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Weddings, 1940

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Racegoers and Wedding Guests Reveal Contrasts In Hats. Sunny Day Brought Prints To Randwick

The Sun · Sunday 11 February 1940 · page 14

MOST excited punter at Randwick for the Warwick Farm meeting yesterday was Mrs. S. A. Smith,…

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Won Races After Wedding MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 11 February 1940 · page 3

After his wedding to-night the English speed-car driver, Lawrence Reynolds, competed in three races and won two…

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Speedway Wedding for Star Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 February 1940 · page 6

A crowd of 16,000 people saw W. Reynolds, world champion speed car driver, married tonight to Miss…

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For Women Social and Personal. Pre-wedding Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

A competition originated and prepared by the hostess tested the powers of observation and the memories of the guests when Miss Jean Malor, of Darling Point, entertained at a…

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Speedway Wedding. 20,000 Spectators. Bridegroom Later Won Race. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 13

Nettly 20,000 spectators at Olympic Park Speedway saw the champion speed car driver Lawrence (Billy) Reynolds, and Miss Rhea McLean, man led last night…

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Wedding Cake with Model Yacht. Amateur Yachtsman Married

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

A model of the yacht, Sirius, in which the bridegroom sailed around the world, decorated the top of the wedding cake at the reception at…

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Flew From Brisbane For Wedding

The Sun · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 11

WHEN Flying-Officer William O. Marr, of the R.A.A.F., was married on Saturday night to Miss Gwyneth Downes at the Newington…

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Wartime Weddings First-aid For Friends of Bride-elect

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 9

SO many of my friends are becoming engaged or married these days, since the outbreak of war, that I think it is-really time to classify our ideas on ths subject…

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Wedding at Camden Last Night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

A SHOWER BOUQUET of tuberoses was carried by Miss Alice Elizabeth. S[?]dman. eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George V. Sidman, of Camden, at her wedding to Mr…

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Art Teacher's Wedding

Daily News · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 8

A wedding of interstate interest took place at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on Saturday, when Lucy, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J…

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Stole Wedding Suit While 'Minding House'

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 3

John Christopher Dwyer bought a new suit to wear at a wedding. Maurice Walter Day stole it. He wanted some money…

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Wedding at St. Mary's Cathedral. of Country Interest

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 29

As both bride and bridegroom are from the country, the wedding of Miss Margaret Montgomery, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Montgomery, of…

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Weddings

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 12

THE wedding of Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hayes. The Cedars, Brewarrina, to William Joseph elder son of the late Mr. W. H. Green,…

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Wedding Bells. Teague—parkinson

The Broadcaster · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 1

The marriage of Miss Plivllis [?] Parkinson, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Parkinson of Lisbon street, Fairfield, to Mr. William edward Teague…

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Wedding Bells. Scott—long

The Broadcaster · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 2

The wedding took place, on Saturday afternoon last, at the McCreadle Memorial Church, Guildford, of Miss Elsio Long eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Long…

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Weddings. Horan—thorne

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 32

A very pretty all pink wedding took place at St. Francis Xavier's Church, Wollongong, followed by Nuptial Mass, recently, when Miss Elvena Lucy Thorne…

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Weddings. Wesley—hair

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 34

A very pretty wedding was recently celebrated in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Coolah, with Nuptial Mass. The parties were Ambrose Vincent, son of…

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Social and Personal. Quick Response to Broadcast Appeal.—To Marry at Scone in April. To Make Their Home in Sydney.—Country Visitors. Wedding Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 21

Miss Audrey Westgarth, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Westgarth, of Scone, has chosen April 20 for her marriage to Mr. Bill Tewksbury, of Leighton Park, Scone, who is…

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Weddings and Shoe Shines. Versatile W.V.S. Centre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 21

WTHETHER a soldier needs help in arranging his wedding—or merely somewhere where he may clean his boots—the Women's Voluntary Services…

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Yours Truly Shows Form Good Trial at Randwick Diamond Wedding's Half-mile

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 43

Yours Truly and Tickle over seven furlongs, and Diamond Wedding at half a mile worked freely on the grass track at Randwick to-day, while Feminist, Katanga and Korimako appealed most on the tan…

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