Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday 23 December 1939 - Engagements...
"WALSH-HALBERSTATER - The Engagement is announced of Doreen only daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Halberstater of Mount Morgan to Francis Gerald Walsh (Mount Morgan) only son of the late Mr and Mrs John Walsh of Gundagal."

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) - Saturday 23 December 1939 - Engagement...
"MISS DOREEN HALBERSTATER, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Halberstater, of Mount Morgan, whose engagement to Mr Francis Gerard Walsh, Commonwealth Bank, Mount Morgan, only son of the late Mr and Mrs John Walsh, of Gundagai, New South Wales, is announced."

The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.) - Wednesday 18 September 1940 Social... 
"TO WED IN SYDNEY WITH Nuptial Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Miss Doreen Halberstater, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Halberstater. Mount Morgan, will be married next Saturday to Mr. Francis G. Walsh, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh, Gunda- gai, New South Wales. Miss Halberstater was formerly pianist for the Repertory Theatre orchestra in Brisbane, and recently she has been music mistress at the Sydney Girls' High School. Mrs. Ruby Ledger, of The Mullion, Yass, will be hostess at the reception following the wedding, at her flat, The Alexander, Double Bay. She will also entertain to-day at a pre-wedding tea for Miss Halberstater."

The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.) - Tuesday 24 September 1940 - Weddings...
"Walsh — Halberstater INTER-STATE interest surrounded the wedding in St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, on September 21 of Miss Doreen Halberstater (only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Halberstater, of Mount Morgan) and Mr. Francis G. Walsh, of the Commonwealth Bank, Sydney (only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh, of Gundagai). The Administrator, the Very Rev. Father Walter Hurley, officiated, with Nuptial Mass.' Orchids were worn by the bride on the shoulder of her moonstone crepe satin gown, which was made with a side-saddle drape, and allied with a wide bonnet. Mrs. Adrian Twigg (Rose Bay), cousin of the bride, was matron of honour, gowned in haze blue sheer, and wearing a naval floral toque. Mr. Twigg   gave the bride away, and Mr. Vincent Leary was best man.  On leaving the staff of the Sydney Girls' High School, the bride was presented with a coffee set."


Tumut and Adelong Times (NSW), Tuesday 1 October 1940 - WEDDINGS
"WALSH— HALBERSTATER
Of wide interstate interest was the marriage, during Nuptial Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, on September 21, between Miss Doreen Halberstater, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Halberstater, of Mount Morgan, Queensland, and Mr. Francis G. Walsh, of the Commonwealth Bank Sydney, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh, of Gundagai. The Very Rev. Walter Hurley, Administrator of the Cathedral, officiated, and during the ceremony songs wero rendered by Mr. Kenneth Neate and Miss Ruth Taylor. The bride wore a satin-backed crepe frock of moon-stone blue and a wide summer bon-net. She pinned orchids on her shoulder. Her cousin, Mrs. Adrian Twigg, of Rose Bay, was matron of honor, frocked in haze blue sheer, with navy toque, and Mr. Twigg gave the bride away. The groom's cousin, Mr. Vincent Leary, was best man. Before her marriage, the bride-elect, on leaving the staff of the Sydney Girls' High School, was presented with a handsome coffee set, and she was tender-ed a pre-wedding party by Mrs. Ruby Lodger, who just returned with her children from her station home near Yass, at Mrs. Ledger's flat at The Alexandria, Double Bay."

NSW Marriage Cert No. 15258/1940 states that, in 1940, Francis Gerard WALSH married Doreen Mary HALBERSTATER  In Sydney, NSW.

The Evening News (Rockhampton, Qld.) - Monday 16 September 1940
"Miss Doreen Halberstater, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Halberstater, Mt Morgan, will be a September bride. Her marriage with Mr Frank Walsh, Commonwealth Bank, Paddington, Sydney, will he celebrated at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, with nuptial mass at 9 a.m. next Saturday."

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld) - Wednesday 25 September 1940 - Marriage Notice...
"WALSH-HALBERSTATER
Interstate interest surrounded the wedding in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, last Saturday of Miss Doreen Halberstater, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Halberstater, of Mt Morgan, and Mr Francis G. Walsh, of the Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, only son of the late Mr and Mrs John Walsh, of Gondagal. The Administrator, the Very Rev. Father Walter Hurley, officiated with Nuptial Mass.
Orchids were worn by the bride on the shoulder of her moonstone crepe satin gown, which was made with a side-saddle drape, and allied with a wide bonnet.
Mrs Adrian Twigg (Rose Bay), cousin of the bride, was matron of honour, gowned in haze blue sheer, and wearing a naval floral toque. Mr Twigg gave the bride away, and Mr Vincent Leary was best man."