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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1938

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Social and Personal. Miss Joy Barrington to Marry United States Naval Officer.—Wedding Plans of Miss Margaret Mack and Miss Jean Higman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 23

Country Wedding. The marriage will take place at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Muswellbrook, on March 22, of Miss Joan Higman, eldest daughter of…

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Recent Weddings

The Land · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 22

Yass: Mary Pritchard, eldest daughter of Mrs. D. Barber, of Yass, and the late Mr, H. H. Barber, and Alan John, second son of Mr. and…

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Naval Wedding in Brisbane. Interstate Interest. Home in Sydney. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

The wedding of Miss Florence Jean Douglas with Lieutenant-Commander R. B. A. Hunt, R.A.N., of Sydney, took place at St. John's Cathedral this…

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Weddings. Walsh—edga-lance

The St George Call · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

On the evening of March 1 a pretty wedding was celebrated at Mary Immaculate Church, Manly, when joyce daughter of Mr. and Mrs L. t…

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Wedding in Madras

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 9

The marriage of Miss Rosemary Shepherd, daughter of Mrs. Cyril Shepherd, of Darling Point, and the late Dr. Shepherd, and Captain Rex…

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New Films Double Wedding: Gay Comedy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 13

Here is another delightful bit of clowning by that pleasant couple Myrna Loy and William Powell. The return of the cinema's most…

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Man of Many Parts. Official at Darwin. From Assault Case to Wedding. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 18

The hearing of serious charges against the aboriginal, Packsaddle, at the Darwin Police Court to-day, was adjourned at its most dramatic moment, because a wedding had been…

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Three April Weddings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 9

THREE members of the Red Cross Headquarters Younger Set have planned their weddings for the first week in April…

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Garbo Fixes Wedding Date RAVELLO (Italy)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 3

GRETA GARBO'S marriage to Leopold Stokowski will take place at Turin on March 17. This will enable the parties to comply…

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St. James. "Double Wedding"

Truth · Sunday 13 March 1938 · page 35

William Powell, Myrna Loy. Florence Rice, John Deal, Jessie Ralph. (M.G.M.). IT seems hard that the glamor men…

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Punters Sober at the Diamond Wedding Hadn't Come Out of M'field Mourning Murray's Moke Turns On Our Weekly Reversal Vintage a Sour Steed

Truth · Sunday 13 March 1938 · page 3

DIAMOND WEDDING, raced by A.J.C. committeeman Mr. R. C. Allen, provided a rather pronounced form reversal when she landed the second division of the Farm March Nursery Handicap yesterday…

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Diamond Wedding Had Rest While Growing

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1938 · page 3

Because she was growing so quickly, Diamond Wedding was not raced early in the season. The value of those tactics were…

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Arch Of Steel For Fellow-Officer's Wedding Married at St. Philip's

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1938 · page 7

UNDER a gleaming arch of steel, formed by fellow officers of the Royal Australian Air Force and naval officers, Flight Lieut. William Norman Gibson and his bride, formerly Miss Grace Doreen Downton, walked down the steps of St…

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Film Reviews "Double Wedding."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 6

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Double Wedding" is a boisterous and enjoyable offering. Obviously in a holiday spirit, William Powell romps through this in his best madcap mood, in…

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Arch of Swords at Wedding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 5

Under a gleaming arch of Swords formed by officers of the Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy. FLIGHT-LIEUTENANT and MRS. W. N. GIBSON left St. Philip's Church, on Saturday after their wedding…

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Weddings on Saturday. Guard of Honour Air Force and Naval Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 5

When Miss Grace Doreen Downton was married to Flight-Lieutenant William N. Gibson, of the Royal Australian Air Force, at St. Philip's Church on…

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Wedding at Hammondville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 4

The first wedding celebrated at Hammondville took place on Saturday, when Miss Olive Kathleen Field, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Field, was married to Mr…

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Best Film Of The Week Is "Double Wedding," One Of The Giddy Ones

The Sun · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 13

William Powell, Myrna Loy-- St. James. "Double Wedding" at the St. James Theatre is a definite victory for the farce, a slapstick supreme. William Powell and Myrna Loy are absolute masters of this class…

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Weddings In City And Suburbs Beautiful Bridal Ensembles Mother's Hand-Worked Veil Worn By Bride Headdresses

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 9

A BEAUTIFULLY tailored gown of magnolia satin, cut to form a triangular train, which teas edged with tulle, was worn by Miss Eileen…

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Diamond Wedding's Improved Run

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 17

In winning the second division of the March Nursery at Warwick Farm on Saturday, Diamond Wedding (16 to 1), trained by T. Murray for Mr. R. C. Allen,…

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