Such Was Life: Wedding BellesSeason 2, Episode 4 - Wedding Belles

Teenage, Clara Saunders was the First woman to be married in Coolgardie. The event was so unique that hundreds of miners came to witness the occasion and the party lasted for two days. Her story, and a remarkable collection of brides and bridal parties from the 1890s through to WW2 held by the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society, provided the starting point for this look at the fashions and customs of the times.

Such Was Life: Wedding Belles was broadcast on SBS ONE at Thursday 13 June 2024, 05:31.