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Cheaper Fifty Years Ago
Marriage was just as big a responsibility 50 years ago as it is today, but, as the accounts reproduced on indicate, it wasn't quite as expensive.
The pictures and accounts were supplied to Photo News by Mr and Mrs J. Lamont, who recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
The business house of John F. Pettie was on the present site of the P.B. Electric Power Board offices, hardware merchant E. W. Burton was near Charlie Adair Ltd., and Reynolds' Furnishing Emporium was in the building shortly to be vacated by Wildish's Auction Mart.
A family portrait taken following the wedding ceremony in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on 3rd September 1908. From left to right those in the group are: back row—late J. Hay, groom's father J. Lamont, groom, bride, late Bob Lamont (best man), W. Smith, late George Lamont; middle row—Miss V. Norman, late Mrs Bay, late Mrs M. MacMillan, Deidre Jones, late Mrs E. Sorry, groom's mother holding Era Lamont; front row—Larry Lamont, Ted Lamont, Late Mrs C. Gordon,. Nellie Searle, Mrs R. Hennah, Arthur Lamont holding Bert Lamont.
Mr and Mrs J. Lamont as they are today, pictured at their golden wedding anniversary.
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, W. Smith, late George Lamont; middle row—Miss V. Norman, late Mrs Bay, late Mrs M. MacMillan, Deidre Jones, late Mrs E. Sorry, grooms mother holding Era Lamont; front row—Larry Lamont, Ted Lamont, Late Mrs C. Gordon,. Nellie Searle, Mrs R. Hennah, Arthur Lamont holding Bert Lamont.\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 53 : November 13, 1958'); void 0){kind=link}
, W. Smith, late George Lamont; middle row—Miss V. Norman, late Mrs Bay, late Mrs M. MacMillan, Deidre Jones, late Mrs E. Sorry, grooms mother holding Era Lamont; front row—Larry Lamont, Ted Lamont, Late Mrs C. Gordon,. Nellie Searle, Mrs R. Hennah, Arthur Lamont holding Bert Lamont.\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 53 : November 13, 1958'); void 0){kind=link}
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