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Hunter Valley · Weddings

Weddings, 1901

79 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 4

A Wedding by "Wire"

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 4

A long distance marriage by telegraph took place the other day, the contracting parties being Miss Lizzie Hummons, of Winchester. Ky., and "Sam " Wheeler…

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Rouchel. WEDDING

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 4

A PRETTY wedding took place on Wednesday, 3rd inst., at Camberwell, in St. Clement's Church, when Miss S. Welsh, third daughter of Mr. J…

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Wedding Bolls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 2

A wedding which occasioned much interest, was celebrated at All Saints' Church on Wednesday, April 10th, by the Rev. J. Chaffers-Welsh. The bridegroom was…

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French Weddings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

A wedding ceremony is an important ceremony in France among all classes of society. Even among the very poorest of the Parisians a wedding banquet is the occasion for a…

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A Silver Wedding Surprise

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 3

They are celebrating the silver wedding, and, of course, the couple were happy and affectionate. "Yes," said the husband, "this is the only woman I over loved. I…

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Spain's Royal Wedding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 6

The marriage of the Princess of the Asturias and Prince Charles of Bourbon put Madrid naturally in a state of Pleasurable excitement. Don Carlos de Bourbon…

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The Ancients and the Wedding Ring

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 5
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The origin of weating the wedding ring upon the fourth finger of the left hand has been much disputed, even from the very ancient times. A re[?]able inference from the custom of…

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The Factory Girl's Wedding

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

Not long ago a rag-picker and a girl from a boot-factory appeared before a curate of a Leeds church to be united in matrimony…

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Golden Wedding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 4

An event which seldom occurs took place in Wallis-street, West Maitland, on Wednesday, the 15th inst., when Mr. and Mrs. Lill celebrated their golden wedding. Mrs. Lill has been so ill of late…

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The Sketcher. The Bridal Procession. Some Sidelights on a Fashionable Wedding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 6

Scene.—The Church.—The "Wedding March" from "Lohengrin" sounds from the organ, and the procession starts slowly. The guests turn their heads…

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Golden Wedding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 13

An event which seldom occurs took place in Wallis-street, West maitland on Wednesday, the 15th inst., when Mr. and Mrs. Bill celebrated their golden wedding. Mrs. Lilli has been so ill of late…

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His Wedding Anniversary. Mr. Billtops May be Poor on Dates, But He Thinks He Doesn't Miss Any

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 5

"I'm a poor hand for dates, anyway, and always was," said Mr. Billtops, "poor on dates, and be I never remember Mrs. Billtops's birthday, nor our wedding day, nor…

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Scene at a Wedding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 12

The Gippsland Mercury reports a disgraceful incident which occurred, in the Meredith Presbyterian Church recently. " Before the completion of the ceremony the bride was subjected to…

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Curious Wedding Customs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 5

Among the most curious wedding customs are classed those of the Coreans, says the Family Doctor. It is said that in Corea the woman must be as mute as a statue throughout…

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Wedding Bells

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday last, at the Church of England, 'Wickham, Mr Oliver T. C. Denny, of West Maitland (and well-known by several Singletonians), was married to…

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Wedding Bells

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 4

A very fashionable wedding took place on the 17th instant, at St.Benedict's Church, Sydney, between Mr. Frederick Harrison, late of Belfast, Ireland, to Miss Mary Kelly second daughter of…

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Wedding Bells

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 7

A very fashionable wedding took place on the 17th instant, at St. Benedict's Church, Sydney, between Mr. Frederick Harrison, late of Belfast, Ireland, to Miss Mary Kelly second daughter of Mr. Myles Kelly, of West Mainland…

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Ladies' Column. WEDDINGS

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 3

NOW that it is the fashion for weddings to take place in the afternoon instead of the morning, the refreshments are a comparatively…

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