A Wedding at Maybe

On 22^nd April 1914 William Alexander Wallace TILLER married Mabel Christine LEIPOLD in the Protestant Hall, Kookynie. The reception was held at the Maybe Gold Mine. It was said this was the last marriage held in Kookynie – Photo Jenny de Lacy. William was the son of William TILLER and Anne nee BEARDMORE and was from Victoria. Mabel was the daughter of George Frederick LEIPOLD and Elizabeth nee THOMPSON and was also from Victoria.

William Alexander Wallace TILLER married Mabel Christine LEIPOLD – Kookynie 22 Apr 1914

On Wednesday, April 22, at the Protestant Hall, Kookynie, the marriage was solemnised of Mabel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Leipold, of the “Maybe” homestead, Niagara, and Alexander, first son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Tiller, late of Boulder. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Herbert B. Lockyer, of the Presbyterian manse, Leonora. The bride wore a charming dress of cream satin, with guipure lace, and pearl trimmings, the usual wreath, and veil, and carried a bouquet of roses, carnations, and ferns.

The bride was attended by her sisters, Misses Elizabeth, and Lillian Leipold, who wore white net lace over silk, and white ninon over satin, respectively; both wore brooches, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. George W. Leipold, as best man. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a handsome gold chain and locket, the bride’s present to the bridegroom being gold sleeve links. A large reception was held at the “Maybe” homestead, the interior of which had been prettily arranged with flowers.

Mr. and Mrs. Leipold received the guests at the entrance, and the wedding breakfast was laid in the dining room. Mr. W. Mills proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom in a happy and well-chosen speech, to which the bridegroom ably responded and at the same time proposed the health of the bridesmaids, to which the Rev. Lockyer responded. The wedding presents were numerous and were laid out on tables for the guests’ inspection. In the evening a dance was held and kept up to a late hour.

Children of William and Mabel

Violet Minetta born 1915 at Gwalia WA
Jack Leipold born 1915 at Gwalia WA
Edith born and died 1918 at Leonora WA
George William born 1920 at Kalgoorlie WA
Alexander Wallace born 1921 at Menzies WA
Ivan Gordon born 1932 at Kellerberrin WA

Just over a year after the wedding Mabel’s father, George Frederick Leipold, was killed in a mining accident on the 27 Oct 1915 at the Niagara Gold Mine, Kookynie. He is buried in the Kookynie Cemetery. He was 51yrs old. His wife Elizabeth re married in 1919 in Kookynie to John Stuart CAIRNS.

Grave of George Frederick Leipold – Kookynie Cemetery – Photo Ancestry.com

George Frederick LEIPOLD and Elizabeth nee THOMPSON – Parents of Mabel

Reference:

Niagara Kookynie – How it was by Margaret Pusey

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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