Fiji Resident Marries in Sydney
pp. 29-30 · Read in the full issue
t Australia’s pearling industry pro duced 1,301 tons of shell, valued at £776,894, in the 1955 season, an in
crease of 15 per cent, in output. A Japanese fleet gathered 740 tons of shell.
A wedding of Interest to Fiji people took place on May 12 at Sacred Heart Church, Randwick, Sydney, when Hugh Richard Aspinall, of Nananu Ra, Fiji, was married to Miss Betty Williams, of Lithgow, NSW. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. H. Aspinall, of Samoa, and was formerly well known in shipping circles in Honiara ams Fiji. The bridesmaids were all sisters of the bride. The bestman and groomsman are sons of Mr. Fred and Mrs. Iserline Gosnell, both formerly well known in Rotuma and Fiji. The reception took place at The Espnanade, Bondi Beach, and was attended by many members of the Polynesian Association. The bridegroom's sister, Mrs. Norman McDonald, and Mr. McDonald flew over from Nadi for the wedding.
t Captain Cook handed each mem ber of the crew of the Resolution a lemon and defeated scurvy.
Official correspondence on this phase of the famous explorer’s work was included in an exhibition that Britain’s Maritime Museum at Greenwich arranged in his honour.