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Image Not Available for The Newcastle Sun obituary of Joseph Palmer - The Newcastle scene by Bill Crawford, the Newcastle Sun's man-about-town
The Newcastle Sun obituary of Joseph Palmer - The Newcastle scene by Bill Crawford, the Newcastle Sun's man-about-town
Image Not Available for The Newcastle Sun obituary of Joseph Palmer - The Newcastle scene by Bill Crawford, the Newcastle Sun's man-about-town

The Newcastle Sun obituary of Joseph Palmer - The Newcastle scene by Bill Crawford, the Newcastle Sun's man-about-town

Date29 July 1964
Object numberANMS0550[004]
NameNewspaper clipping
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Marjorie Graham
DescriptionObituary of Joseph (Joe) Palmer. Text includes a brief mention of the passing of Joe Palmer, details a story of his father who was Lord Mayor of Lambton, and the unsuccessful introduction of electrical lighting in the 1890s to this municipality.