This weeks article by Ian looks at a wonderful marriage celebration that the whole community was involved in, the marriage of Amandus and Mary’s youngest daughter Hilda (Hulda) to Robert Ide. It is obvious from the information Ian sourced, that both families were held in very high regard and wonderful things were said of all of them.

Click the image below to read all about what would have been a big celebration for the local community in the Orara Valley! Our next two stories will be about Amandus (the man and how progressive he was as a farmer) and Ted (as a soldier).