SEVENTY YEARS WEDDED.
A WONDEEFUL'PUKEKOHE.CpOTLE. :;■ IBt Te!eEraph.-SDecial CotrcßDooiJoDU '. : ":■ V Auckland,"September 27. .An unusual event will take place in the Pukekohe rtistriot , next month, when Mr. and Mrs. Eobort Bilkey wijl celebrate tho 70th anniversary of.their wedding. "Mr; and Mrs. Bilkey wore married in Cornwall on October 81, 1839, and came to' New Zealand in the ship Bombay in 1865. They remained in Onehnnga- untUlßßo, when they removed to Pukekohe, whore .they.' have since resided. . Tho aged couple are both enjoying splohdid health. Mr. Bilkoy, who is 90 years of age, is a very early nsor, and he still lights the fire every morning, lire. Bilkey, who is 93 years of age, is also very active, and is still ablo to read f t newspaper and'sew without the aid of glasses. '■.:,:■•' ■. . •'• ; .'■■■■.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 5
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130SEVENTY YEARS WEDDED. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 5
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