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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1886

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Martin Deveril's Diamond. [All Rights Reserved.] Chatter Xv. -- Lady Eleanor's Wedding-day

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 10

Lady Eleanor's plea of mourning for her father had served as a pretext to Lady Vargrave for doing away with the expense of bridesmaids and a wedding breakfast. Mr…

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Throwing Rice at Weddings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 4

The danger of the custom of throwing rice at weddings has just been exemplified. The vicar of St. James the Less, Bethnal Green, has for many years sole[?] the ceremony of marriage free to anyone who chose to [?]…

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Children's Corner The Doll's Wedding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 30

I'm 'vited to the wedding, And have to make a dress, I want a lot of 'lusion, A hundred yards, I guess—…

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Wedding Bells and Orange Blossoms

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 14

ST. Joseph's Church, Newtown, was the scene of a very bright and happy ceremony oh Wednesday afternoon, 28th; ult., when the union of Mr. James J. Rubie (son of Mr. E. J. Rubie, and secretary…

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A Diamond Wedding and Other Weddings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 602

A diamond wedding (remarks the Globe) is, for obvious reasons, an event of sufficient rarity to call for notice—indeed, we doubt if any before, except the memorable celebration of the 75th anniversary of the wedding day of Marshal…

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Lucky and Unlucky Wedding Days

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 3

The selection by the President of the United States of the fourth day of the week for his marriage has occasioned considerable talk among those who believe in superstitions. The following…

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Brilliant Wedding of a Catholic Governor's Daughter. Miss Weld and Captain Mayne

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 18

ON Monday, August 2nd, an event took place in Singapore, which, says the STRAITS TIMES, has been looked forward to with much interest by all classes of the community. We refer to the…

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A Fashionable Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 December 1886 · page 5

Brisbane, Tuesday.--A fashionable wedding was celebrated to-day, Mr. Frederick W. Wilson, barrister, son of Mr. W. H. Wilson, M.L.C., being married to Emily, third daughter…

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"Tin-kettling" at a Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 December 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The M'Laren Vale shooting case came on for trial at the Supreme Court Criminal Sittings to-day, when Frederick Giddings was charged with unlawfully…

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A Country Wedding

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 1262

The series of sketches on page viii. of the Christmas supplement illustrate incidents which actually occurred in connection with a wedding a few months ago in one of the Coast districts, which our artist was visiting at…

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A Country Wedding

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 8

I was sitting in the little up-stairs parlour of the Australian Hotel, at Burgillumbah, on the Twill River, busily engaged reeling off "copy" for the Sydney Mail, when my train of thought was interrupted by the sound of…

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The Mayor's Wedding

Evening News · Thursday 23 December 1886 · page 5

The marriage of Alderman John Young (Mayor of Sydney) with Mrs. Ovendon was celebrated at the bride's residence, Johnston-street, Annandale, at noon to-day. The wedding was strictly of a private…

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A Fashionable Wedding in Melbourne. Marriage of Mr. Rupert Clarke. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 December 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--An exceedingly large gathering, including the most wealthy and aristocratic Victorian colonists, as sembled this afternoon at the Scots…

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