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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1939

1,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 64

Silver Wedding

The Biz · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 1

The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. H. Godfrey, of Fairfield West, took place at the residence of their daughter and…

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Fairfield Boy. Wedding in New Zealand

The Biz · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 3

A romance that commenced in Fairfield resulted in the wedding bells ringing in the pretty little Church of England in Whakatane, New Zealand, when…

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Silver Wedding Mr. and Mrs. J. SEYMOUR

The Biz · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 6

Saturday, June 24. was a great day in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Seymour. of Constance Street. Guildford, who celebrated their silver wedding at a…

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Wedding Bells Winton—powter

The Biz · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 6

A romance, which began amid the musty tomes of a council office, culminated on Saturday morning last. in the wedding of two members of the staff of…

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Recent Weddings

The Land · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 13

Dubbo: Ailsa Gwen, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Ferguson, of Dubbo, and Albert Telfer, only son of Mr. arid Mrs. J. Brown,…

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Bridegroom From New Zealand. Wedding Last Night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 5

HAND-MADE chrysanthemums of angelskin holding in place a double-tiered veil of French tulle formed the headress worn by Miss Valda Steigrad, younger daughter of…

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Swallowed Wedding Ring Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 1

Coral Shard, aged 2, was admitted to Ballarat Base Hospital to-day, after she had swallowed her mother's…

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Wedding. Freer—gray

The St George Call · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 1

St. Cuthbert’s Church of England, South Kogarah, was chosen on June 3 for the marriage of Miss Jean Howat Gray with Mr. Frederick Bernard Freer…

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Weddings Channon—edgington

The Methodist · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 16

A very pretty wedding of interest to a large circle took place in the Hornsby Church on Saturday evening last. The bridegroom was Dr…

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Roller Skate Wedding. Hollywood, June 30. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 18

The Rev. D. R. Jardine, who performed a religious ceremony[?] after the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, announced that he would officiate at a wedding at which the…

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Wedding in Bedroom at Hospital

The Sun · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 1

Constable Douglas Nicholas Leichleither, of the Police Safety Bureau, whose leg was broken in a recent…

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Hires Witnesses for Wedding Man From Bush Blows Into Town for Speedy Ceremony

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 1

To avoid postponement of his wedding, a bridegroom, yesterday hired two witnesses from a city employment agency. He said that his own witnesses…

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Romance Of Two Weddings

The Sun · Sunday 2 July 1939 · page 5

ONE month after their meeting, Miss Nan MacFarlane, of Beecroft, and Mr. Leslie Bruce Rennie, of Point Piper, were married quietly…

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Yesterday's Weddings ... White and Silver Decorations

The Sun · Sunday 2 July 1939 · page 6

BASKETS of white flowers from which trailed silver leaves decorated Wesley Chapel, Castlereagh-street, yesterday, for the marriage of…

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Injured Policeman Married in Hospital Constable And Bride Defy Fate In Hospital Wedding

The Sun · Sunday 2 July 1939 · page 7

In a small ward in a wooden cottage at Prince Henry Hospital yesterday, Constable Douglas Nicholas Lechleitner, 25, of the Safety Squad, was married to Miss Joy Gladys Chater, 23, of Eastwood…

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Roller-Skate Weddings Are "Off"

The Sun · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 4

The Rev. R. A. Jardine has declined to conduct a "roller-skates wedding." Let us hope that Hitler will decline lo conduct another suggested ceremony…

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Duchess Of Kent 'Stole The Show' At Wedding FLORENCE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 10

The Duchess of Kent stole the show" at the wedding of Princess Irene of Greece to the Duke of Spoleto. The ceremony took place yesterday in the beautiful 13th…

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Pre-wedding Parties

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 5

Guests of honor at a pre-wedding party prior to their marriage on Saturday were Miss Thelma Smith, of Merrylands, and Mr. Selwyn Olfen, of…

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Wedding Bells BYRON—CURRY

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 7

A wedding took place at St. Luke's Church, Concord, on 27th May, when Miss Daphne Curry, only daughter of of Mr and Mrs B. Curry, of Penrith,…

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Weddings

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 16

ST. LUKE'S Church, Dato, was prettily decorated for the wedding of Beryl HOrnsby, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fowler, of "Tallawarra," Dapto,…

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