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Weddings, 1885

48 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 3

Why Did He Wed Her? Chapter Ix.—their Wedding

Evening News · Friday 2 October 1885 · page 7

Ii is not because your heart ia mine—mine only—mine alone; It is not because yon chose me, weak and lonely, for. your own;…

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Wedding Ball

Evening News · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

"Nithsdale" rooms looked very gay on Friday, 16th, when a return ball was given to Mr. Ernest Needs and his pretty bride by friends and pupils who had been present at the ball given by that gentleman…

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Death at a Wedding Party

Evening News · Monday 9 November 1885 · page 4

Thus our Newcastle correspondent:— A sad death took place at 11 o'clock on Saturday night, the victim being Mrs. Emily Mitchell, of Adamstown. Her sister had been married at an earlier hour that…

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An English Cricketer's Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 November 1885 · page 2

An English paper says : -- "A very pretty wedding took place at St. John's Church Lewes, on Tuesday last, September 15 -- that of Mr. A. P. Lucas, of Loosemore, Surrey, and…

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Weddings at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1885 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- The various vessels in port were gaily decorated with bunting to-day in honor of the marriages of Miss Weatherill, daughter of Captain…

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A Silver Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 5

GOULBURN, Friday. -- Mr. Francis Tait, M.P. for Argyle, celebrated his silver wedding to-day. Mr. Tait gave a banquet to his employes and their friends at his new…

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Minute Guns and Wedding Bells. A True Story of a Storm in the English Channel

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1885 · page 18

"What a noise the wind makes! it blows great guns to-night and no mistake," grumbled Frank Harvey as he pulled the bedclothes over his ears in order to deaden the sound. "How do you get on, Tom ? I can't go to sleep,"…

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A Curious Wedding, a Bride From the Poorhouse

Evening News · Thursday 31 December 1885 · page 7

Jacob Lewis, a well-to-do farmer, of Honesdale, Pa.having been left a widower some months ago, had great difficulty in getting a housekeeper who would suit him. Recently he was in Monticello. and…

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