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Sydney · Weddings

Weddings, 1949

1,347 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 68

Color Bar Wrecks African Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 3

DURBAN, Fri. (A.A.P.).--An attractive French Mauritian woman collapsed in a Durban church when the priest told her she was too swarthy to pass as a white woman…

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1681b. cake for wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).--The wedding cake for the Earl of Harewood and Miss Marion Stein next…

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Life of Sydney Engaged... Wedding at Shore Chapel... Parties

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 11

JUDITH COOPER, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cooper, of Edgecliff, announces her engagement today to John MacDiarmid, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. MacDiarmid, of Burra, Queanbeyan…

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Police Guard At Church During Society Wedding

Truth · Sunday 25 September 1949 · page 59

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Because of mysterious threats in connection with a society wedding, a C.I.B. detective kept guard on the church while the ceremony was carried out today. MANY of the guests took…

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Wedding Walkout

Truth · Sunday 25 September 1949 · page 4

NEW YORK, Saturday.—Silvia Gould, heiress of millionaire Jay Gould, broke u her engagement on the eve of her wedding, to naval commander Ernst Hoefer because…

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Joy Nichols Leaves Wedding for Show London

The Sun · Sunday 25 September 1949 · page 7

AUSTRALIAN actress Joy Nichols married American singer Wally Peterson in London today. The bride and groom exchanged practical presents…

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Joy late for her wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 September 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Sat. -- Australian radio star Joy Nichols married Wally Peterson at Caxton Hall,…

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Roseville wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 September 1949 · page 49

NEWLYWEDS Mr. Alexander Douglas Ferguson and his bride Mils Dawn Proctor, left St…

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£60 for beer at wedding

The Sun · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 2

A young man who had an expensive wedding in January, 1948, said today in the Bankruptcy Court that he…

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Marion Stein's Wedding Shoes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 7

The white and silver brocade sandals which Miss Marion Stein will wear for her wedding with the Earl…

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Honeymoon And Wedding, £748

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 4

A bankrupt told the Registrar in Bankruptcy, Mr. J. T. Keaney, yesterday that his honeymoon and wedding…

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Wedding Guests

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.-- Two hundred tenants and employees of the Harewood Estate, near Leeds, will travel to London on…

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Wedding Guests

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday.-- Two hundred tenants and employees of the Harewood Estate, near Leeds, will travel to London on…

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Wedding Guests

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday.-- Two hundred tenants and employees of the Harewood Estate, near Leeds, will travel to London on…

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Homebush-granville Wedding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 7

For her marriage to Allan Beauchamp, in St. Mark's Church of England, Granville, Betty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Warby, of Elizabeth Street, Granville, chose a gown of white lace over satin, with…

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Father Sang at Daughter's Wedding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 7

Patricia Mary, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mr. H. C. Walsh, of Darcy Road, Castle Hill, was married in St. Patrick's Church, Parramatta…

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Pre-wedding Presentations

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 5

Miss Anne Fraser, Parramatta High School music teacher, was married in St. Martha's Church Strathfield, on Monday…

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Press Agent Tells of Marquess's Wedding

The Sun · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Marquess of Milford Haven--Britain's most eligible batchelor--has announced his engagement to Mrs. Romaine Pierce Simpson, a US divorcee, not through the Court…

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No Court action on Royal wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Tues. -- The King has decided not to be involved in the marriage plans of the Marquess of Milford Haven and 27-years-old American divorcee Mrs. Romaine…

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Official News Of Royal Wedding

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--The engagement of the Marquess of Milford Haven and Mrs. Romaine Simpson will be officially announced today. THE wedding will probably…

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