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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1896

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England. Marriage of John Dillon, M.p. a Quiet Wedding

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 7

The marriage of John Dillon, M.P., and Miss Mathew, daughter of Sir James and Lady Mathew, took place on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Brompton Oratory. There were neither bridesmaids nor best…

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Wedding

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

On December 24th, Mr. Ohas. Barrett, headmaster of the Glenorie Public School, was married to Miss Harriet Black, daughter of the late Miss. Henry Black of "Rosehill," Dural…

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Weddings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 13

At St. Jude's Church, Randwick, on Saturday, 14th December, were married, by the Rev. William Hough, Mr. Ernest Walter Tickle, second son of the late Mr. Joseph Tickle, of Sydney, and Miss…

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The Marlborongh-Vanderbilt Wedding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 35

The new Duchess, who is only a girl of 19, had a trousseau flt for an empress. Her furs alone are enough to make any woman break the law against coveting, more especially the long…

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Wedding at Jugiong

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 17

THE pretty little church of St. John's, Jugiong, was last week the scene of a most imposing ceremony, the occasion being the marriage of Miss Polly Lloyd to Mr. Syl. Crowe. The church was…

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A "Danish Wedding" Down South

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 20

THE Shoalhaven NEWS, Nowra, under the double heading— "a wedding at Sussex Haven— Danish ceremonial," is responsible for the following:— Last week Sussex Haven was on fete, the occasion…

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Rouse Hill. Wedding of the Rev. C Blacket

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

A very pretty wedding was celebrated in Christ's Church, Rouse Hill, on Tuesday afternoon, when the Rev. Cuthbert Blacket, Church of England Minister of Mulgoa,…

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Weddings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 64

At St. John's Church, Jugiong, on Thursday, 26th December, were married, by the Rev. Father Finnegan, assisted by the Rev. Father Ryan, both of Gundagai, Miss Polly Lloyd, second daughter of Mr…

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Interrupted Wedding Curious Scenes. In a Well-Known London Church

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 9

The NEWS OF THE WORLD for November 17 contains an account of some lively proceedings in connection with an interrupted wedding. "If at first you don't succeed,…

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Fashionable Weddings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 34

The marriage of Mr. David Morley Charleston, M.L.C. of South Australia, and Madame May Foster took place at Glebe Point on December 24. The bride were a pretty toilette of grey silk,…

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Rice Throwing at Weddings

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 9

At Preston, Lancashire, on November 30, a gentleman named Matthew Holmes was assisting his bride from the carriage at the door of his residence when the horses, startled by the…

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Wedding

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon, the 14th inst. at St. Mark's Church, Granville, a very pretty wedding was witnessed by a large number of local folks: the contracting parities being Miss F…

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Weddings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 116

On Tuesday, 7th inst at the Presbyterian Church, Woollahra, a wedding was celebrated by which two well-known families of New South Wales were united, and in which though intended to be very…

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Fashionable Weddings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 35

'A quiet wedding took place at Woollahra on January 7 between Mr. Bayly Macarthur, son of the late Mr. A. H. Macarthur, and Miss Kitty Campbell, daughter of the late Hon. George…

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Some Expensive Wedding Cakes

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 8

THE Princess Beatrice's wedding-cake was worth £300. It weighed Scwt, was 9ft in height, and 5ft in diameter. Six months were required for modelling the ornaments, among…

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S.A. Wedding

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 3

A Hallelujah Wedding at the Salvation Army Barracks on Wednesday evening drew a largo gathering—the building being woll filled with officers,…

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Weddings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 169

On Wednesday, 15th January, at St. Philip's Church, by the Venerable Archdeacon Langley, Mr. John R. Davidson, son of the late Mr. J. Davidson, of Sydney, formerly of the Survey…

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Fashionable Weddings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 34

The wedding of Mr. W. E. White, of Melbourne, and Miss Florrie Kidman took pkice at Randwick on January 13. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. C. Kidman,…

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Weddings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 221

St. John's Church, Darlinghurst, was largely attended on the 22nd ultimo, the occasion being the marriage of Miss Lacy Randolph Garran, youngest daughter of the Hon. Dr. Andrew Garran, M.L.C.,…

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Her Wedding Ring

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 239

The weather is raw aud cold. But three days in the new year have passed, and driving sleet fills the roadways and beats on the shivering pedestrians. A prematurely middle-aged Woman, poorly clad, pale…

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