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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Weddings

Weddings, 1899

45 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 3

A Dutch Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 3

A Dutch marriage is a curious ceremony the wedding party enter two and the bride and her bridegroom together, and the relatives on both sides following. Forms…

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Wedding Bells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 6

St. John's, Newcastle, was the scene of a pretty but quiet wedding on Wednesday, 18th inst., the contracting parties being Mr. George Douglas Bell, of…

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Favourite Wedding Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 11

There are favoured days in the week for marriages as well as favoured months in the year (remarks a London paper). Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are the…

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The Biggest Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

On the day that Alexander the Great was married no fewer-than 20,202 persons in one ceremony were made husbands and wives. This seems impossible, but the…

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The Wedding Ring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 12

The origin of wearing the wedding ring upon tine fourth finger of the left hand has been much disputed, even from very ancient times. A reasonable inference from the…

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District News. Greta. Wedding Bells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 7

An interesting ceremony was solemnised it. St. Mary's Church oil Thursday by the Rev. Mr. Tollis, when Miss Ada Grace Guest, eldest daughter…

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Islington. Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1899 · page 3

A quiet wedding took place in Islington on Wednesday evening last, when Mr. Herbert Butterworth, eldest son of Mr. Samuel Butterworth, was…

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Swansea. Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 5

The marriage of Mr. William John Train, son of the late William Train, of Swansea, to Miss Zilla M'Naughton, third daughter of Mr. John S. M'Naughton, of Pelican Flat…

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Greta. Wedding Bells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 3

A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Holy Trinity E. Church, Lochinvar, on Wednesday, when Mr. Henry Wilton, second youngest son of Mr. Aaron Wilton, of Greta,…

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An All-round Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 12

At Canal Dover, United States of America, four daughters of James Hochstettler, of Trail, celebrated New Year's Day by marrying the four sons of John Summers,…

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A Handsome Wedding Gift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Friday—The wedding gift of Mr. William Vanderbilt, the American millionaire, to his son amounts to £2,000,000…

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Greta. Wedding Bells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1899 · page 3

An interesting ceremony was performed in the Primitive Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon, when Mr. William Dimmock, eldest son of Mr. S. Dimmock, of Leconfield,…

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A Divorced Lady's Remarriage. Extraordinary Wedding Gift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mrs. Marion M'Kay, an American lady, who was divorced some time ago from her husband, has been married at…

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The First Silver Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 8

The fashion of silver weddings dates back to the reign of Hugues Capet, King of France, in 987, says a writer in "Vogue." Once, as Hugues was arranging his…

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Confetti - Throwing at Weddings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 7

The Halifax (Eng.) Parish Church Magazine for April states that the vicar and churchwardens have issued a notice forbidding the throwing of rice and confetti in the…

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Islington. Silver Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Richardson celebrated their silver wedding on May 24 at their residence at Georgeville and in response to their invitation about 70 relatives of both…

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Merewether Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 5

A very pretty wedding was celebrated by the Rev. J. B. Penman at the residence of Mr. R. Higgins, Ridge-street, Merewether, on Wednesday evening, March 31st…

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Wedding Bells and Orange Blossoms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 3

A pretty wedding took place it St. Joseph's Pro-Cathedral yesterday afternoon (says the Rockhampton "Record" of May 24th), the…

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Buchanan. Wedding Bells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 7

The Church of England, Buchanan, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Wednesday, 31st May, when Miss Maud Grant, fourth daughter of Mr. John…

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Adamstown. Golden Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 5

On Monday evening the family of Mr. and Mrs. James Regan, the oldest residents of Adamstown, invited upwards of 100 friends to the Carrington Hall, to celebrate the…

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