Clarke-Hopper Wedding
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fiTHB marriage of Miss Patricia J. Wiseman Clarke to Alfred Alexander Hopper took place at Inverell, NSW, on July 16.
The bride is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Clarke, and was formerly the Regional Librarian at Rabaul and, later, at Lae.
The bridegroom, of Belik Planta tion, New Ireland, is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hopper of Petersham.
The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a classical gown
of ivory French brocade, with an oval roulette neckline and a full trained skirt. She was attended by her sister, Miss Margaret Clarke.
Mr. Elwyn Hopper of Inverell was bestman.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarke entertained 80 guests at a re ception. Guests included many from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and New Guinea.
U Mr. Robert McLeod Paterson, of Rabaul, married Miss Hilda Lillian Barkla, in Melbourne, on August 5.
The couple will live in Rabaul.