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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Weddings

Weddings, 1886

15 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Items by the Mail. Patti's Divorce and Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 10

It is said that in consequence of the double divorce of Madame Patti and M. Nicolini being now granted by their respective law-courts, the…

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Wedding Amenities in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 10

An extraordinary finale to a wedding has been the subject of a special magisterial inquiry at Clonmel. Four men were prosecuted at the instance…

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Select Poetry. Their Golden Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 10

With heart to bear and brain to win, What matter fortune tarried? Faith, hope and love are strong in youth— And so they married…

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Novel Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1886 · page 7

A NOVEL wedding took place near Silverton, Colorado, on the 12th November, when Miss Nellie Connors, of Lake City, and Oscar Olsen, of…

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Princess Beatrice's Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 5

A LONDON correspondent writes:—I am enabled to announce that no application will be made to Parliament for a vote in payment (or part…

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Tin-kettling at a Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1886 · page 2

AT the Bathurst Circuit Court on Saturday before Sir George Innes, a case of tin-kettling at a wedding was heard. The prisoners were Henry Osborne,…

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Mishap to a Wedding Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 4

A SAD accident occurred on Thursday at Heidelberg, near Melbourne, to a wedding party. In the morning a Mr. J. Topping was married at St. Peter's Church, Eastern…

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A Snowdrop Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 7

AN interesting snowdrop wedding was that which took place a few weeks ago between Captain Hedworth Williamson and Miss Campbell Johnson, who wore…

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Royal Spanish Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 3

THE marriage ceremonial of royalties is always interesting, and the marriage of the Infanta Dona Eulalie of Spain to her cousin, the Infante Don…

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A Rough Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 8

YESTERDAY afternoon an ancient Malay was married to a very young woman, at the registry office, in Bolton-street. A numbe of "larrikins" who had got wind of the…

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Throwing Rice at Weddings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1886 · page 3

THE danger of the custom of throwing rice at weddings has just been exemplified. The vicar of St. James the Less, Bethnal Green, has for many…

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A Silver Wedding in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 6

THE celebration of the 25th anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. George Tribe both of whom have been residents of New castle for the past twenty-seven years, and…

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Aristocratic Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1886 · page 5

A grand wedding at All Saints' Church, Woollahra, took place to-day between Captain Terry, aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor, and…

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Select Poetry. An Old Wedding Ring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1886 · page 10

MY wedding ring! Ah, yes 'tis old, Only a thread of cold to-day, But I have heard that "cares depart As the wedding ring wears away."…

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Fashionable Melbourne Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 6

AN exceedingly large gathering, including the most wealthy and aristocratic Victorian colonists, assembled last Wednesday afternoon…

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