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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1914

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Grafton Methodist Tennis Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 9

The annual meeting of the above club was held in the church on Thursday. The president, Rev. R. J. Murray occupied the chair. The balance sheet showed a credit balance of…

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Good Friday in the Churches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 8

The special services held at most of the Sydney and suburban churches on Good Friday were notable for a renewad interest on the part of former worshippers, for the…

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Catholic Federation. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 3

A demonstrations in connection with the naug[?]ration of the Catholic Federation of N.S. Wales was held in the Town Hall last night…

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Catholic Guild

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

The New South Wales Catholic Guild opened its annual conference on Saturday. Archbishop Kelly delivered an address in which he congratulated the organisation upon…

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Ulmarra Presbyterian Flower Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

The first Flower Show run under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church was opened in the Masons Hall, Ulmarra on Wednesday…

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Prayers for the Dead. an Anglican View

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 5

The Rev. W. Wentworth-Shields, rector of St. James' Church, Sydney, on Sunday evening, preached a remarkable sermon in advocacy of prayers for the dead…

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Catholic Federation. to Be Non-political. Constitution Endorsed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Catholic Federation of N.S.W. has decided to be a nonpolitical body. A resolution was proposed that the Federation be non-political, but…

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Church Overlapping. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Sir— I [?] in year paper a [?] [?] from the Hors, [?] [?] and [?] [?]…

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Easter Church Services. at St John's Church of England

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

The services of Holy Communion and Evensong during Holy were well at tended. On Good Friday the Coff's Harbour congregation for the [?] time received…

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Church Overlapping

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 10

Mr. Editor,—I notice in your issue of the 8th inst, a letter emanating from Revs. W. Ashley-Brown and J. Faulkner, re the overlapping of Churches in this district. It would…

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Free Pres[?]yterian Church of Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 3

The Synod of Eastern Australia in connection with the Free Presbyterian Church of Australia, held its 68th annual session at St. George's Church, Sydney, on the 3rd…

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Christ Church Cathedral

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 4

On Easter Sunday at the Cathedral in the afternoon the children made an Easter offering of flowers, a large number of gifts in kind, and 5s 9d in money, towards the local hospital…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 5

The Presbyterian flower show and Swiss fair was opened in the Fitzroy Theatre on Wednesday afternoon, the official opening taking place in the evening. The show…

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The Navy. Mr. Churchill's Speech. Effect of the Japanese Alliance

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 8

In the House of Commons on March 17, the first Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill), delivered a speech upon the naval policy of the British Empire…

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Church of Holy Apostles

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 2

Yesterday his Lordship Bishop Druitt laid the foundation stone of the new Anglican church at Copmanhurst. There was a large attendance of the…

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Presbyterian Flower Show. Concluding Sessions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

The attendance was not so large at the Flower Show last night as on the preceding evening, but splendid business was done notwithstanding…

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Presbyterian Flower show. a Splendid Display

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

Glorious weather prevailed for the opening of the Presbyterian Autumn Flower Show and Swiss Fair, which was held in the Fitzroy Theatre on…

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A Methodist Confessor. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 5

The Rev. Hoban, Superintendent of the Geelong Methodist Circuit, says Plum, the burglar, who died last week after six years'…

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Foundation Stone Laid. Church of the Holy Apostles. at Copmanhurst

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

The ceremony of laying the foundation stone, at Copmanhurst, of the Church of the Holy Apostles (Anglican) was performed on…

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R.C. Church Attacked. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 5

The Rev. J. J. Willings, addressing the Congregational Union, described the Roman Catholic Church as subtle, crafty and scheming. The…

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