Mildred Lillian THOMPSON

   Research Notes:

"At a private hospital, Mudgee, on 10th March, 1913, Mildred Lillian, beloved wife of Arthur and mother of Ethel, Evelyn, Andrew. Ronald and Margaret, 53 years." ³

   Marriage Information:

Mildred married Arthur Holmes WOOLLEY, son of Edwin WOOLLEY of Burundulla and Mary Ann HOLMES, on 10 Apr 1907 in Union Church, Mullamuddy, N.S.W., Australia ¹. (Arthur Holmes WOOLLEY was born in 1879 in Mudgee District, New South Wales, Australia ⁴ and died on 28 Sep 1959 in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia ^{5 6}.)

   Marriage Notes:

At the Union Church, Mullamuddy, yesterday afternoon, a very pretty wedding was celebrated by Ven. Archdeacon Dunstan, the contracting parties being Mr. Arthur Woolley, manager of the Burrundulla Butter Factory, and eldest son of Mr. Edwin Woolley, of Broombee, and Miss Mildred Lilian Thompson, eldest daughter of Mr. George Thompson, of Broombee. The church was beautifully decorated by friends of the bride, a large floral wedding bell, suspended over the altar, being the leading feature of the scheme of decoration. As the bride entered the church on the arm of her father, by whom she was given away, the choir sang "The voice that breathed o'er Eden," the congregation heartily swelling the chorus while the bridal party made its exit to the choir's accompaniment of "O, Perfect Love." The bride was attired in a pretty dress of cream crystalline, with medallions, lace, and satin ribbon ; she also had the orthodox wreath and veil, and carried a beautiful shower boquet. The bridegroom's gift to her was a large gold dart brooch set with rubies and pearls. The sole bridesmaid was Miss Amy Thompson, who wore cream canvas voile, lace and accordeon-pleated net, millinery hat trimmed with tulle, pink roses, and olive green satin ribbon. She also carried a pretty boquet, and wore a gold bamboo bangle, donated to her by the bridegroom. Mr. Horace Woolley was best man.

From the church the bridal party and guests, drove to the residenoe of the bride's parents, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was partaken of, and the usual toasts were duly honored, that of "The Bride and Bridegroom" being proposed by the Ven. Archdeacon Dunstan, who paid a special tribute of praise to the good work done by the bride for a number of years as a teacher in the local Sunday School. After groups of the bridal party and guests had been photographed by Mr. P. S. Garling, Mr. and Mrs. Woolley, accompanied by a large number of friends, drove to Mudgee, and took the evening train to Sydney, en route to Manly, where they will spend the honeymoon, returning to Mudgee to take up their residence. The bride's going-away costume was of grey cloth, with cream facings and silk medallions, and pale blue hat. On the morning of his wedding the bridegroom was accorded a pleasant surprise at the Burrundulla Butter Factory. Mr. Woolley was kept in complete ignorance of what had been arranged, and when a number of suppliers that morning waited back at the factory, and Ald. W. Brown, on their behalf, asked Mr. Woolley's acceptance of a purse of sovereigns, his surprise was complete. Alderman Brown, in making the presentation, assured the recipient of the hearty goodwill towards him of both share holders in and suppliers to the factory, all of whom wished him the fullest measure of happiness and prosperity in the new spere of life upon which he was that day to embark. Mr. Woolley, in acknowledging with gratitude the token of goodwill, was quite at a loss to find words adequate to give expression of his feelings but the incident was one which will ever linger in his mind with pleasant remembrance." ⁷