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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Churches

Churches, 1953

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Tanis Cumnock Wins Churchill Cup

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 7

Cumnock tennis players on Sunday won the Churchill Challenge Mixed Tennis Cup when they scored a 10 sets…

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Methodist Church

National Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 2

W[?] Services at 11 a.m. [?] will be conducted by [?] Maddox, who will [?] at the…

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Lidsdale Methodist Fair

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the Lidsdale Methodist Sunday School annual fair recently held at Lidsdale…

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Rugby Union Win by Churches

National Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 2

Playing splendid football and displaying great dasa, Churches defeated Wanderers 6-3 in a very close game on Saturday. Apart from a few minor…

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Churchill's Future Press Speculation

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Sir Winston Churchill is expected to ignore a Sunday newspaper suggestion that he may accept a Dukedom as a…

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Church Drive For Funds

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 5

In order to augment parish funds, a "popular man" competition is to be conducted by local' Catholic organisations in…

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New Church Blessed at Collie

National Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 5

The new Church of Holy Cross, Collie, was blessed last Sunday by Dr, Norton, Bishop of Bathurst. Solemn High Mass was then…

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Young Anglican Notes

National Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 4

Last Friday night we had an interesting quiz complied by Canon Copp, but I, like many others, thought some of the questions were a bit on the…

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Attack on Kinsey Catholic Women Annoyed

National Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 4

BLOOMINGTON, Ariz., Thurs. A group representing 150,000 Catholic women have attacked Dr. Alfred Kinsey for…

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Rugby Union Churches to Clash With Drummoyne

National Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 4

Today at the Sportsground, Rugby Union followers will see Churches play Drummoyne Juniors in what promises to be a thrilling game…

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Successful Wang Church Competition

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 4

The Ugly Man competition sponsored by the various sections of the St. John's Anglican Church concluded on Saturday…

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Anglican Appeal Well Supported

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

Anglican Diocesan Commissioner, Padre Marry Thorpe said in Orange yesterday the appeal for funds for Australian Prisoner of War Memorial Toddlers’ Home at Molong was going well…

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Rugby Union Churches Narrow Win

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 4

Playing hard and rugged football, Churches recorded a great win over Drummoyne on Saturday. A feature was the display of the winners pack…

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Supports Chinese Inclusion Churchman's Plea

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Monday: The Archbishop of York, Dr. Garbett yesterday made a plea for the admission of Communist China to the United Nations…

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Catholic Women to Help Aged

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 5

Members of the Catholic Women’s Club plan to concentrate their activities this years on the welfare of old people in Orange They will entertain needy people regardless…

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Oberon Church of England Sunshine Club Social

National Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 6

The CEBS agreed to forego their usual meeting on Friday night to alley the Sunshine Club to entertain members and friends at a very happy…

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Young Anglican Notes

National Advocate · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 4

As it was two of our members 21st. birthday last week, we had a social and presentation evening last Friday night and our usual meeting was not…

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Catholic Ladies Bid Adieu to Mrs. A. Potts

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 10

A number of ladies of the Manildra Catholic community gathered at the residence of Mrs. G…

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Tennis: Churchill Cup Match Postponed

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 10

Manildra was to have played Cumnock on Sunday for the Churchill Cup but the match had to be…

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Church Worker Farewelled

Central Western Daily · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 7

At the home of Mrs, G Peacock recently, about 25 ladies of the Catholic community gathered to farewell Mrs. A. Potts on the eve of her departure for Millthorpe…

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