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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1947

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Wedding Bells

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 14

ST. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Dubbo, was decorated with mauve and white chrysanthemums and zinnlas for the recent marriage of…

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Sailor's Welcome Was Wedding Date

The Sun · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 7

Third officer of the freighter, Red Jacket, which arrived in Sydney today from New York, received a radio-telegram from…

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Wedding. Bell—holmes

The St George Call · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

The marriage was celebrated at the Presbyterian Church, Kogarah. on Saturday, 5th April, of Daphne Eileen, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. G…

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Premier Attends Wedding

Truth · Sunday 1 June 1947 · page 34

Marion Joan Amour (22), daughter of Senator Stanley Amour and Mrs. Amour, and David Dobson, son of Mr. and…

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Bride brought wedding ensemble from America

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 June 1947 · page 46

A SYDNEY girl who returned by the Marine Phoenix on Friday from a holiday visit to America was married yesterday at St. Stephen's, Macquarie Street. The bride was Miss Ruth…

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Wedding Bonus

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

I read with amusement that the Government is talking about a bonus to induce young people to marry, because of the…

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Silver Wedding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 6

Cooking is. not a lost art with Mrs. Reg Upton, who made a three decker cake for her silver anniversary wedding party at Auburn Masonic Hall,…

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Wedding Joseph—greenberg

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 3

The marriage took place on Wednesday, May 28, at the Great Synagogue. Perth, W.A., of Mr. Kenneth Joseph, late of Potts Point, and Miss Freda…

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Chinese Wedding

The Sun · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 14

A Chinese figure, meaning Sheung Hay (in English, "Double Happiness"), decorates the wedding invitation sent by Mr. and…

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Wedding at Bexley. Robinson--wright

The Propeller · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 3

At Christ Church, Bexley, on March 8, the marriage was solemnised between Beryl, second eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Wright, of…

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Wedding Bells

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 12

MEMBERS of two Monaro pioneering families were married recently at St. Phillips', Church Hill. The bride, the former Joan Liddle, is…

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Bigamy Arrest After 'Wedding'

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 6

A man who was arrested for bigamy at his own "wedding" reception was sentenced to seven years' jail at Darlinghurst…

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Talk of Niven-Hayworth Wedding

Truth · Sunday 8 June 1947 · page 59

RUMORS are flying that David Niven and Rita Hayworth plan to wed. The glamorous redhead and the affable Etonian have been a constant twosome for several months, and it looks like Dame Gossip has got her facts right. If it is not love they have been…

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6455 miles' trip for wedding BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 8 June 1947 · page 2

A man reached Brisbane yesterday, to give his sister away at her wedding, with only two hours to spare after a 6455-mile…

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Wesley Chapel Wedding Old-world gowns and tulle worn by yesterday's brides

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 June 1947 · page 48

Former student of Wesley College, Mr. Thomas Brabin, who graduated in Science last week, was married in the college chapel yesterday evening to Miss Jean Hall. The bride is the elder…

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Informal Wedding Gowns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 4

IT is every woman's dream to be married in satin, complete with veil and orange blossom, but…

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The Wedding Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 11

THESE sketches show the wedding party dressed for a formal day-time wedding, and where they stand in the procession up and down the aisle, and at the wedding reception, and how the bridal…

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Wedding at St. Philip's

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 9

The marriage of Miss Patricia Elaine Nicholls, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nicholls, of Vaucluse, and Mr. Donald B. Mather, of…

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Girl Will Sleep At Her Wedding

The Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

Miss Phoebe Morrison, 18-year-old milk-bar attendant, will be married while she is asleep in bed at her home in Bondi at 2.25 am on Thursday morning…

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Ice Blue Wedding Gown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 6

Ice blue satin was used with delightful effect to fashion the wedding gown of Miss Lois Webster, third daughter of Mr. A. and the late Mrs…

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