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From: "John Johnson" <>
Subject: [Aus-Qld] Old Papers--Social Gossip--Nov 10, 1906
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 05:55:35 +1000

Used with permission.
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Taken from the Queenslander, Brisbane, November 10, 1906

Social Gossip p 9

Miss Alice SCULLY, Townsville, who is paying a short visit to Brisbane,
is
staying with her sister, Mrs F.C. RAMSAY, at Newstead House, Breakfast
Creek.

The engagement is announced of Mr John BREYDON, of Brooklyn, Crow's
Nest, to
Miss Ruby THORNBER, second daughter of F THORNBER, Esq., "Wyuna,"
Plainby.

The engagement is announced of Mr John F BERGIN, solicitor, of Brisbane,
to
Miss Molly TULLY, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs P TULLY, of Ray
station,
Adavale.

A marriage has been arranged between Mr Alexander STEWART, sen. {Messrs
Alexander STEWART and sons, Brisbane}, and Miss Edith A {B.ST?}, {paper
damaged, could be BEST}, matron of the Children's Hospital, Brisbane.

Mr and Mrs Matthew LAIRD and Mr Jack LAIRD have taken rooms at the Hotel
Daniell, and will remain there until December 8, when they sail for
England
in R M S Omrah from Pinkenba.

The engagement is announced {says the Rand "Mail" of September 22} of Mr
J R
M'SWAINE, advocate and solicitor Durban, son of Rev Dr J F M'SWAINE, of
Brisbane, Queensland, to Miss Agatha KNIGHT, of Pretoria.

Mr Maurice BALDWIN received a telegram on Saturday from Sydney
announcing
that Mr P LANE had died from pneumonia at 10 o'clock that morning. The
deceased managed the last New South Wales representative Rugby football
team
which visited Brisbane, and was popular in all branches of sport.

Mrs L L WIRT and family will sail from Sydney on November 26 by the
steamer
Ventura for their old Californian home. Mrs WIRT expects to return again
to
Queensland within the year but will leave Master Benton WIRT at Kimball
Union Academy near Boston, where he will prepare for Yale University.


Cheers
Bev

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