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Illawarra · Weddings

Weddings, 1954

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News From Corrimal Spender-jones Wedding

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

St. Alban's Church of England, Corrimal, was beautifully decorated with white, pink and red…

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Taree, Gosford Guests at Wollongong Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 23

Guests from Taree, Gosford, Forster, NeWcastle, Sydney, Yass and Goulburn were present at the recent marriage of Wanda Roslyn Mathew and Eric Ernest Worth at St. Michael's Church of England, Wollongong…

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Golden Wedding Celebrations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 21

Congratulations from near and as far afield as England, have been showered upon Mr. and Mrs. C. Richardson, 8…

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Registry Office Wedding For Heiress

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Fri.—The runaway Bolivian heiress and her ex-Etonian lover married in the Scottish border town of Kelso last night, a few hours after her…

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McPHEE-YOUNG WEDDING

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

St. Stephen's Church of England Port Kembla, was the "scene of a pretty wedding when Valma…

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New for Women Brisbane Honeymoon After Pretty Wollongong Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 27

A honeymoon in Brisbane followed the recent marriage of Phyllis Hamilton and Roy Sewell at St. Andrew's…

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News From Corrimal Stapleton-eastwood Wedding at St. Columba's Church

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

St. Columba's Church, Corrimal, was the scene of a very pretty wedding last Saturday when Mary Philomena Stapleton, the only daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Norman M, Stapleton, of Wilga St, Corrimal, was married to John William…

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260 Guests Received After Gay Wollongong Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 23

Over 260 guests were received at a lavish reception in the Wollongong R.S.L. Hall which followed the recent marriage of pretty Carmel Lavalle and Fernando Campisi at St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Wollongong…

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Weddings with Local Interest

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 4

A Kiama man was bridegroom at a pretty wedding at West Wyalong Methodist Church when Mr. Herbert Raymond King, third son of Mr. and Mrs. H. King, of Kiama, was married to Heather Mar garet Stanford, second…

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Guests From Queensland, Lithgow and Sydney Present at Wollongong Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 27

Guests from Queensland, Lithgow and Sydney were present at the recent marriage of Hazel Massey and…

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News for Women Goulburn, Temora Guests At Port Kembla Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 27

Visitors from Sydney, Goulburn and Temora were among the 90 guests present at the recent, marriage of Betty Harvey and John Frederick Laycock at the Port Kembla Methodist Church. The bride is the elder…

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Campbell Marshall Wedding

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

A pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Michael's Church of England, Wollongong when Clare…

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217 Guests at Woll. Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 9

Vistors from Cobar, Belmore and Lismore were among the 217 guests who attended the reception which followed the…

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Malouf-malouf Wedding

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 8

A wedding of district interest was solemnised in St. Vincent's Church, Ashfield, last Saturday, the parties…

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Sydney Naval Wedding of South Coast Interest

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 22

CUTTING THE CAKE: Seaman and Mrs. Noel Carabine cut the wedding cake at the reception which followed their recent marriage at St. Mary's Church, Concord. The bride is the former Miss Barbara May, younger daughter of Mr…

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Country Guests at Gay South Coast Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 10

Visitors from Cobar, Belmore and Lismore were among the 217 guests who attended the reception which followed the recent marriage of Clara Lillian Marshall and William James Campbell at St. Michael's Church of England, Wollongong…

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News for Women Church Setting of Roses, Carnations For Wedding

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 26

Wollongong Methodist Church was colourfully decorated with roses and carnations for the recent marriage of Ilma Joyce O'Donnell and Ernest Alfred Abzery…

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Markham-wood Wedding

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 4

Wearing a beautiful frock of guipure lace and pure silk organza over white satin, Jean…

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R.a.a.f. Wedding in Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 10

Congratulatory telegrams from friends in Japan, Malta, Tasmania and Queensland were received at the recent wedding…

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175 Guests Attend Wedding Reception

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

One hundred and seventy-five guests attended a reception following the wedding of popular dancing teacher, Margaret Shand, and Robert McGarvey at St. Francis…

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