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City of Armadale - History House > Records

WEDDING INVITATION FOR MISS N PRICE & MR J MC DONNELL

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1968

Overview

A long piece of cream card in the smaller rectangular centre section has silver text requesting the pleasure of, outlining the event and location, and handwriting in blue ink with the names of invitees and participants.
The two outer wings are bi-folded to cover the centre section and have, on the left wing, an image of bells and flowers, and more flowers on the right.

Historical information

On 18 March 1968 Robert Ritchings attended the wedding of his friend James McDonnell to Naomi Elizabeth Price at St Mary's In the Valley in Kelmscott. The wedding reception was held at the White House Reception Centre on Nicholson Road in Cannington.
The groom James McDonnell lived at 23 Prospect Road Armadale and did his electrical apprenticeship at Midland Workshop in the early 1960's. He later became an Electrical Lecturer at TAFE where he met Robert.
Naomi grew up on Illawarra Orchard in Karragullen and was a member of the Price family who have owned the orchard since 1899.

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cwa-org-33-COA2011.4

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Material

Width

90 mm

Height or length

352 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on the back [STERLING ART TM / MURFETT PUBLISHERS / AUSTRALIA ADS 1968 / COPYRIGHT]

Keywords

ILLAWARRA Orchard

RICHINGS Robert Rob Mr

PRICE W L Mrs & Mrs

Nicolson Road, Cannington

White House Reception Centre

ST MARY'S in the Valley Kelmscott

MCDONNALL James Mr

PRICE Naomi Elisabeth Miss

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