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Title
Wedding party of Clarence Ng and his bride
Description

There are a total of 14 people in the photograph (6 women, 5 men and 3 children). The groom wears a suit with a flower in his lapel and the bride wears a white cap and long trailing veil. She holds a medium sized bouquet. She looks to wear a 'white' Chinese-style top with a Chinese-style (red?) silk skirt. The older women in the group wear Chinese-style dress but not shoes. There is one bridesmaid.

Date
c. 1921 - c. 1934
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)

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  1. Print
    Title
    Chinese (Christian) Wedding - (Our Carpenter) Darwin N.T
    Date
    c. 1921 - c. 1934
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Handwritten caption on back of print: 'Chinese (Christian) Wedding - (Our Carpenter) Darwin N.T.'
    Source

    R. Brian W. Browning papers 1909-1945, pictorial material, c. 1921 - c. 1934, Pic Acc 3557; Photographs of people and events at Darwin, c1921-1934; State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by Mitchell Library

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Created: 17 January 2008, Last modified: 9 June 2009