Arthur Laurence Newberry (1865–1931)
Mr. Arthur Laurence Newberry, Federal secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia, died at his residence, Evaline-street, Campsie, on Saturday norning, and the remains were cremated at Rookwood yesterday. Mr. Newberry was a member of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners for 35 or 40 years, and acted as secretary for about nine years before the amalgamation of the society with the Progressive Society of Carpenters. He then took up the secretaryship of the Federal body.
Mr. Newberry, who was 66 years of age, is survived by two sons and a daughter; his wife died about five or six years ago.
Among the sympathisers at the funeral were a large number of members of the society and officials of other unions.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- photo, Labor Daily (Sydney), 13 January 1927, p 7
- photo, Sunday Times (Perth), 14 April 1929, p 5
- letter discussing his death's effects on the union, Workers' Weekly (Sydney), 22 May 1931, p 3
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'Newberry, Arthur Laurence (1865–1931)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/newberry-arthur-laurence-34525/text43387, accessed 28 March 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1865
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
16 May,
1931
(aged ~ 66)
Campsie, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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