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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1917

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The Churches. Anglican

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 1

The Diocesan Council has consented to the exchange of parishes between the Revs. W. A. Harris Walker (Ballina) and E. J. Marchant (Bangalow). At present…

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Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 1

Last week a harvest festival was held in Karangi Presbyterian Church. The weather was fortunately favorable, and the church was filled, friends coming from…

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Catholic

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 1

The Garden Fete in connection with the celebration of St. Patrick's Day was opened at the Convent school grounds last night. It will continue…

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Methodist

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 1

Those who were present at the Home Missionary meeting in the Lyceum Hall will not soon forget the inspiration and power of that gathering. Mr. A. W…

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Free Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 1

The Synod of Eastern Australia meets in St. George's. Church, Castlereagh street, Sydney, on the evening of Thursday, April 5…

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Methodist Stationings

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

The final reading of stations at the Methodist Conference in Sydney for this district is as follows: -- Grafton, Francis Curwood; South Grafton,…

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Methodist Conference. North Coast Stations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

The final reading of stations is as follows:—Grafton, Francis Curwood; South Grafton, Herbert T. Williams; Orara, Percy A. B. Williams; Coramba and…

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Religion's Dry Bones. Free Churches After the War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 5

Principal Selbie, in his Presidential address to the Council of Evangelical Free Churches, warned his hearers against assuming that the war would…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 2

The Methodist Flower Show opened yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. At time of going to press good business was being done, and everything…

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Concert in Aid of the Presbyterian Church

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 2

The concert promoted by Mr.F. C. Prior, in aid of the Jetty p[?] byterian Church Building Fund, and held in the local School of Arts…

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German's Still Retreating. The Dardanelles Report. Asquith and Churchill's Defence. Russky's Story of Russian Revolt. Western Front. Bapaume. Amsterdam "Telegraffs" Opinion. "Unwillingly Evacuated." London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 5

The "Amsterdam Telegraffs" frontier correspondent states that Bapaume was unwillingly evacuated. From Cambrai, Valenciennes and Lille all wounded, in…

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Mr. Churchill's Explanation. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. Churchill explained the Admiralty standpoint with regard to the decision to attack the Dardanelles. He declared he was not endeavoring to relieve himself of…

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The Churches. Anglican

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 1

The Bishop and Mrs. Druitt will be returning to Grafton by the Pulganbar, leaving Sydney next Tuesday night, and no doubt some of the church…

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Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 1

In view of the reversion to the old time, services on Sunday in St. Andrew's will be held at the old time, 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m…

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Methodist

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 1

The annual Harvest Festival will be held in the Grafton Church next Sunday, when the Rev. R. J. Murray will conduct both services. Busy hands…

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Roman Catholic

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 1

The drawing of the art union (St. Mary's Building Fund), which was to have taken place during the Garden Fete last week, has been postponed [?]ill…

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Churchill's Defence. the Report Welcomed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill (who was First Lora of the Admiralty at the beginning of the war and who originated the scheme for the Dardanelles…

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Methodist Flower Show a Big Success

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 5

A very successful flower show—indeed we might say one of the most successful functions of its kind ever held in Dorrigo—eventuated in the…

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The Churches. Anglican

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 1

The Bishop of Grafton and Mrs. Druitt left Sydney by the Pulganbar on Tuesday night, and had a very easy and comfortable voyage. Mr. A. W…

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Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 1

Rev. H. D. Mackie, B.A., is at present in Sydney. Mrs. Jameson Williams, wife of Rev. Jameson Williams, of Nowra, N.S.W., has…

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