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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1904

293 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 15

Fashions in Wedding Gifts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 1001

It has been interesting to note the changes of fashion in wedding presents. At one time there was a craze for giving live pets, horses, and dogs. Then there was the bicycle period…

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Wedding Bells

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 2

A Wedding was celebrated at Mary Vale, near Bowral, the residence of the brides parents, on Wednesday afternoon, October 5, when Miss Vivienne Simons…

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A Hornsby Wedding

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 October 1904 · page 3

On the 3rd instant a quiet wedding was celebrated at Hornsby, when the well-known local residents, Mr. William Ware and Miss Violet Curtis, were married. The marriage…

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Wedding

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 9

COHEN—ABRAHAMS.—The marriage of Mr. Michael H Cohen, son of Mr and Mrs. Henry Cohon, "Newington," 195 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne, to Miss Edith Abraham…

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The Wedding Rind as a Symbol

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 14

In Egypt, Persia, and in India, the ring was a sign of eternity. Such it is by its circularity: having no end. The bridegroom, by giving the bride the ring, declares that he vows eternal…

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Weddings. a Parramatta Bride

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon, St. John's Church, Parramatta, was the scene of n pretty wedding, when Miss Ethel Brogden second daughter of Mr. J.Brogden,…

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Suicide on the Eve of His Wedding

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 October 1904 · page 8

John B. Freeman, a fettler on the railway, who was shortly to be married to a young woman at Dubbo, shot himself at his sister's house in Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo, on Thursday…

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Their Bridal Couch. Strange Wedding Story

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 23 October 1904 · page 5

On the slopes of the Paris fortiflcallohs, near the Versnilles gate, early market gardeners going into town with their produce one morning saw a strange spectacle…

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Wedding Bells

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 October 1904 · page 1070

Wormald—Chalmers.—A wedding was celebrated at St. Paul's Church, Burwood, on October 5, when Miss Mildred Clive Chalmers, eldest daughter of Mr. G. C. Chalmers, of…

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Wedding Bells MATTHEWS—THOMPSON

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 3

A very pretty drawing-room wedding took place at "Mimosa," St. Marys, on the 26th October, when Miss Bell Thompson, second daughter of Mr Andrew Thompson, was married to Mr Herbert…

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Wedding Bells

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 39

A very pretty wedding took place in St. Mary's Church, Casino, on Monday morning Q'asb week, the occasion being the marriage of Miss L. E. Jordan, Casino, to Mr. C. C. Ross…

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Wedding

The Methodist · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 11

A very pretty double wedding, which in some senses was unique, took place at "Ellismayne," Lavadia, the residence of Mr. Alex. McCallum, on…

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Wedding Bells

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 1135

Lang—Cape.—A fashionable wedding took place at St. Josephs Church, Woollahra, on October 26, when Miss Alice Cape, daughter of Mrs. Fred Cape, Hazelmere, Edgecliff-road,…

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Lord Jersey's Daughter's Wedding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 40

Lord Dunsany was marriod to Lady Beatrice Child-Villiers, youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Jersey, in All Saints' Church, Middleton Stoney, on September 15. The Earl…

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A Motor Wedding

The Australian Star · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 2

An interesting wedding was solemnised at Strathfield recently, the contracting parties being Mr. Harry S. Cusack and Miss Ethel Bell Weaver, of "Corsham," Strathfield. The…

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Diamond Wedding

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 34

Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson, of Cobom, near Cooma, entered on the sixtieth year of their married life on Sunday, 16th ult. (writes a correspondent). Their numerous friends…

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Wedding Bells

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 40

St. Kieran's Church, Goldon Grove, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Saturday week, when Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late James O'Brien, grazier, Glennie's…

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Brother and Sister Drowned After a Wedding

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 November 1904 · page 8

John Brannock, aged 24, and his sister, aged 30, were drowned on Wednesday while attempting to cross the Tumut River, which was in flood. They were on horseback on their way to a…

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Weddings in Berlin

Evening News · Monday 7 November 1904 · page 6

According to statistics, 20,141 weddings were celebrated last year in Berlin. The most popular months appear to have been October and April, 3926 of the weddings haying taken place…

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A Motor Wedding

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 1183

A wedding was solemnised at Strathfield on Thursday, October 20, when Mr. Harry S. Cusack, youngest son of the late Dr. Cusack, F.R.C.S.I., of Dublin, Ireland, was married to…

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