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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Weddings

Weddings, 1899

27 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2

A Kaffir Wedding

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 6

That which makes a Kaffir marriage binding is, in Kaffirland, not the performance of a ceremony, but the transfer of a certain number of cattle,…

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The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

Tim Wesleyan Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, the contracting parties being Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Aid Trent, of Clarence-street,…

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An Assyrian Wedding

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 4

THERE was an Assyrian wedding in Sydney a few days ago, at which things got a little mixed. It was a swell affair, and as the party was large, Seven cabs were engaged by the bridegroom…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday last, February 8, a wedding took place near Feramount at the residence of Mr. James Martin (father of the bride), when Mr. Martin's third daughter, Miss…

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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 2

WAGHORN--MACKIE--On Tuesday, at St. Andrew's Church, Miss Mackie, eldest daughter of Mr William Mackie, was married to Mr Waghorn. The bride was attired in a dress…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

MR. J. W. JOHNSTON, of Deils[?]own, Dorrigo, the popular and energetic secretary to the local Progress Committee and a well- known selector, was married on March 22 to…

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A Fashionable Wedding

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 6

A correspondent sends the following very interesting account of a royal aboriginal marriage ceremony, which took place in the Macleay district recently:—A long-expected and…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

AN attractive wedding was solemnised at the R.C. Churc, Newtown, on April 26. The Rev. Dean Slatery officiated. The contracting parties were Mr.F. Dibbind [late of a…

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Lively Bush Wedding

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 6

THE writer was once present at a bush wedding celebration where there was some genuine amusement. The bridegroom was a stockman, and the tenement for the accommodation of the…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday at the Roman Catholic Church, Bellingen, Miss Catherine Leah Spicer of Coramba, was married by the Rev. P. W. Aheru to Mr. Michael Daniel O'Connell of Coramba. The bride wore white cash mere…

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Wedding at Bellingen

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 2

THE Roman Catholic Church at Bellingen was crowded on Wednesday morning last, June 7, when a pretty wedding took place at 11 o'clock. The…

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A Fashionable Wedding

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 8

The Buccleuch wedding (says the Pall Mall Gazette) was a companion picture of the brilliant scenes associated with the Primrose ceremony. A wedding of this importance…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

AN interesting wedding took place at Upper Bucca on Monday evening last. The bride was Miss Amelia Henry Brown, sixth daughter of Mr. W. Brown of Halfway…

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Wedding at Woogoolga

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 8

A very pretty and papular wedding was solemnised on the 21st, the contracting parties being Mr. Dan Shea, of Coramba, and Miss Jessie Pullen, youngest daughter…

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Interrupting a Wedding

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 3

A PROTEST against the remarriage of a gentleman who had obtained a divorce from his wife caused a sensation in Christ-Church, Down-street, London, recently. A large congregation had…

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Nambucca Weddings

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT Writes :-"During the past month Warrell Creek has been going in for federation, and has sported no less than two marriages. The first…

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A Double Wedding

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

A PRETTY double wedding took place at Corindi on Saturday, June 24, at the residence of Mr. John Casson. On that date Mr. Casson's daughter, Miss…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 2

FIVE weddings have been celebrated by local clergymen within the last week. At the residence of Mr. H. E. Bennett, jun., Marx Hill, on Thursday night. July 13. the…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 2

A WOOLGOOLGA correspondent writes :-Woolgoolga was the scene of a pretty marriage on Thursday, July 20 last. The contracting parties were Miss Hearne, eldest…

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The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT sends a lengthy account of the recent wedding of Mr. Dwyer and Miss Williamson at Bieldsdown ; but it is rather late for inserting fully. The report…

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