Lillian Tompson
Lillian Tompson was a school teacher in Gulgong from 1911 to 1916. In 1916, Miss L. B. Tompson, was transferred from Gulgong to Bathurst Boys.
Lillian Tompson in Gulgong's Queen competition, 1916
Photo: J. Griffiths.
1916 - Gulgong's Queen and Her Attendants.
THIS picture was taken at the conclusion of the recent Queen of the Carnival competition at Gulgong. Reading from Left to Right: — Miss Linda Lynch (575 votes), Miss Amy Taylor (701 votes), Miss Lillian Thompson (709 votes), Mr. Goldie Holmes (trumpeter), Miss Mary Wild (Queen of the Carnival, 2704 votes), Mr. G. Russell (trumpeter), Mrs L. O'Connor (169 votes), Miss N. G?ay (xxx votes), Miss Mary Ryan (1454 votes), Mr. H. Upham (herald). Seated: Wasters J. Williamson?.] A. McDermott, pages, and Misses W. Naughton and N. Spears, traiJi-be.-ii-orp. The competition attracted unusual interest. The crowning ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Anzac
Lillian Tompson's wedding
Source: Postcard provided by Helen Honeysett
Lillian Tompson's wedding
Source: Postcard provided by Helen Honeysett
1918 - ROGNINI — TOMPSON
At the Church of England, Windeyer, on Wednesday, June 5, Domenico John, eldest son of the late Domenico Rognini, and Lilian Bertha Sylvia, eldest daughter of Mr. Alfred William Charles Tompson, of Windeyer, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. Canon Dunstan. The bride was driven away by her father, and after the ceremony an adjournment was made to the residence of the parents of the bride, where the wedding breakfast was partaken of and the usual toasts honored.
