Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Obituaries & funerals, all years

Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1949

1,423 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 72

Death of Lamond Sen

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 13

Veteran trainer Stan Lamond died yesterday at a Randwick private hospital after a short illness…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

Mystery Death of Child

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. --After being examined by two doctors and allowed to return home, a 15-months-…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Death of "Worker" Veteran Late Mr. W. S. McGrath

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 3

"Worker" employees lost one of their oldest and most revered colleagues this week by the death of their former veteran…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death of Child Before Operation

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 5

JOAN EVA RYAN (6), of 48 Stanton Rd.. Haberfield, collapsed and died today at a Haberfield private hospital…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Death of Child Before Operation

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 1

JOAN EVA RYAN (6), of 48 Stanton Rd., Haberfield, collapsed and died today at a Haberfield private hospital…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Obituary Nathan Lewis

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 7

The death occurred on December 3, 1948, of Nathan Lewis, of St. Pauls Street, Randwick. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Effie, daughter Vera (Mrs. M. Benjamin),…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Death of teacher after brawl at Quay

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 7

Charged with murder, Hilton Thomas Green, 23, ferryboat fireman, today was committed for trial at the inquest on a Lismore schoolteacher, who was fatally injured in a brawl…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Death of Well Known F.& G. Man

The Land · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

A MAN who came from Ireland as a boy with his parents in the '80's landed at Circular Quay, got a job in a wool store nearby, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Premier at MLA's funeral

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 7

The Premier (Mr. McGirr), Cabinet Ministers and members of the Legislative Assembly attended the funeral of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Sudden Death of Tommy Handley

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.--The B.B.C. announced the death after a stroke on Sunday afternoon of the famous radio and stage comedian, Tommy Handley, star of the broadcast show "Itma"…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

31 Years in House Death of Mr. M. A. Davidson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

Mr. Mark Anthony Davidson, Labour member of the Legislative Assembly for 31 years, died in Prince Henry…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death Of Comedian

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).--Tommy Handley, famous British stage and radio comedian, died suddenly at his London…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Funeral of Mr. Davidson, M.l.a

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 4

An escort of police motorcyclists and pipers headed the cortege at the funeral yesterday of Mr. Mark Anthony Davidson,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Death of Baby After Scalding

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- Anthony, William Harte, 11 months, of Franville, was scalded to death yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death of Mr. R. T. Mackey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 5

Mr. Robert Thomas Mackey, 68, of Chandos Street, Ashfield, who died on Monday, was a pioneer of the motor car body…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Obituary. Mrs. Sybil Rynards

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

Sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. Albert Rynards and family in the sad loss of his wife and their mother. Mrs. Sybil Rynards. aged 62 years, who passed…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Death of "Charlie" Davidson, M.L.A. Stalwart Champion Of the A.W.U. Passes

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

The Labor Patty, in New South Wales and the Australian Workers' Union lost a sterling member and good mate by the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death of Oval Curator

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 31

Billy Munro, curator at Jubilee Oval, died today after a short illness. A former Glebe…

Continued on Trove, page 31 →

'Dead' Man Perspiring— Funeral Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 12 (A.A.P.). —The funeral of Jean Clobours, a 61-year-old farmer, of Lesves, Belgium, has been…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death of Mr. Robert Beacroft

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 4

Many people in the district will miss that estimable gentleman Mr. Robert Alfred Ernest Beacroft, who died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →