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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Weddings

Weddings, 1950

259 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 13

Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 8

A bouffant gown of cobweb lace over tulle was worn by Bette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Frizell, of…

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Silver Wedding At Boolaroo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 6

The Macquarie Grove Hall. Boolaroo, was gaily decorated, when Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pearson celebrated their silver wedding…

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The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 8

Betty Hazel Holt and Roy Hepworth chose Adamstown Methodist Church for their marriage, celebrated by the…

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Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 10

White lace featuring a wids skirt was worn by Joyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Mo Cann, of Mayfleld, when she…

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Wedding Follows Arrival Of Migrant

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: A Dutch girl who arrived in Sydney today with 61 other migrants in a specially-chartered K.L.M. plane from Amsterdam planned marrying her fiance this afternoon…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 8

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ure leaving St. Phillip's Church of England, Waratah, after their marriage on Saturday. The bride was formerly Miss Doreen Bower of Waratah. Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Moylan (Miss Shirley Craddock) who…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 8

A white lace frock over satin was worn by Shirley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rostron, of Georgetown, when she was…

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23 of Wedding Party Drowned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Wed. (O.S.R.). —The bridegroom and 22 members of a wedding party were drowned at Jammu (India)…

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Newcastle Wedding R.S.L. Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 13

Top left: Mr. and Mrs. Rex Perrett of Merewether, who were married last night at St. John's Church of England, Cook's Hill, the D[?] was formerly Miss Joyce Lauder. Top right: One of the debutantes, Miss Betty Baxter, being presented to Brigadier J. W. Main at the Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. Annual Ball. Centre: Misses R. Grahame, and P. Shearman in between dances at the R.S.L. Ball last night. Centre right Gwen Grazier (right) fixes the nair of another debutante, Edna Jackson, at the Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. Ball. Below left: Robyn Mullen, aged 7½, of Cook's Hill, took plenty of time before she selected her book at the Newcastle Children's library. Below, right: Book Week: Mr. C. K. Thompson signing autographs for children after…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 14

Norma Joy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jackson, of Minmi, chose a gown of French silver lame lace for…

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Double Wedding After Two-Year Wait

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 15

Four happy newly-weds in Sydney, married at a double ceremony, were Chief Officer M. Johansen and his wife, Jenny, and Second Engineer Nils Neilssen and his wife, Anna. The couples became engaged when the tanker Beduin left Norway in April, 1948, planned to marry when the tanker returned to its home port, but the ship continued to roam the high seas. Despairing that the Beduin would not return to Norway for years, the two women flew 1300 miles by plane in June to Abadan…

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Double Wedding For Norwegians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 6

A dinner at the Great Northern Hotel to-night will end the wedding festivities for two Norwegian couples who journeyed half-way round the world before their marriage in Sydney on Tuesday…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 10

Rita, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Saunders, of Lambton, chose Mayfield Church of England for her marriage to…

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Race Win Good Wedding Gift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 8

Behold's win in the Maiden Handicap at Newcastle on Saturday provided a wedding gift for his owner, Mr. Kevin Andrews, of Toronto, who was married half an hour after the horse…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 8

MR. AND MRS. THOMAS BLACK leaving Sacred Heart Church, Hamilton, after their marriage on Saturday. The bride was Miss Audrey Bendeich. MR. AND MRS. G. P. FOX, who were married at St…

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newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 13

Elaine Fay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Shoesmith, of Mayfield, wore white slipper satin when she was married to…

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Beryl James Goes Driving; Blackout Delays Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miss Beryl James rode around the streets of Darling Point in her bridal car for half an hour to-night waiting for a blackout to end so she could be married. When the 1948 "Miss…

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Air Weddings Could Be Legal, Say Experts

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Aeroplane weddings can be legally performed in Australia, providing a properly registered person…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 8

A four-tier veil caught with roses and orange blossom was worn by Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Darrington, of…

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Golden Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. C. Mewett, of National Park-street, Merewether, celebrate their golden wedding to-day. They were married in the…

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