Kate’s notes: I’ve provided two articles here for the same wedding; I only wish there had been more information on the bride and groom rather than the seemingly endless details on the fashions.

From The Brisbane Courier
Brisbane, Queensland
6 August 1930

WEDDINGS
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GILLILAND--WHITE.
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   In the Cooroy Church of England on August 2 the marriage of Mr. S. R. Gilliland and Miss Doreen White (Black Mountain road) was solemnised by Rev. A. Maxwell (Sandgate). The bride, who was given away by her step-father (Mr. A. E. Woodman), wore ivory crepe de Chine, made with a double tiered skirt, with cascades falling from the shoulder. She also wore a wreath and an embossed veil, with a coronet of pearls, and carried a sheaf. Her bouquet was of lilies. Miss Gladys Woodman, as bridesmaid, chose a lemon crepe-de-Chine frock, with a bandeau and a bow of tulle on her hair. She carried a bouquet of colored sweet peas and gerberas. Miss Noah Carter (cousin of the bride), who was flower girl, wore pale crepe de Chine trimmed with ruching, with a bandeau of blue gorgette. She carried a basket of sweet peas. Mr. L. Robins was best man, and Mrs. W. Booty presided at the organ. The bride’s mother (Mrs. A. E. Woodman) received the guests at the breakfast at Tirrell’s Cafe wearing a figured crepe de Chine frock touched with fawn, with a small tuscan straw hat. The bridegroom’s mother wore a frock of grey satin, with a beaded front, and a hat to tone. Subsequently the bridal pair left for Brisbane and Sandgate, where the honeymoon is being spent. The bride’s travelling frock was of rose beige crepe de Chine, with a vest of colored embossed lace, and she wore a hat to tone.

                                                                                    -- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010

Kate’s notes: It would seem that there may have been a bit more to the article below than what I transcribed here; in the original copy from which I was working, the last sentence ended with a comma, not a period. It also seemed odd that so little mention was actually made of the bride and groom, especially considering the detail given to the fashions, but there was no continuation of the article either on the page or elsewhere in the newspaper. I did notice, however, that another marriage in the same paper was reported in much the same way. 
   I have to admit I’m no expert when it comes to bridal fashions so if I have made any embarrassing mistakes in transcription, feel free to offer corrections.

Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser
Nambour, Queensland, Australia
8 August, 1930

GILLILAND-WHITE.

    The marriage of Mr. Stanley Reuben Gilliland (youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilliland of Cooroy) to Miss Doreen Lillian White (eldest daughter of Mrs. A. E. Woodman, of “Kia Ora,” Black Mountain) was celebrated by the Rev. A. Maxwell, of Sandgate, in the Cooroy Church of England on August 2nd. The girl friends of the bride had beautified the interior of the church with a wedding bell, white sweet peas, lilies and asparagus ferns, also ribbon streamers. The bride, who was given away by her stepfather (Mr. A. E. Woodman) looked charming in a dress of white crepe-de-Chine, the long sleeves being made picot edged, handkerchief cuffs. The skirt was double flared and featured an uneven hem-line, and the spray of orange blossoms that hung from the shoulder was caught at the waist with a brilliant ornament. Her embossed tulle veil was fashioned in cap effect surmounted by a coronet of orange blossoms, pears and small bebe ribbons. She carried a sheaf of arum lilies, roses, sweet peas, and ferns, veiled in tulle and tied with bridal ribbon streamers. Miss Gladys Estell Woodman (sister of the bride) attended as bridesmaid, her short-sleeved frock of lemon crepe-de-Chine being made with an uneven hemline, with a spray of flowers on the shoulder and a posey of ribbons at the waist. Her bandeau of tulle matched the costume, as did the streamers on her tulle-veiled bouquet, which consisted of yellow antirrhinums, wattle and gerberas. The duties of flower girl were carried out by little Miss Nora Carter (cousin of the bride), who wore a frock of pale blue crepe-de-Chene relieved with ruchings and tulle bandeau to match. She carried a silver crook, which was decorated with pink gerberas, sweet peas, tulle and pale-blue ribbons. Mr. L. Robins attended as best man. The mother of the bridegroom chose grey satin beaute, relieved with beading, shirring, and a belt at the waist. A hat was worn to tone. The mother of the bride was attired in embroidered navy crepe-de-Chene, trimmed with mastic, as was her cream straw hat.

                                                                                    -transcription by Kate Maynard, 2013