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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1869

3 stories in Sydney's papers

Early Greek and Roman Marriage Customs. (From "The Wedding Day in all Ages and Countries," by Edward J. Wood.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1869 · page 3

MARRIAGE, as a life union with certain ceremonies of a binding and solemn nature, is said to have been first introduced among the Athenians by Cecrops, who built their city and…

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The Management of Weddings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 November 1869 · page 6

FROM a long letter in the Queen, signed " Kittie," we extract the following:— "It is going quite out of fashion to display the trousseau with the presents to a privileged number of…

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The Management of Weddings

Sydney Mail · Saturday 20 November 1869 · page 14

FROM a long letter in the Queen, signed "Kittie," we extract the following:— "It is going quite out of fashion to display the trousseau with the presents to a privileged number of…

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