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Weddings, 1897

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Weddings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 34

The marriage of the Rev. James Cosh and Miss Susie Lee, daughter of Mr. Benjamin Lee, took place at Annandale on April 28. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore white brocaded…

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The Match Between Bachelor and Silver Wedding. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 6

A match for £200 between Dr. Machattie's [?] Bachelor and Mr. J. L. Brown's g m Silver Wedding took place on the old Bathurst racecourse on Saturday. J. Gainsford rode Bachelor, and Neild was up…

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A Pretty Wedding

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 12

One of the prettiest weddings seen lately was that at St. Phillip's Church, Sydney, on the 5th inst., when the Rev. John Done, of All Saints' Parramatta, united in holy wedlock…

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Wedding

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 5

On Wednesday, Mr. T. R. Ward, of Bankstown, was united to Miss Ada Challenger, eldest daughter of Mr. Challenger, of Bankstown. The ceremony took place in St…

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Weddings. PARK—JOHNSON

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 1025

A quiet and pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Andrew's Church, Summer Hill, on Tuesday, 27th April, between Miss Lilian Alice Johnson, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Edwin Johnson, Under…

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Social Gossip. The Winter Season. Society Doings. Dances and Dresses-Recent Weddings

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 9

For the past week the crisp, cold weather has induced everyone to be out of doors as much as possible. Many smart winter frocks, which were bought…

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Weddings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 34

The marriage of Mr. W. G. Cobham, of Kallara, near Wodonga, to Misa Adeline Young, daughter of the Hon. J. H. Young, Minister for Works, took place at St. Mary's Church, Balmain, on April 23…

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A Runaway Wedding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 34

The "Daily Mail" (London) is responsible for the following paragraph: "The end of a pretty little wedding romance of the West-end has been, a reconciliation. It is said that the friendly oil…

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Death at a Silver Wedding

The Australian Star · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 3

Mr. B. Harraway, sen., is famed in Parramatta North for the ornateness and frequency of his "parties." On Wednesday night, the occasion of the…

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Shoalhaven Wedding. (From a Correspondent.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 18

A very pleasant social event came off on May 5 at Pyree. It was the marriage of Miss Annie Caffery and Mr. Patrick Walsh. The happy couple…

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Wedding

Nepean Times · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 6
Also in The Cumberland Free Press, The Cumberland Free Press

A very pretty wedding took place on Tuesday afternoon of last week, at St. Luke's Church, Liverpool, when Miss Mildred May, eldest daughter of Mr. J. H. Stanfield, of…

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Weddings COLQUHOUN—SHAW

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 1092

A very pretty wedding took place at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Friday, 30th April, at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, when Miss Mabel Shaw, daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Shaw, of Westbury-street,…

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Weddings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 35

A pretty wedding took place recently at Cooma, between Mr. H. H. Mawbray, Staff-sergeant, Paddington Barracks, Sydney, and Misa Annie Dodds, daughter of Alderman Edward Dodds, of Cooma…

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Carlingford. Wedding

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 5

Mr. William Bellamy, son of Mr. John Bellamy, of Carlingford, was married to Miss Emily Catt, daughter of Mr. William Catt, of Dundas. The…

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Weddings

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 12

Mr. Thomas J. Parker, who is in the employ of Messrs. Hudson Bros,'as foreman boiler-[?], was married on the 21st inst. at St. Mark's Church, Granville, by the Rev. D. E…

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Weddings. INMAN—MARTIN

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 1130

On Wednesday, May 19, a quiet but pretty wedding was celebrated in St. John's Church, Darlinghurst, the bridegroom being Mr. Wilfred Alexander Inman, aud the bride Miss Mary Martin, second…

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Wedding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 34

A quiet but pretty wedding took place on May 21, at St. John's, Darlinghurst, between Mr. Wilfred A. Inman and Miss Mary Martin, second daughter of the late Sir…

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Wedding Bells. Parker—hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 4

A very quiet wedding took place in St. Mark's Church, Granville, on Friday evening last, when a popular young Granville couple were married. The ceremony was performed…

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