The Wedding of James Faul and Annie Nutman
Nutman and Faull Wedding 1902
The wedding of the daughter of the North Kalgurli mine, Annie Nutman, was celebrated in style. This photograph shows the wedding party at the home of the bride’s parents and it looks like no expense was spared. The church where the wedding took place was St Michael and All Angels, Brownhill. The ceremony must have been one of the first few weddings as the church had only been built a few months prior. Brownhill was not to be gazetted as a town till 1918 and sadly the church along with the Masonic Hall was destroyed in a cyclone in November 1922. As the number of residents had dwindled it was decided not to re-build and the church and the remains were sold to the highest bidder. The church was on lot 36. The home of the bride was on the top of Mt Charlotte Hill. I have been told that there were several fine houses on the hill but all have now gone.
BROWN HILL WEDDING. Faull and Nutman Western Argus 23rd Dec 1902
A very pretty wedding took place at the Church of England, Brown Hill, on the 26th. of November 1902, between Mr. James Faull, of Clunes, Victoria, and Miss Annie Nutman, eldest daughter of Mr. H. Nutman, manager of the North Kalgurli mine, Golden Gate. The Rev. Mr. Secombe officiated. The church was artistically decorated by the girlfriends of the bride.
As the bridal party entered, the church the choir sang ‘The Voice that Breathed O’er Eden. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a graceful gown of rich white silk, softly trimmed with billowy frills of white chiffon, the transparent yoke of tucked chiffon, and sprays of orange blossom. The long court train was hand-painted with forget-me-not’s by Mrs. Brackleman, a personal friend of the bride, and caught with sprays of orange blossom. Her tulle veil was surmounted by her mother’s wreathlet of orange blossom. She wore a long muff chain and carried an exquisite bouquet of choice white blooms tied with broad satin ribbon, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaid, Miss May Nutman, sister of the bride, wore a dainty frock of cream voile, trimmed with chiffon and bebe ribbon; her hat of white chiffon had garlands of white laburnum; she wore a ruby and opal ring and carried a posie of double white carnations and asparagus fern tied with streamers of white satin ribbon, the gift of the bridegroom.
The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Whitney as the best man. The mother of the bride wore a handsome gown of black and white check silk, embroidered with jet and pailettes, a smart black tulle hat with black ostrich plumes and mandarin velvet. The bridal party left the church amidst showers of rice and drove to the residence of the bride’s parents, where the Rev. Mr. Secombe took the opportunity of presenting the bride with a handsomely bound Bible on behalf of the vestry of the Brown Hill Church and Sunday school class. Tea was served in the dining room. The Rev, Mr. Secombe, in a eulogistic speech, proposed the toast of the happy couple, and the bridegroom responded in a happy vein. ”The Bridesmaid” was proposed by Mr. D. Morgan; responded to by Mr. Whitney. ‘The Bride’s Parents,’ proposed by Mr. MacPherson, responded to by Mr. Nutman. ‘The Ladies,” proposed by Mr. Oliphant, responded to by Mr. Brackman, Mr.’ Morris proposed a vote of thanks to the Rev. Mr. Secombe, which was carried with acclamation. The travelling dress was of fawn voile trimmed with white satin, hat, of tuscan straw, white chiffon, and ostrich plumes.In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Nutman entertained a number of young people who danced until the small hours. The presents were numerous, costly and useful. The honeymoon was spent in Perth
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