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Weddings, 1939

1,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 64

Local Weddings. Todd -- Lancaster

The Propeller · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 7

Masses of iceland poppies decorated St. George's Church of England, Hurstville, on Saturday afternoon, July 29, for the marriage between…

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To Wedding in a Hansom Cab

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 7

A nineteen-year-old Darlinghurst girl will go to her wedding at St. Mary's Cathedral next week in a hansom cab. Her bridesmaids will travel in…

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A Wedding Gown for the Informal Bride

Liverpool News · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 2

The informal bride who is married at home, and in the afternoon, may now wear a veil in perfect propriety. So does Adrian, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer…

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Some... Recent.. Weddings

The Land · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 20

Cowra: Audrey Louise, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs…

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Wedding. Brown—dudson

The St George Call · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 1

Hugh Brown, second eldest son of Mrs. Brown, of Ashfield, was married at St. John’s Church of England on Saturday, 5th August to Mabel Elsle, eldest…

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Mickey Mouse Now For The Wedding

The Sun · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 7

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Melbourne Letter Inspector-General's Daughter's Big Wedding MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 20 August 1939 · page 4

The marriage month used to be September, but unless the happenings of this week and next are a full dress…

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Wedding Bells Ring Out A Symphony In Fashion Notes

The Sun · Sunday 20 August 1939 · page 3

Left to right: A bridesmaid's frock of self-patterned white organza copied from a Chanel evening gown made with tiers of small frills and adorned with two posies of flowers. The cape and hood are of matching organza. Cotton wedding frocks have boon popular this summer in America. This hailstone muslin, made with demure shirt bodies and a peplum forming a bustle at the back, has an extra full skirt caught with a cluster of…

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Yesterday's Weddings Heather in Bridal Bougue[?]

The Sun · Sunday 20 August 1939 · page 5

THE Rev. A. M. Stevenson was assisted by the Rev. A. E. Brice in officiating at the wedding yesterday, at St. Stephen's Church,…

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Lady Gowrie At W.A. Guest's Wedding At Basilica Yesterday

The Sun · Sunday 20 August 1939 · page 6

Having made up their minds only a few days beforehand to be married, Miss Elizabeth Durack, who has…

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Chose Birthday for Wedding. Well-known Swimmer Married

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 4

MISS MARION COCKBURN, former State swimming champion, chose her birthday for her wedding, which took place on Saturday night at St. Stephen's Church,…

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Vice-Regal Interest In Two Weddings At Weekend Lady Gowrie Lent Brooch As "Something Borrowed"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 10

A beautiful diamond brooch was lent by Lady Gowrie to form the ''something borrowed" in the bridal attire worn by Miss Elizabeth Durack, when she was married at St. Mary's Cathedral on Saturday morning to Mr. Francis Clancy…

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When a Meal Cost 3d Mr. H. D. Elliott Looks Back. Golden Wedding To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 4

"When I arrived in Sydney from England in the Bega, 56 years ago, you could buy a first-class throe-course meal for 3d," said Mr. Henry D. Elliott,…

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Parted on Wedding Day

Daily News · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 5

AFTER his wedding he took his wife to the gate of her parents' home, said good afternoon" and…

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Screen Tarzan's Third Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.--Johnny Weissmuller, the swimming ace, who played Tarzan on the screen, today married Beryl Scott, San Francisco society girl…

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Left on Day of Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 7

Gerald Chase Smith said in the Divorce Court yesterday that when at first he refused to marry his present wife he…

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Are Church Weddings Losing Their Glamour?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 9

Church weddings appear to be losing some of their glamour among Penrith girls. Mr. R. L. C. Hill, local registrar,…

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Wedding Anniversary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 9

To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Cox, well-known Baulkham Hills residents entertained friends at a dinner…

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No Release for Wedding Experiment For Reform Urged

The Sun · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 11

A plea for the release of a prisoner in the hope that a woman's influence would reform him was rejected at the Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Mary Maguire Cuts Her Wedding Cake

The Sun · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 3

Mary Maguire, 21-year-old Australian film star, cutting the wedding cake after her marriage with Captain Gordon Canning (guiding her hand). This picture was taken at a London nursing tome where Miss Maguire is being treated for a lung complaint…

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