Broomehill Weddings
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Broomehill Weddings
MCDONALD – BALL
West Australian
21 January 1908 – P7
(By “Adrienne.”)
A correspondent contributes the following: –
A very pretty wedding was celebrated at “Birnamwood,” Broomehill, on New Year’s Day, when Miss Eva McDonald: youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDonald, was married to Mr. David H. Ball, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ball, Sen., of “Thulachdrin,” Belfast, Ireland.
The ceremony, which was held in the spacious verandah, enlarged and enclosed with canvas and greens, was performed by the Rev. J. Smith, of Katanning.
The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white embroidered muslin, with kimono effects of frills of French Valenciennes lace, yoke of embroidered net, and the usual veil and orange blossom. A very pretty and effective idea being seen in the engagement ring among the tiny puffs of tulle in front. A beautiful shower bouquet completed a very pretty picture.
Miss McArthur, who acted as bridesmaid, was dressed in pale yellow silk voile over a deeper shade, trimmed with the tiniest of brown velvet buttons, and yoke and kimono of silk insertion. She also carried a lovely shower bouquet of asparagus, and a very delicate shade of hydrangea.
The bridegroom’s gift to the bridesmaid was a silver hatpin stand. Mr. Jack McDonald was best man. After Mr. and Mrs. Ball had received the hearty congratulations of the guests, all proceeded to the dining room to partake of the good things provided, after which the usual toasts were honoured. The bride’s travelling dress was a very delicate shade of eau-de-nil cloth, trimmed with eau-de-nil glacé and appliqué, with a vest of Edelweiss net, and pretty hat to match.
The happy couple left Broomehill amid showers of rice by the evening train to Albany, and thence to Perth for their honeymoon.
GREEN – CLAYTON
West Australian
10 May 1930 – P5
Broomehill.— The wedding of Mr. William Green to Miss Vera Clayton, members of old-established local families, took place on April 23 in the Presbyterian Church.
NEWBEY – RICHARDSON.
Great Southern Herald
21 January 1939 – P2
An interesting wedding was solemnised at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Katanning, on Saturday, January 7, by the Rev. T. Pelham Thorman, when John, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Newbey, of Broomehill, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Cecelia, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Richardson, of Park Street, Katanning.
The bride entered the church on the arm of her father, who subsequently gave her away, and she looked charming in a frock of ivory satin cut on classical lines, enhanced with cartridge trimming and girdle. She carried a sheaf of lilies and wore a misty hand-made three-tier veil appliqued with lace and held in place with a coronet of miniature lilies and orange blossom.
Her sister, Hilda, was bridesmaid and wore a soft-toned lilac frock of embossed taffeta, with shoulder gold-edged veil, surmounted by a coronet of gold leaves. A sheaf of gold roses completed the toilet. The duties of best man were ably carried out by Mr. Eddy Bailye, and Mr. Horace Hickling presided at the organ.
After the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, with Mrs. Richardson receiving the guests in a smart frock of navy floral sheer with accessories to tone, and navy hat. She was assisted by Mrs. Newbey, mother of the bridegroom, who chose a becoming black ensemble relieved with white and hat to match. During the festivities, numerous congratulatory telegrams were read from friends in all parts of the State, and an enjoyable evening was spent by the guests.
The bride and bridegroom subsequently left on their honeymoon – a motor tour of the South-West – amidst a shower of congratulations and good wishes from their relatives and friends. The bride’s travelling dress was a smart navy tailored costume with green blouse and accessories and toning navy hat. Their future home will be at Broomehill.
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STEWART – ANDERSON
MARRIED IN PERTH
West Australian
30 May 1949 – P 17
Four bridesmaids in graceful white frocks attended Miss Elner Glyn Stewart when she married Mr. Erl Peter Anderson on Saturday evening. The wedding, which was the prettiest and best dressed seen in Perth for a long time, took place at St. George’s Cathedral.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Stewart and the late Mr. Walter Stewart, of Malladup, Broomehill. The groom, who also comes from Broomehill, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anderson, of Condeena.
The bride’s magnificent off-white gown of heavy Italian moire, which featured the Empire line, had a short-waisted bodice with a deep square neckline. Her full gored skirt fell in full flares from unpressed pleats at the waistline to form a long train. A light circlet of orange blossoms held her long cloudy veil of raw-cut tulle.
Her bridesmaids were her cousins, Misses Marigold Myer, Jean Stewart and Merran McEachern, and the groom’s sister, Miss Peggy Anderson. They wore little white “beanie” caps encrusted with silver sequins with their lovely, simply cut frocks of white chiffon. Very full circular skirts fell in graceful folds from under their silvery belts. Tiny folds of chiffon formed the sleeves of their attractive horizontally tucked bodices.
The groom was attended by Messrs. Stuart Home, Stewart Bluntish, Tony Anderson and Michael Crossley.
At the reception which followed at the Adelphi Hotel, the guests were received by Mrs. Stewart, who wore a short-sleeved flared dinner dress of black crêpe with a deep V neckline with pink and gold sequin embroidery at the shoulder line. She was assisted by the groom’s parents.
Mrs. Anderson chose a slender long-waisted dinner gown of dusty pink crêpe, the high yoke of which was embroidered with clusters of pale blue beads. Before leaving the reception, the bride changed to a beautifully tailored gabardine suit of pale, bluey green with unusual gold and plastic buttons. Her off-the face hat of matching felt was trimmed with soft burgundy shaded feathers.
Mrs. Erl Peter Anderson (centre) with her bridesmaids, who are (left to right) Misses Marigold Myer, Jean Stewart, Merran McEachern and Peggy Anderson.
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TOWNSEND-WILLIAMS.
MARRIED IN MOUNT BARKER WA
Albany Advertiser
11 January 1940 – P5
All Saints’ Church in Mt. Barker was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Thursday afternoon, December 28, when Dorothy May (Dolly), eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams, of “Wembley,” Mt. Barker, said “I Will” to Mr. Henry William Townsend, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Townsend, of Broomehill.
The Church was beautifully decorated with pink and white flowers with pale green foliage, ribbons of the same colours were tied at the end of the pews, this being done by relatives and friends of the bride.
Entering the Church on the arm of her father, she made a striking figure in her wedding gown of magnolia satin, which was made on classical lines, with a heart shaped neck, shirring at the shoulders with the front panel of the well-cut skirt coming to a point on the bodice. The skirt formed a long train at the back. The long tight-fitting sleeves coming to a point over the hands. A plaited girdle of satin encircled the waist and fell with long loose ends at the side. A spray of orange blossom was worn at the neck. The long tulle veil, coming to the end of the train, was finished with a very pretty head-dress of the plaited tulle, forming a halo, edged with tiny orange blossom buds. Just in front of each ear hung a tiny spray of arum lilies and orange blossom. The veil was embossed with tiny silk flowers. White silk gloves and white kid shoes completed the bride’s toilette, and she carried a sheaf of white roses and Lily of the Valley tied with silver ribbon streamers.
The bride was attended by two maids, Miss Joyce Gray (cousin) and Miss Thelma Williams (sister). Both wore picture frocks of fine check georgette over taffeta, one pale green and the other pale pink of a deeper shade. The bodices were close fitting, with shirring at the shoulders and down the centre front making a fullness each side, full puff sleeves with shirred cuffs and well-cut ankle length full swing skirts. A spray of silver flowers at the shoulder and silver buttons down the back of the bodices, while plaited girdles of the two colours were worn at the waistline.
Their ensemble included biscuit bonnet shaped straw hats, with rucked ribbon in the same shade under the brim, and a band of tiny roses, one pink and the other pale green, with each wearing silver shoes and gloves to match each frock. The each carried an early Victorian posy of pale pink roses and silver leaves tied with silver ribbons.
Little Peter Squire was page-boy, dressed in a suit of white satin with silver buttons and white shoes. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Cliff Squire as best man and Mr. Reg Townsend, brother of the bridegroom, was groomsman.
As the bridal party took its place at the chancel steps, “The Voice that Breathed O’er Eden” was sung and, at the conclusion of the service, another wedding hymn was sung. While the register was being signed a solo, “Because,” was beautifully rendered by Mrs. E. Douglas. Mrs. H. Ahern, a friend of the bride, acted as organist.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Williams entertained at Mrs. Gorman’s Tearooms, where Mrs. Williams received her guests wearing a frock of honey coloured embossed French crepe with trimmings of brown georgette and buttons with an edge-to-edge coat of brown corded French crepe tucked on shoulders and across the back and front. A spray of roses in deep rose and gold colourings were worn on the front of the frock, and she wore a burnt straw hat trimmed with flowers the same shades as on the frock, bronze shoes and brown gloves. An early Victorian posy of gold roses completed a becoming toilette.
Mrs. Townsend, an aunt of the bridegroom, from Perth, was frocked in a smart ensemble of henna and black French cloque, with gold stitching on the black trimming. With this she wore a black shiny straw hat with flowers to match the frock, black shoes and henna gloves.
Mr. F. L Squire acted as chairman and many congratulatory telegrams, including some from Victoria, were read. An aunt of the bride travelled from Victoria to be present at the wedding.
After the usual toasts were honoured and the beautiful square three-tier wedding cake (made by the bride’s aunt, Mrs. T. Skinner) was cut, The bride and bridegroom, amid all good wishes, left for their honeymoon, a tour of the South-West. The bride’s travelling frock was a navy and white ensemble which looked very smart. With this she wore navy and white shoes, and a white hat trimmed with navy and white accessories.
Owing to the illness of the bridegroom’s father his parents were unable to be present and were represented by Mrs. Townsend, of Perth. Many useful and valuable presents, including cheques, were received by the happy couple.
RICHARDSON – BALSTON
Western Mail
16 December 1954 – P20
A big country wedding on Saturday numbered many Perth people among its guests. It was the marriage of Judy Richardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Richardson of Jam Creek, Broomehill, and Peter Balston, only son of Mrs. M. B. and the late Mr. Montague Balston of St. Clair, Katanning.
After the ceremony in the Church of St. Elizabeth, Broomehill, the 200 guests adjourned to the reception in the bride’s parents’ home. There, they were able to admire more closely the bride’s lovely ballerina wedding gown of embossed organdie worn over champagne-coloured nylon net and satin. Bridesmaids Margaret O’Meehan of Borden and Margery Rae of Broomehill looked picturesque in ballerina frocks of lemon nylon organza over pink satin.
Guests from the city who travelled down were Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. W. Balston, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. C. Wickham, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pope and Miss Robin Pope, Mrs. T. Ambrose, Mrs. P. Widdnam and Miss Patricia Burges.
Broomehill Weddings
WEDDINGS AT ETICUP
MCDONALD – NORRISH
Great Southern Herald
2 November 1907 – P4
On Wednesday, October 23, at the Eticup Anglican Church, a marriage was celebrated by the Rev. Dr. Parish, assisted by the Rev. A. O. V. Knight, the parties being Mr. Hector McDonald of ‘Hiawatha,” son of Mr. Donald McDonald of- “Burnham Wood,” and Miss Sarah Norrish, daughter of Mr. T. Norrish, J.P. of “Sunnyside”. The bridesmaid was Miss May Norrish, sister of the bride. The church was tastefully decorated by friends of the bride.
After the service, the guests adjourned to the residence of the bride’s parents for the wedding breakfast where Dr. Parish proposed the health of bride and bridegroom. The bridegroom responded, and afterwards, proposed the toast of the bridesmaid, for whom Mr. Hillman responded. The other toasts were “The parents of the bride,” proposed by Mr. Mark King and responded to by Mr. Norrish; “The bridegroom’s parents,” proposed by Rev. Knight, and responded to by Mr. McDonald.
The bride’s dress was of creme floral silk voile, the bodice; being made with deep yoke and cuffs of lace and trimmed with bretelles of insertion and lace edged with glace silk. The skirt was lightly trained with frills and sprays of orange. A tulle veil and wreath of orange blossom completed a charming toillette, and the bride carried a bouquet of white carnations and asparagus fern with streamers of chiffon.
The bridesmaid, Miss May Norrish, wore cream silk with yoke and cuffs of fine net kimono of insertion, and ribbon, the skirt trimmed with narrow frills. She wore a hat of heliotrope straw trimmed with lilac and roses and carried a bouquet of coloured carnations and fern.
The bride’s travelling costume was of fawn tweed, braces of material latticed with green velvet ribbon, vest and cuffs of cream lace, hat of crinoline straw trimmed with pink roses and foliage.
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