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Churches, 1934

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Terrigal Church Guild Social

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 13

More than sixty persons attended the well organised Church Guild social at Terrigal. A feature of the evening was the peanut race, which wag keenly…

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Grand Autumn Ball Church Funds Benefit

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 15

Friday night's grand autumn ball at Ourimbah, in aid of St. Peter's Church of England parish finds, attracted 200 dancers from the Ourimbah and…

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Catholic Church Social

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 6

There were 130 present at the annual social of the Woy Woy Children of Mary Society, held at the Woy Woy Cinema Hall on Tuesday night, June…

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Methodist Church Ladies' Aid

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 4

A special meeting of the Methodist Ladies' Church Aid was held in the kindergarten room on Wednesday afternoon, June 13. There was a large…

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Presbyterian Church Crisis Future in District at Stake Commission to Meet Members

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 1

Saturday afternoon, July 14, will be eventful in history of the Presbyterian Church in this District. A Commission from the North Sydney Presbytery will meet members on that date and on the outcome will…

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Community of Ascension Mission at Terrigal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 8

The Missioners who have recently completed a Mission at Terrigal, are members of the Community of the Ascension at Goulburn. The…

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Presbyterian Church Minister to Reside Commission Attends

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 1

A large and enthusiastic gathering representing the Presbyterian Church Charge in the whole district met in the Gosford Church on Sunday afternoon…

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Kincumber Church Dance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 2

An excellent dance and social was held at Kincumber on Saturday. The hall was comfortably filled and a large number journeyed from Terrigal…

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Methodist Circuit Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 10

John XVII: 24: "Father I will that they also whom Thou hast given me be with me where I am." Those words have brought down through the age,…

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Church Army Mission

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 2

Captain J. S. Cowland, of the Church Army, will conduct a mission at St. Peter's (Ourimbah) Church of England from September, 20 to October 7,…

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Catholic Social

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 8

There was an excellent attendance at the euchre tournament on Wednesday in the Masonic Hall in aid of the Catholic Church funds. The success of…

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Presbyterian Xmas Tree

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 6

An afternoon and evening which took the form of a "Cafe Chantant, " organised by Mesdames H. Parks and J. Smith, in aid of funds for their…

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Church Army in Gosford Captain Cowland's Mission

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 14

Captain J. S. Cowland, who is Field Secretary for the Church Army in Australia, recently concluded a week's mission at Christ Church,…

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Church for Ocean Bea

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 8

Methodist Church authorities purchased a block of land at Beach with the intention, at a date, of building a Church there…

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Presbyterian Fellowship

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 16

Last week the young people is association of the Presbyterian Church had a time of many and varied activities. On Thursday a street stall was held in…

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Methodist Anniversary Services at Lisarow

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 7

Special services at the Lisarow Methodist Church on Sunday, commemorating the annual Sunday School anniversary, were held under ideal…

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No Flour for Convicts Two First Churches in District

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 2

Our final publication of the early records of Brisband Water includes the first page in the story of Gosford's churches, appeals for more police, mail troubles and a flour famine for prisoners in the lock up…

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Church of England Mission

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 4

Ourimbah School of Arts was filled for the opening service of a mission on Sunday night. The mission, which is being conducted by Captain Cowland,…

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Methodist Social

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 4

In connection with the schoolwork section of the Methodist Spring Fair and Exhibition, which is to be held in Ourimbah School of Arts on October…

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Prison & Slums Church Army Story Capt. Cowland's Lecture

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 2

In a frank and convincing illustrated lecture in the Valencia Theatre on Thursday night, Captain J. S. Cowland, of the 'Church Army, graphically…

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