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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of the Fitton family and a wedding dress made in 1869. The dress was worn by Isabella Fitton (née Alexander) when she married Matthew Fitton in Lyttleton. They moved to a farm in Beaconsfield, northern Manawatū, in 1885 and were married for nearly 67 years.

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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
February 8, 2025
Digitisation ID
2025Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_043070
Format
Born Digital
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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