Tasmanian photographer | Thomas J. Nevin (1842-1923)

Commemorating ANZAC DAY 2024

Wedding photograph from the (Nevin and Moran) family albums:
Brothers Tony and Dick Moran in army uniform at the wedding of Dick Moran to Biddy Coleman, Sydney, NSW, taken shortly before Dick’s discharge on 23 November 1945. All three were known to family and friends by their monikers, not birth names.

From left to right: Flowergirl: (unidentified)
Best man: Frederick Denis (known as Tony) Moran
Bridesmaid: Joan Moran, Tony and Dick’s sister
The groom: John Gregory jnr (known as Dick) Moran
The bride: May (known as Biddy) Coleman
Father of the bride: John (?) Coleman
Bridesmaid: Biddy’s sister Eileen Coleman
In sailor’s uniform: Eileen’s fiancé Arthur Burnside (married in 1946)
Flowergirl: (unidentified)

Photographer: McEnnally, N. 240 Beamish Road Campsie NSW (1938-1946)
Copyright © KLW NFC Group Private Collection.

Further information: external links

Moran, F. D. (Tony), Virtual War Memorial Australia
Tony served in Papua New Guinea
Link: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1377562

Moran, Dick (John Gregory jnr), Virtual War Memorial Australia
Dick served in Greece and Crete
Link: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1759077

From the early 1950s to 1972 Dick Moran was resident caretaker with his wife Biddy and four children of  Hardy’s Chambers, De Mestre Place, built in 1926 for the Hardy Brothers, jewellers and goldsmiths, accessed off 310 George St. or rear of 5 Hunter St. Sydney NSW.

De Mestre Place was demolished in 2023 to make way for Sydney Metro West.
Link: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/170381

This news item from Channel Seven, Sydney, 29 April 2024 shows where the George Street skyscraper will be built over the new Hunter Street Metro West station on the former site of De Mestre Place.

“More changes are coming to the city centre with the approval of 2 new skyscrapers | 7 News Australia”
Link: https://youtu.be/1y_mrkp8BnM?feature=shared