OLD COUPLE’S WEDDING
A wedding between a bride of 75 and a bridegroom of 77, which was made possible by the Public Assistance Committee, took place in Manchester recently. One city councillor acted as best man, and another gave the bride away. The couple were Mr. George Edward Roberts and Mrs. Annie Foster Newbburne. Some time ago they appeared together before the Public Assistance Committee, seeking relief, and said that while they wished to marry, they could not afford it. The committee proposed that it should provide the means, and the couple agreed. City councillors and officials and hundreds of women and girls gathered at the registry office for the wedding. The Lord Mayor sent a message of congratulation, and the Hulme Town Hall was used for the wedding reception.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1935, Page 9
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130OLD COUPLE’S WEDDING Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1935, Page 9
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