KEVIN AND BERYL AURELIUS, PLATINUM WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

MsJODIE HARRISON(Charlestown)Today I congratulate Kevin and Beryl Aurelius of Garden Suburb, who celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary on Wednesday 19 August. That's seventy years of marriage, an extraordinary achievement. Unfortunately, they couldn't spend their special day with family due to COVID restrictions. Kevin and Beryl were married in 1950. Kevin was out of work and Beryl lost her job because married women were actively discouraged from working at the time. Despite these challenges, they built a home and a family together, raising three sons. They told the Newcastle Herald that one of the highlights of their marriage was welcoming their first granddaughter. They were excited to have a baby girl into the family after the travails of raising three sons! Now they have six granddaughters and eight great-grandchildren. Now aged 91 and 89, respectively, they still live in their own home. Kevin, a former firefighter, maintains their property and leads an active lifestyle, and Beryl has been exercising her craft skills by making face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are avid rugby league fans, and were involved in Charlestown Junior Rugby League while their boys played for the club in the 1960s.

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