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Murray · Weddings

Weddings, 1898

26 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

The Wedding Ring Finger

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 11

The origin of wearing the wedding-ring on the fourth finger of the left hand has always been much disputed. A reasonable inference in given by one writer, who says:—…

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Wedding Customs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 11

Among the Anglo-Saxons the bridegroom gave a pledge or "wed" as the betrothal ceremony. This "wed" included a ring which was placed on the maiden's right hand…

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Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 13

A little thought in the matter of wedding will save a lot of labour. Most gardens have in them docks, sorrel, couch grass and similar weeds, which once having settled down in a…

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A Chiltern Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 29

A very pretty wedding was celebrated in the Church of England, Chiltern, on Thursday afternoon, by the Rev. Mr. Taylor, when Miss Marion Strahan, second…

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At a Wedding

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

The bridegroom, who was a dock labourer, was unable. to get the ring over the some-what enlarged knuckle of his bride’s finger. For some moments I watched his efforts in…

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At a Wedding

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 2

The bridegroom, who was a dock labourer, was unable to get the ring over the somewhat enlarged knuckle of his bride's finger. For some moments I watched his efforts in…

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Dreadful Shooting Accident. Interruption to a Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 24

On Tuesday afternoon one of the saddest of the many shooting accidents that have occurred within recant years in Melbourne took place a Malvern, when Mr. Bertie Doug as, a bright…

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A Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 20

On Wednesday evening afc St. Matthews Mr. R. L. Houston, of Sydney, was married to Miss Grace Mitchell, daughter of Mr. James Mitchell, of Tabletop. The…

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Barhawartha Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 21

A quiet wedding was celebrated in St. Martin's, Hawbsburn, on Monday, between Mr. Alfred Busse, eldest son of the late Mr. F. Basse, of Burrabunnia, Barnawartha,…

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Ladies' Column. Cost of a Simple Wedding

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 2

The cost of weddings varies with the cost of the trousseaux—say, from £10 to £100 or very much more. In the case of a girl having 100 to spend, she will probably…

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Weddings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 20

Mr. Joseph S. Adams, eldest son of Mr. ex-Alderman Adams, was married at Wangaratta on Wednesday to Miss Catherine (Katie) Byrne, daughter of Mr. John Byrne, of…

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A Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 25

On Wednesday afternoon the marriage of Miss Annie Lyne, eldest daughter of the Hon. W. J. Lyne and Mrs. Lyne of "Merrymbeule," North Sydney,…

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A Diamond Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 39

This unusual event is thus announced in the S.M. Herald :— FORSAITH—CLEMENTS—Married May 17. 1838, in the historic Meeting House, Old…

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Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 20

The marriage of Mr. Carl Kettleholm to Miss Otelia (Tilly) Westerndorf, youngest daughter of Mr. Christian Westerndorf, of Myall Plains, near Berrlgan, was solemnised…

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Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 27

Something like 100 guests accepted an invitation to oe present at the wedding of Miss Catherine, daughter of Mrs. and Mr. Walter Finlay, of Elm Park, Purlewaugh, and…

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A Military Wedding Fraud

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 4

At the conclusion of the recent military encampment, readers of the papers will remember tome particulars came to light of the heartless conduct…

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A Salvation Army Wedding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 29

A novel way of raising funds for the Salvation Army was witnessed at Brighton on Friday, when Captain Clitheroe, local officer in charge of the Army, was united…

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Wedding. Solomon—[?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 2

The drawing-room of “Gunys,” Finch Street, East Malve[?] (Melbourne), the residence of [?] S. P. Lawrence, was the scene of a quiet…

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Gunbar. Double Wedding at "Belalie."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

Tuesday, 2nd August, will long be remembered as a red-letter day throughout the Gunbar district, as marking the celebration of the much-talked-of double wedding at…

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Wedding at St. Mary S. Sandral--nagle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 3

ON Wednesday last a pretty scene was enacted at St. Mary's R. C. Church, Corowa, on the occasion of the wedding of Mr. Ernest H. Sandral (second son…

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