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Churches, 1954

12 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Moving Plea To Save "Empire Parish Church"

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 3

Speaking in a broadcast on behalf of the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal, Lady Gowrie said she had found Australians were the "greatest givers."…

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Aldermen To Attend Church Service

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 8

Rev, Colin Burgess, Rector of St. Albans Church of Englang, Leura, invited the Mayor and Aldermen of die City of…

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Katoomba Parish Farewells Popular Priest

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 8

The people of Katoomba Parish met at St. Canice's School Hall on Sunday might to farewell Rev…

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New Parish Priests Appointed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 9

The appointment of Rev. Father J. A.. O'Rourke as Parish Priest of St. Canices, Katoomba, has just been…

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"Communism Close To Us" Catholic Curate Warns

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 1

"Recent events have brought home to us in a startling manner how close the evil forces of communism can come to us," Rev. Father Emanuel, of Katoomba, warned in a…

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Sydney City Mission

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 11

In the Methodist School Hall on Thursday, June 24, at 2.30 p.m. Blue MOunting residents will have opportunity…

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Catholic Ball at Glenbrook

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 1

The Glenbrook annual Catholic ball on Friday night was a great social and financial success…

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Berghofer Tale Building of St. Paul S Church of England at Kogarah

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 4

Church and school at Kogarah are indebted to William and John Berghofer, because the Berehofers were…

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Musicale Will Aid Church

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 9

Hoylake, Leura, will be the scene of a very bright party and musicale on Friday, August 13, when a special…

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Union Of Churches

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 2

Sir: In the report of a meeting of the Blue Mountains Council in the "Advertiser"…

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"True Education Shapes a Man's Life," Says Catholic Curate

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 4

"The purpose of true education is to shape a man in this life in such a way that he will be able to reach the last and, for which his Creator destined him," Rev. Father…

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Congregational Churches

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 5

As part of the Katoomba Education Week activity, the Congregational Church arranged an exhibition of…

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