014837 Accession Number: 014837

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NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. FIRST ARMY WEDDING IN NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA. LIEUT. M. TIMBS OF GLEN INNES, N.S.W. WATCHES HIS BRIDE, SISTER H.J. WOODHEAD OF ADELAIDE SIGNING THE REGISTER AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE IN THE NORTH WEST AUSTRALIA. SENIOR CHAPLAIN H.J. REID, WHO PERFORMED THE WEDDING CEREMONY AND NUPTIAL MASS, SEES THAT THE BRIDE SIGNS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. (NEGATIVE BY H. TURNER).

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Accession Number
014837
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 May 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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