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Weddings, 1939

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Local Weddings. Laing--jessep

The Propeller · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 7

An all-white wedding took place at St. George's Church of England, Hurstville, on Saturday, 28th January, when Dorothy May, youngest…

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Pledge Wedding Rings to Get Jobs

Daily News · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 2

UNEMPLOYED women and girls in quest of jobs, unable to pay fees, pledge wedding rings and trinkets of jewellery in employment agencies. This was discovered yesterday by the Daily News…

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Gossipy Sits and Pieces This Is The Year For Weddings; Many Country People In Town

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 16

THERE is every indication that 1939 will establish a record in weddings. From now till the end of April there are so many that I have lost count. Easter Week will see several well-known families "united in…

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Recent Weddings

The Land · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 16

Temora: Doris Margaret, eldest daughter of Mrs. A. Macauley, of Temora, and the late Mr. R. G. Macauley, and Sydney, son of Mr…

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Wedding on

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

In honour of their niece, Miss Gladys Stone, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stone, of Rose Bay, whose marriage with Mr. Carnegie Clark, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs…

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For Women Weddings Celebrated Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

MR. and MRS. MICK GRACE leaving St. Philip's Church Church Hill, after their marriage last night. Mrs. Grace was Miss Jean Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Miller, of Elizabeth Bay. Such wide interest was taken in the…

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Afternoon and Evening Weddings Yesterday

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 12

MRS. RONALD ROBERTSON, photographed at her home yesterday just before she left for her wedding at All Saints', Hunter's Hill. She was…

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"Archibald the Arctic" Flies Round His Huge Diocese The Bishop of the Wide Open Spaces "Archibald the Arctic" is the official signature of Dr. A. L. Fleming, Bishop of the Arctic. In this interview he describes how he uses an aeroplane to cover the enormous icebound stretches of his vast diocese, and tells of the most northerly wedding ever performed, of life amongst the Eskimos in the great silence of the Frozen North

The World's News · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 7

BROUGHT before the public eye by the Press and movie camera, the Flying Doctor of Australia's torrid northern zone has become justly…

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Wedding Hunter—carruthers

The Methodist · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 12

On Friday afternoon, 10th, at St. Stephen's, Macquarie Street, the wedding took place between Mr. Peter L. Hunter, of Auckland, New…

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For Women Tuesday's Bride and Her Attendants: Other Interesting Weddings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 19

MISS CAROLINE CHISHOLM (left), with DR. SHEILA DRESCHER and MISS BEATRICE POLIN, who will be her bridesmaids when she marries Mr. Clyde Scott Timmins at St. Joseph's Church, Neutral Day, next Tuesday. The bride-to-be, who will also be attended by Miss Mary Timmins, is the younger daughter…

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Golfing and Musical Interest in Weddings. Ceremonies to Take Place To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 19

February, 1939, will be remembered as a month of weddings, and several of the weddings which will be celebrated to-day are of wide interest in both the city and country. Two well-known golfers will be married, and the daughter of another golfer has also chosen to-day for…

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Women's News Evening Wedding At St. Marks

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 9

MRS. ALEX LEVENTHAL, who was Miss Peggy Tindale, photographed with her bridesmaids after her wedding at St. Mark's, Darling Point,…

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Yesterday's Weddings ... Double Wedding For Sisters

The Sun · Sunday 19 February 1939 · page 6

FROCKS of Ivory, crepe, with long, circular trains, and veils of Brussels lace held by hand-made flowers, were worn by Miss Kathleen Mary…

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Many Weddings Before Lent MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 19 February 1939 · page 15

To-day was 1930's most popular wedding day, and it is likely that the total number of marriages exceeded that for any day since Easter…

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Social and Personal. To Attend Wedding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Rawdon H. Suttor, of Hougon mont, Tamworth, with their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Osborne, of Wongarang, Kootingal and Messrs. Douglas…

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SPENT £1000 on Wedding London

The Sun · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 5

A former Soho waiter and icecream seller, Emillo Scala, who won £80,000 in the Irish sweep in 1931, gave his son a £1000 wedding at the…

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Social and Personal. For To-day's Wedding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 5

Mrs. Ian Blythe flew from Queensland to be present to-day at the wedding of Miss Lindsay Sinclair and Mr. Sam Osborne. Mrs. Blythe is accompanied by her children, Bridget…

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Wedding in Chapel. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 5

The marriage of Miss Beverley Nelson Wood and Sir Arthur Robinson was quietly celebrated by the Moderator-General of the Presbyterian Church, the Right Rev. Dr. John…

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Five Doctors Take Part in Wedding

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 11

FIVE doctors will fulfil the duties of best man and ushers to-night at St. Mary's Basilica, at the wedding of Miss Kathleen Blanche MacMahon,…

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To-day's Bride and Her 'Maids Society Wedding at St. Mark's

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 11

A silver lame gown, with a yoke embroidered in pearls and crystal will be worn by Miss Lindsay Sinclair, the only daughter of…

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