Cudgegong Valley History Project

Local Brevities. The death occurred a few days ago of Mr. James Halpin, of Combo Creek, Wollar. He had been ailing for several months. The funeral was one of the largest ever known in the locality. The deceased had resided in the Wollar district for over 40 years. A large grown-up family are left to mourn the loss of a good father (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Thursday 11 March 1909, page 4).

Weddings. MARA— HALPIN. At St. John's Catholic Church, on April 21, the Rev. E. P. O'Donnell, P.P., celebrated the marriage of James Joseph, son of Mrs. Margaret Mara, and the late Mr. James Mara, of "Marie," Wollar, and Elizabeth Winifred, daughter of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Halpin, and the late Mr. James Halpin, of "Combo," Wollar. The bride was given away by her bRother (Mr. Peter Halpin) wore a dress of white crepe de chene, trimmed with pearls and white silk fringe, and she wore a very pretty wreath and veil, loaned by Mrs. J. Sheehan, of Cooyal. The bride also carried a shower bouquet, and wore a gold wristlet watch, the gifts of the bridegroom, whose gift from the bride was a pair of gold sleeve links. Miss Josephine Halpin, sister of the bride, was white silk poplin, with pink silk bridesmaid, and wore a dress of trimmings, and wore a hat to match. Her present from the bridegroom was a gold brooch. Mr. John Mara, bRother of the bridegroom, acted as best man. After the ceremony the reception was held at Mrs. C. Fleming's Powell's Hotel.The usual toasts were honored. Mr. and Mrs, Mara, whose future home is to be at Mudgee, afterwards left by mail train for Bathurst, where the honeymoon is being spent. The bride's travelling dress was a gabardine costume with hat to match (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Monday 3 May 1920, page 4).