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Weddings, 1931

916 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 46

Wedding Bells Hellmers—gooley

The Biz · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 6

The marriage of Grace, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gooley, of Carramar, to Fred, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hellmer, of Canley…

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Wedding West—pieper

The Biz · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 2

On July 18, at Cabramatta Baptist Church, Miss Nellie West, of Canley Vale, was married to Mr. Henry Pieper, of Kerang, Victoria. The…

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Wedding Bells HAWKINS—MAIDEN

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 1

A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Cooma, on Wednesday, 15th July, when the Rev. Dean Norris united in the holy bands of…

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Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harper

The Methodist · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. Harper were married in Adelaide in 1881 and the next year they settled on the land in Victoria, first at Wycheproof and later at…

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Bride Travels Pillion Novel Motorcycle Wedding

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 8

A MOTOR-CYCLE wedding, in which the bridegroom arrived on a machine used in many reliability trials, afterwards departing…

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Love, Get Me a Drink!" He Murmured to His Distraught Betrothed Bridegroom Shoots Himself on Wedding Eve Weeping Bride-to-Be Awaits Fate of Love Who Hovers on Edge of Beyond His Former Marriage and Divorce

Truth · Sunday 16 August 1931 · page 15

ON the eve of his second marriage, while the girl who was to become his wife stood a little distance from him, Tyson Collins, a well-known laborer and drover, of Warwick, placed a pea-rifle against his chest pulled the trigger and, with a groan, crumpled to the grass with a bullet near his heart…

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Weddings. Figtree—paterson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 3

The marriage of Miss Margaret Hope Paterson, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. John Paterson, of Parramatta, to Dr. Edward R. Figtree, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E…

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A Greek Wedding

The Sun · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 8

Miss Penelope Sidirougos was married yesterday at the Greek Church, Dowling-street, to Mr. George Louizidis. There was a large gathering of…

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Social in Classical Gown Wedding at St. Jude's

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 4

A WEDDING of equal interest to town and country was celebrated recently, when Miss Carita Grace Ginger was married to Mr. William…

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Country News. Golden Wedding. Nyngan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 10

Mr. and Mrs. James Martin celebrated their golden wedding here on Saturday night by a breakfast. There was a large gathering of relations. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have lived in…

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Cupid Was on Board Quick Steamer Romance to End with Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 1

Early in the voyage from London to Sydney romance crept aboard the Aberdeen-Commonwealth liner Hobsons Bay. Captain F. W. Gibb, of a Highland…

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SOCIETY Margot's Mirror Clothes and the Woman Society Heads for the Open Spaces--a Faithfull Clan Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 4

Clothes alone do not make the woman, according to Miss Violet Dennis Burden, beauty authority, who weds Mr. C. R. Duncan, eldest son of the late Charles Duncan, of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Mrs. Duncan, of Mortimer, England, at St. lames' Church to-night…

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Hyacinths and Stocks Hood—nation Wedding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 9

A quiet and pretty wedding was solemnised by the rector, Rev. S. M. Johnstone, M.A., at St. John's Church, Parramatta, on 15th inst., when Mr. Victor Courtney…

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Stocks and Carnations Macdonald—henning Wedding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 14

On the 17th instant at St. Andrew’s Church, Parramatta, which was decorated with white flowers and palms, the pretty wedding of Miss Mary Rosina…

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Weddings. WOOD-BROWN

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 18

The historic edifice of St. Patrick's, Church Hill, was chosen by Miss Mary Philomena Brown, of Woollahra, for her marriage with Mr. William John Wood,…

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Weddings. O'SULLIVAN—RYAN

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 11

At St. Mary's Church, Casino, on July 8th, a very pretty wedding was celebrated when Thomas O'Sullivan, of Brisbane, youngest son of the late Daniel…

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Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McDONALD, KENSINGTON

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 26

On August 2'nd the choir of Our Lady of the Rosary, Kensington, under the able leadership of Mr. Gilliman, rendered Gounod's Mass in a most…

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Wedding WESLEY—CANNON

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 17

The marriage of Madge, youngest daughter of the late W. H. Cannon and Mrs. E. E. Cannon, of Summer Hill, to William Henry, second son of Mr. and…

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Late But Welcome Wedding Gift

The Sun · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 1

The winners of the second prize in the lottery were Mr. Albert Linton Brown (23), and his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Dowing Brown (19), who have…

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Barkman-leiberman Wedding Plans

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 4

FLOWERS will strew the path of to-day's bride, Cecily Lieberman, for as she walks down the aisle at the Great Synagogue at noon to take her…

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