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The headstone at the grave commemorates John Rochford Collins who died in 1939 at the age of 67. The headstone was erected by the Newcastle Coaltrimmers Branch of the Waterside Workers Federation (W.W.F.). 

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, Sandgate Cemetery, Sandgate, 2304
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.869167
Long: 151.706111
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Monument Type:Grave
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Industry
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Erected by the Newcastle Coaltrimmers Branch W.W.F. 

To the memory of their late comrade

John Rochford Collins

Died 2nd July 1939 aged 67 years

Also his beloved wife

Mariane

Died 17th May 1936

Interred in Queensland 
 

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Source: MA
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