Featured in the May AVIC Network Newsletter (Accredited Visitor Information Centre) was none other than our very own ‘Maud’s Wedding Cake’.
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Maud Johnstone was born on October 18, 1885, on the banks of the Talbragar River, Dubbo. On April 22, 1908, she married James Nott at ‘Thornwood’. Traditionally the top tier of a wedding cake was kept for celebrating the first anniversary, or the christening of the first child. This cake, however, was kept and passed on to their daughter, Dorrie Oliver, who lived in Dubbo until she passed away.
The top tier is currently on display in the Nyngan Museum along with a wedding photo of Maud and Jim, a copy of the marriage certificate, a photo of Maud’s sisters Agnes, Elizabeth and Lucy, and a photo of the homestead ‘Innes Vale’, Marra Creek in 1938, which was Maud and James’s family home.
Maud’s father was Edward Johnston (1862 – 1934). Edward’s grandfather was Major Edward Johnstone who came from Scotland to NSW, in 1834 to Paterson, NSW. Edward Johnstone held extensive grazing properties in the Nyngan District, finally settling on ‘Thornwood’ in the Marra Creek area.
According to the AVIC article, our ‘Maud’s Wedding Cake’ is the second oldest surviving wedding cake in the world.
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Nyngan is located on the banks of the Bogan River in Outback New South Wales. In 1990 the Bogan River flooded the township and much history was destroyed. The Museum was established by a wonderful group of locals wanting to collect local family history, relics and items of historical significance. Housed in the historic Railway Station, the Museum continues to grow beyond all expectations due to the dedicated group of volunteers whose passion is preserving local history to share with others.