[?]Nes-Barnard Wedding

lEEE were many Fiji and Papua-New Guinea links at the wedding at St. thin’s Church, Pymble, Sydney, on ruary 22, of Heather Lou-Ann Innes Peter B?.rn?.rd. eather is the younger daughter o? Mr.

Mrs. Allen Innes, of Longueville, ney, and formerly of Fiji, Misima pua), Rabaul, and Salamaua (NG). groom is the only son of a distin hed British airman, the late Captain nklin Barnard, AFC, QBE, and Mrs. re-Williamson, of Surrey, England, lie bride was attended by two matrons lonour—her sister, Mrs. Frank Marden n del 1, of Roseville, and Mrs. Kevin ck, of Orange, NSW. and two l*Jides ds, Miss Joan Wetherell and Miss Sue gsmill. Miss Kingsmill’s mother and bride’s mother were on the nursing f of the Colonial Hospital, Suva, , during World War I, and in Fiji i met their future husbands. Mr. es was then with Burns Philp and Nigel Kingsmill was on the staff of Bank of NSW. jrdney architect, Mr. Peter Kaad, who best man at the wedding of the e’s parents in Fiji, proposed the Royal bridal toasts. Mr. Kaad’s parents, late Captain Christian and Mrs. Kaad. e one of Fiji’s best-known couples in days when Levuka was living through most prosperous years, he bride wore a frock of very old -loom Brussels lace over pink satin, i weighted train and pink tulle veil, he wedding was a small one (as Innes lerings go) but a series of pre-wedding ties had been given, including an moon tea at the New Guinea Women’s b of Sydney. he reception was at Mandalay, Lane e, which is run by Mr. and Mrs. mes, late of Bulolo, TNG; and the stic floral work, the bride’s and d’s posies were all done by Miss Fae lerwood, the first European child born Salamaua and now one of Sydney’s >mplished florists.

Ir. O. G. Chapman, Assistant ?ineer in the Fiji PWD has been onded to the British Solomon inds. as Director of Public Works,