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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Weddings

Weddings, 1954

238 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 12

Week-End Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 13

Guipure lace and tulle were combined in the bouffant gown worn by Miss Joyce Holmes when she married Mr. Raymond Marchant at Wesley Church, Hamilton. She was escorted into the church by her uncle…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 10

MR. AND MRS. R. M. FREE chose St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, for their wedding. Their…

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Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 15

A PALE BLUE Broderie Anglaise over satin gown trimmed with rhinestone buttons…

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Golden Wedding For German Pair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 5

A couple who were married at Gel-senchierken, Germany, will celebrate their golden anniversary in Newcastle to-day…

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Recent Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 17

AT ST. COLUMBANUS'S Church, Mayfield, the wedding was celebrated of Miss Elaine Green to Mr…

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Man's Film of Nude Wedding

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 30

NEW YORK: A U.S. evangelist said he had a roll of colored film showing a nude wedding — "a…

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Woman Died On Wedding Day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Fri. (A.A.P.): A heartbroken bridgegroom wept in Christchurch today as his bride-to-be was cremated in the gown she was to have worn at their wedding…

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Bachelors Wanted—For Weddings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 3

CAPRI, Nov. 7. A.A.P. — Romantic Capri, where thousands spend their honeymoon every year, is inviting lonely men and girls from all over Europe to a bachelors' get-together…

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Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 16

DOROTHY HOAD wore a ballerina gown of guipure lace with a tiny matching bolero when her…

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Dad Stops Their Gretna Wedding

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 28

LONDON: The registrar was waiting in his office at Gretna Green to marry 17-year-old runaway lovers Marlene Haddon and Gerald Palmer. But Marlene and her…

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Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 16

A SHAWL neckline and scalloped sleeves were features of the lace and satin gown…

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Wedding At Cathedral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Webber after their wedding at Newcastle Cathedral last night. Mrs. Webber, formerly Miss Fay Williams, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams, of Carrington. Mr. Webber is the son…

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Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 21

A BROCADED satin gown trimmed with French lace studded with pearls was chosen by Joan…

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No One Danced At Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 5

JOLIET (Illinois), Nov. 21. A.A.P.— Mrs. Eleanor Clementi, a bride of four months, yesterday sought 5000 dollars…

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News For Women Recent Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 17

A GUIPURE lace bodice with tiny cap sleeves and nylon tulle skirt made the gown worn by Dorothy…

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News From Hollywood White Wedding For Pier Angeli, Vic Damone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 34

HOLLYWOOD, Wednesday: Six bridesmaids will attend Pier Angeli at her wedding to singer-actor Vic Damone today. They'll include Pier's two sisters, Marissa and…

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Newcastle Weddings

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 14

AN orange blossom coronet was worn by Miss D. Hancock when she married Robert Widders at St. John's Church…

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'Runaway' Weddings Curbed in Scotland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 24

LONDON: Four bedraggled, unhappy, hungry teenagers huddled together on a London railway station this week trying to gather courage to go home and tell their parents of the dreary anti-climax to the romantic runaway marriages they had planned…

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Golden Wedding Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. A. Jones, of Speers-street, Speers Point, celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at their home…

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There Was Much Ado About This Wedding

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 4

LONDON: Canon J. C. Gill conducted a wedding at Burnley while, in the vestry, the curate, the…

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