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The headstone at the grave commemorates Herbert F Nilsson who died in 1938 at the age of 53. The headstone was erected by the Newcastle Coaltrimmers Branch.
WATERSIDE WORKERS' FEDTN. Newcastle Coaltrimmers' Branch.
NILSSON.-Members of the above are requested to attend the funeral of their late Comrade, HERBERT FRANCIS NILSSON, to move from the residence of the niece, Mrs J. MATCHETT, 91 Lott-street, Carrington, this afternoon, at 2.25 o`clock for Church of England, Sandgate.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW.), 29 March 1938.
Note: Coal trimmers were the waterside workers who loaded coal as cargo and into bunkers on steam ships. The union became the Newcastle Coal Trimmers Branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation in 1921.
Location
Address: | Maitland Road, Anglican_2; Section 114; Plot 20, Sandgate Cemetery, Sandgate, 2304 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.869167 Long: 151.706111 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Grave |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Dedication
Erected by Newcastle Coaltrimmers Branch W.W.F.
To the memory of their late comrade
Isabella H. Nilsson Herbert F. Nilsson
Beloved wife of Herbert F. Nilsson
Died 25th Aug. 1925 Died 27th March 1938
Aged 40 years Aged 53 years.
Reunited.