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Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 March 1940Vol. X, No. 8

Wedding At Wau

p. 46 · Read in the full issue

February 10, Miss Nance Beck V/ was married to Mr. Richard Lowe at St. Augustine’s Church Wau, New Guinea, by Rev. V. h!

Sherwin. Miss Beck, who is Queens land-born, but has grown up in Papua and the Mandated Territory, where her parents have lived for many years, including Port Moresby, Kokopo and Wau, was a beautiful bride, and the ceremony was at-

tended by many people, including 50 guests. Mr. Lowe is English-born, but he and his parents have lived in Australia for some time, and he is on the staff of Bulolo Gold Dredg ing Ltd. Miss Beck is the first pupil of the Wau School to become a bride.

The wedding breakfast was held at the Bulolo Hotel, and the newly weds left for their home at Beiun after the usual toasts and formali ties. The bridegroom’s mother came from Sydney to attend the ceremony. —Own Correspondent.

Mrs. Nance Lowe, in her exquisite bridal gown.