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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1884

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Royal Weddings

Evening News · Monday 5 May 1884 · page 3

TWO granddaughters of the Queen are about to be married. The first great wedding is to take place at Darmstadt on the l6th April, and Her Majesty is to be present and also the Emperor of Germany. The…

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A Castle in Spain. Chapter Xlvii. How Lopez Invites Harry to the Wedding, and How Harry Makes a Disturbance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 7

On the following day the prisoners were roused at dawn. First of all, Ashby was taken to the room in which the marriage ceremony was to be performed, which was the same room where the…

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A Silver Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 8

We learn by telegraph that Mr and Mrs Clarence Hanpell, of Newcastle, celebrated their silver wedding Inst evening by a ball at the Protestant Hall. All the leaden of society were present, and…

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SOCIAL. Elegant Wedding Costumes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 8

The bridal costume for a f[?] the ming fash on the marriage in Sydney was be a made at me[?] Peapes and shaw's of Gearge [?] and is a Perfect work of art. it is of pesrl-coloured broche…

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The Motto in a Wedding Ring

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 31

A lover eave the wedding ring Into the goldsmith's hand. "Grave me," he said," a tender thought Within this golden band."…

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Wedding at All Saints, Petersham

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 8

On Thursday afternoon a large number of persons assembled at All Saints Church, Petersham, on the occasion of the marriage of Mr David Methven Kitkaldie, assistant railway traffic…

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'Frisco Mail News. the Royal Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 5

DARMSTADT, April 30, 1884.--The marriage of Princess Victoria of Hesse to Prince L[?] of Battenberg took place to-day. The streets were profusely decorated with flags in honour of the…

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The Royal Wedding at Darmstadt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 4

The marriage of Princess Victoria, the granddaughter of the Queen, with Prince Lonis of Baltenberg, was celebrated at Darmstadt on April 30, in the presence of a brilliant and very distinguished assembly. The bride were…

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The Royal Wedding at Darmstadt

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 1120

The marriage of Princess Victoria, the granddaughter of the Queen, with Prince Louis of Battenberg, was celebrated at Darmstadt on April 30, in the presence of a brilliant and very distinguished assembly. The bride wore…

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The Motto in a Wedding Ring

Evening News · Monday 16 June 1884 · page 7

A lover gave the wedding ring Into the goldsmith's hand. "Grave me," he said, "a tender thought Within this golden band."…

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Wedding at St- Mary's, Balmain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 June 1884 · page 8

The quiet little church of St. Mary's, Balmain, was crowded on Thursday afternoon last, to witness the marriage of Edith Annie, eldest daughter of Captain John Broomfield, of Darling-street,…

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Fashionable Wedding

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 15

THE mellow wedding bells rhyming and chiming in a madly merry way had much to do with the calling together of the groat crowd that filled St. Mary's, on Wednesday morning, but if not a…

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The Wedding of the Hon. H. E. Cohen, Minister for Justice

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 110

Some time ago, in anticipation of coming events, the present Ministry was fobbed the "Marrying Ministry." One of the bachelor members has now fulfilled the hopes of his joining the army of Hymen. On Tuesday last the Hon…

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Wedding at Randwick

Evening News · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 3

St Jude's, Randwick, was, at noon, to-day, to be the scene of a wedding in which, a good deal of interest is being taken by the society of that pleasant suburb. The contracting parties are Miss Downes,…

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A Fashionable Wedding

Evening News · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 3

An interesting wedding took place in St. Jude's Church, Randwick, yesterday afternoon, the happy pair being Miss Annie Downe[?] (daughter of Mr. Geo. Downe, superintendent of Government rolling stock)…

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Scene at a Wedding

Evening News · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 4

The London correspondent of the SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, June 10, relates the following:—"A well-known curate of a church in a north[?]eastern section of London was this morning about to…

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Mishap After a Wedding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 15

ON Saturday a serious accident ooourred at the North Shore end of the ferry. A coachman, in charge of a carriage and pair of horses, was returning from the wedding of Miss Sachs and Mr. Lister at…

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A Pretty Wedding Gift

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 42

A pretty, little story is told of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery. A day or two before their wending took place, Miss Rothschild asked the young Earl what he would like for a wedding present…

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A Peculiar Wedding. Two Strangers Marry and Then Separate. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 3

The particulars of a most extraordinary marriage are reported from. Sandhurst. The bride was a young girl named May Greur (now May Flanigen), and was formerly in the employment…

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A Peculiar Wedding. (By Telegraph. From Our, Correspondent.) Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 13

THE particulars of a most extraordinary marriage are reported from Sandhurst. The bride was a young girl named May Greur (now May Flanigen), and was formerly in the employment…

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