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Weddings, 1954

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Five killed on way to wedding

The Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 36

THE HAGUE, Wednesday. -- Five people on their way to a wedding party were killed…

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Wedding Bells KNIGHT—NEWHAM

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 2

The Sisters of the St. Joseph decorated the altar with gladioli and dahlias for the occasion of the marriage of Norma…

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Recent Weddings Of Interest To Town And Country Readers

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 23

THE parish priest from the bride's home town, the Rev. Father H. Leonard, of Gundagai, officiated at the marriage ceremony of Margaret Gardiner and James Sheahan recently…

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Weddings

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 May 1954 · page 62

ABOVE: In the car as they leave St. Anne's Church, Bondi, after their wedding yesterday afternoon are Mr. and Mrs…

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Queen at wedding of year

The Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

BRIDE, Viscount Althorp and his bride pass through a guard-of-honor of the Royal Scots Greys, as they leave Westminster Abbey.--Radiopicture…

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Christening ... Wedding, Ball Plans ... Engagements...Card Parties.. .Musicale

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 20

HIS Eminence Cardinal Gilroy will receive 60 debutantes at the annual Catholic Youth Organisation ball at the Trocadero on July 1. The debutantes, who will dance the minuet at the ball…

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Carven Parls Model for Bride's Dress Crowds Watched Fashion Parade At Society Wedding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 5

THE bride, in a white satin and tulle Carven model dress from Paris, and women guests in furs and beautiful evening dresses gave a glamour fashion parade for spectators as they arrived at St…

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5,000 in Rain at Abbey Wedding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 3

LONDON, June 2 (A.A.P.).—More than 5,000 people, mostly women, pushed and jostled in pouring rain outside Westminster Abbey yesterday for the wedding of the year…

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Local Weddings Whelden - Robinson

The Propeller · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 7

At the Baptist Church, Sans Souci on April 3. 1954, Beth Caroline, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robinson, was…

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Country setting for big wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 20

MOST of the glamorously gowned guests arrived late at one of the biggest weddings of the year last night. They hardly had…

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All-white wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 June 1954 · page 58

PATSY SCAMMELL chose an all-white wedding when she married John Higgins…

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It's News In Paris France's Wedding of the Year From a Staff Correspondent

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 6 June 1954 · page 46

ONE of the year's plums from the haute couture viewpoint has gone to Jacques Heirn, designer of the wedding dress for the first marriage to take place from the Elysee—France's presidential palace…

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Yesterday's Weddings Bride And Her Bridesmaids All Doctors

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 6 June 1954 · page 45

DR. ELIZABETH RALSTON was attended by two fellow doctors, Dr. Mary Campbell and Dr. Heather Morgan, when she was married to Mr. Charles Reid Wilkinson at St. Mark's Church,…

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Wedding of "Hat King"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 5

FRENCH hot manufacturer and millionaire yachting enthusiast Commodore Charley J…

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Wedding Bells HORE—JUDKINS

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Jude's Church of England, Randwick, on May 8, when Sylvia Irene, only child…

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Recent Weddings Of Town And Country Interest

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 11

OVERSEAS cablegrams from the bridegroom's family, who live in London, were received by Doreen Gunning, of Burwood, and John Ford upon their marriage at St. Joseph's Church, Enfield…

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Local Weddings Bollom -- Finney

The Propeller · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 7

The marriage was celebrated at St. George's Church of England; on Saturday, May 15, of June, elder daughter of Mr. and…

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Etiquette Guide for Weddings

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 17

MIXED with the conflicting emotions of sadness and gladness when a son or daughter of the house gets married, there's a great sigh of relief from those mainly concerned when the wedding festivities are all over and…

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Macarthur—Stephens Wedding

The Land · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 37

MILROY Station, Brewarrina, will be the future home of Mr. and Mrs. Allan John Macarthur, whose recent…

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Flying To His Wedding

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 13 June 1954 · page 64

ADELAIDE, Saturday. — Young Melbourne businessman, Mr. Terry Brain, of Kew, is literally flying to the altar in…

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