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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1916

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The Balkan Tangle. Mission to Roumania. Russia's Latest Move. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 3

The Grand Duke Boris of Russia has gone to Bucharest…

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[?]Hch Medical Mission. [?]Turns From Servia. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 5

[?]ch Medical Mission has returned [?] The leader (Dr. Jaubert) found [?] frightful, and 50,000 are stricken[?]phus. There are 150 deaths daily…

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German Church Shut

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

The authorities have closed indefinitely the Forest Hill German Church. There had been strong local protest against the Services being conducted in German. It…

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Methodist Choir Picnic

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

The annual picnic of the Methodist Choir took place at Dangar Falls on New Year's Day. Besides the members of the Choir there were also…

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A New Mission. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

Sir Henry Rider Haggard is to visit South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, representing the Royal Colonial Institute, for the purpose of inquiring into…

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Churchill's Military Career. Rapid Rise Indicated. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

It is reported that Major Winston Churchill has been appointed to command a battalion of Royal Scots. This is regarded as a brief stepping stone to…

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Russian Mission to Japan. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

A message from Tokio states the Russian Grand Duke George Michaclovitch, who is on a mission to Japan, was tendered a brilliant reception. He was met by the Emperor at…

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Local and General. Gospel Mission

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. John McDonald is holding a Gospel Mission at South Grafton during next week. He came to this district under the auspices of the N.S.W. Evangelistic Society, after a…

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Kaiser and His Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

In view of the sanctimonious phrases with which the Kaiser's public utterances are interlarded, it is rather amusing to find that he had been publicly admonished by the…

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Catholic Federation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

Speaking in St. Francis Xavier's Church, Wollongong, Mr. P. S. Cleary, president of the Catholic Federation, said that this was the third year of the federation's existence…

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A New Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

On arrival at Coff's Harbour to take charge of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. F. C. Fairey found at Coff's Jetty a town without a church or Sabbath school. A site for a…

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Destruction of Churches. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 3

A Petrograd correspondent states that the Germans systematically bombarded and destroyed churches along the whole front, fearing that Russians would make use of them…

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Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 2

Rev. Mr. Sharpe, organiser of the sustentation fund of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, conducted service at St. Andrew's and at Southgate yesterday. Mr. Mullen, who…

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Mission Study

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 7

Rev. H. D. Mackie, B.A., writing in the "Presbyterian Church Monthly" on the above subject, says:-- Missionary enterprise, it must be…

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Prime Minister's Mission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 3

The full scope of Mr. Hughes's mission is not disclosed, but it is understood it will cover, in addition to questions relating to Imperial defence, the rights of the Dominions…

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Methodist Bazaar

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 2

A bazaar in aid of the new Methodist Church, Coffs Harbor, was opened at the School of Arts on Thursday evening. "The Rev. J. H…

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The Churches' Thanks. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 3

The senator's action re early closing was referred to in thankful terms in many of the city churches yesterday. The estimated expenditure of Great…

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Early Closing of Hotels. Attitude of Churches. Clubs and the Proclamation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 5

References were made m all churches to 6 o'clock closing. A movement is on foot to address 100,000 letters to Senator Pearce, asking him to make the regulation permanent…

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Methodist sazaar

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

The bazaar iu the sid of the new Methodist Church Building Fuad was continued in the School of Arts on Friday and Saturday nights, a…

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Prime Minister's Mission. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. Hughes will arrive in London next week, and will possibly visit the front as well as inspect munition factories. He will consider the possibility of erecting British…

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