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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1937

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Sun Shone on Happy Royal Bride Drove to Wedding Like Fairy in a Golden Coach the Hague

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 1

IF "happy is the bride that the sun shines on," then to-day's Royal wedding will be lucky, for the sun shone brightly throughout the service, streaming through the windows of St. James's Church…

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Lord Howe Is. Wedding Son Of Pioneer Family Lord Howe Island

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 11

THE little Church of England situated in a palm grove on the border of the lagoon, was the scene of the marriage last night of Mr. Alfred…

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Weddings At Manly And Newtown

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

A FROCK of American sheer in brown and gold tones and a brown halo hat was chosen by Miss Jean Parkhill for her marriage to…

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Dutch Residents Celebrate Princess Juliana's Wedding A Dinner Party And Reception Two Hundred Guests At Home Of Consul-General Dutch Dishes

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

To celebrate the marriage of Princess Juliana to Prince Bernhard, the Consul-General for the Netherlands, Mr. Elink Schuurman, and…

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Royal Wedding

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

Princess Juliana, only daughter of Queen Wilhelmina, and heiress to the Throne of Holland, who was married yesterday to Prince Bernard Zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, scion of one of the oldest German Princely Houses. Princess Juliana is 27, and the Prince…

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Sydney Parties to Honor Royal Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 11

THE wedding of Princess Juliana to Prince Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, which took place at The Hague, Holland, yesterday, was celebrated in Sydney at several parties arranged by the Dutch community…

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Engagement and Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 11

MISS MOLLIE JOHNSON, eldest daughter of the late Mr, Bernard Johnson and Mrs. A. Johnson, of Randwick, who has announced her…

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Hollands Royal Wedding Toasted in Sydney Photonews

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

PICTURE OF BASHFULNESS. This orang-outang, like others of its species recently arrived at the Sydney Zoo, simply can't stand being laughed at. SAILORS of the Dutch steamer Alhena, drank a toast yesterday to…

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Holland's Wedding

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 4

The marriage of Princess Juliana, the Heiress-Apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, to Prince Bernhard of Lippe, took place on Thursday last with great eclat. The occasion was naturally one of the most enthusiastic…

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Royal Wedding. Crowds Celebrate. Dancing in Streets. the Hague, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 18

Joyous scenes occurred throughout the Netherlands last night. Large crowds sang and danced in the streets of The Hague. In the wedding pledge at St. James's…

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Wedding Film Seized by Nazi Police Berlin

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 1

POLICE today confiscated copies of the film of the wedding of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard…

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A University Romance Wedding To-day Blue Scheme Chosen

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 7

A romance that began in student days culminated in the marriage this morning of Miss Marie Murphy and Mr. John Rutledge…

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Yesterday's Weddings

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 30

A SYDNEY girl who will make her future home in Wau, New Guinea, is Miss Claire Florence Williams, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. O…

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Von Cramm As Mimic May Have Hurt Film of Wedding Banned the Hague

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 17

Why the Germans banned the film of the wedding of Princess Julianna and Prince Bernhard cannot be explained, unless the German…

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Silver Wedding. Woy Woy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 7

Members of the Woy Woy Happiness Club entertained Mrs. A. E. Young, of South Woy Woy, at a social evening, in celebration of her sliver wedding anniversary…

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Odets-rainer Wedding. Los Angeles, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 10

Clifford Odets, the playwright, and Luise Rainer, the actress, have been married here. They intended to fly to Yuma for the ceremony, but Mr. Odets demurred, stating that…

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Royal Wedding. Film Seized in Berlin on "Political Grounds." Berlin, Jan 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 10

Hopes that friction had ended between Holland and Germany were somewhat dashed by the confiscation by the police to-day "on political grounds" of copies of a film of the…

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Duke Flies Home From Royal Wedding. London

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

THE Duke of Kent, who had been A attending the Royal wedding at The Hague, returned to England, by air to-day…

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Beautiful Ensembles Worn By. Brides At Saturday's Weddings Effective Church Decorations Pastel Shades Chosen By Bridesmaids RECEPTIONS

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 9

BLUE agapanthus and shasta daisies provided attractive decorations at the Methodist Church. North Sydney, on Saturday, for the…

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For Women Satin Frocks Chosen by Two Brides. Weddings Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

—A frock of magnolia satin, with sleeves tight to the wrist was worn by Miss Jean Nichol, elder daughter of Mrs. E. Nichol, of Rose Bay, and of the…

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