vincent's yesterday…

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Late Mr. A. Godden

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 10

Mr. Archibald Godden, 58, whose death occurred yesterday at Woolwich, was a senior officer of the A.M.P. Society, with which he had…

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Death of Mrs. Peters

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Mrs. Hilda Katherine Peters (40), wife of Mr. F. A. B. Peters, of Strathfield, Sydney, chairman and managing…

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State Funeral. Late Sir W. Kingsmill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 14

A State funeral will take place to-morrow, when the remains will be cremated at Rookwood. It had not been decided last night whether the funeral would be in the morning…

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Obituary. Mr. G. Shipton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 17

Mr. George Shipton, who died on Sunday at Bolong, near Nowra, in his 78th year, was a pioneer farmer of the Shoalhaven district, and son of an original resident who settled…

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State Funeral for Senator Sir Walter Kingsmill

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 4

A State funeral will be accorded the remains of Senator sir Walter Kingsmill (U.A.P., West Australia), who died yesterday after three heart…

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State Funeral Last Tribute to Sir W. Kingsmill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 8

To-morrow a State funeral will be accorded Sir Walter Kingsmill, ex-President of the Senate, who died yesterday morning in his 71st year…

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For Cenotaph Floral Tributes at T. C. Delaney's Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Charles Delaney, who was hon. treasurer of the Commercial Travellers' Association for 27 years, died yesterday, aged 63…

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Woman's Death. Overdose of Medicine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 11

The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) yesterday held an inquiry into the death of Ada Eliza Black, 50, who died at her home, 12 Carrstreet, North Sydney, on December 21…

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Miner Crushed to Death Fall of Coal at Abermain Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

For almost an hour, six Abermain No. 2 miners worked to-day to clear away five tons of coal beneath which Harry Hooker, 56…

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Late Mrs. Lydia Burke

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

Mrs. Lydia Burke, of Woodville-road, Granville, died last Wednesday at the age of 88. She had resided in Granville for five…

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