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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1923

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Hickson Healing Mission. More Cures

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 4

Friday's Armidale "Express" says:—There are many additional accounts of more or less sensational cures at the Mission. We have…

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Fair at South Grafton. Church Building Funds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 1

A fancy fair and sale of work, organised for the purpose of raising funds to clear off the debt on the Presbyterian Church building, South Grafton, was held…

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Clubs for Soldiers. Russian Churches Desecrated. Banquet in Cathedral. Trotsky Seeking Leadership. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 5

The Berlin correspondent of "The Times" says the Bolshevik Anti–Church Campaign has invaded Georgia, where the head of the Catholic Church…

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Sight Restored. Hickson Healing Mission. Remarkable Cures at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 5

A number of remarkable cures reported, at the Hickson mission in NewCastle. A middle-aged man who, with great…

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Roman Catholic Bazaar

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 2

The annual bazaar under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church opened in the Empire Hall on Thursday evening last. The function was…

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The Presbyterian Fair. Successful South Grafton Effort

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

From a spectacular, social, and as shown by the following statement, also from a financial point of view, the above function was a huge success. The net…

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"Sorry Subterfuge." Scoffers and Hickson Mission, Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

The Anglican Bishop of Bathurst, Dr. Long, in an address at a prepar[?]y mission service, said one should have no time for s[?]ffers, jeerers or doubters, who…

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"A Traitor." Patriarch Expelled. Moscow Church Congress. "Red" Bishop's Exhortation London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

The "Red" Church Convocation opened at St. Saviour's Church, Moscow, and, though 500 delegates were expected, only 350 attended, says the…

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Band at Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

The Rev. R. B. S. Hammond, the [?]known temperance reformer, has decided to [?]ise the services fo the Redfern Municipal Band, winners of the…

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Methodist Mission Hall

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 2

The tender of Mr. Richmond, of Newcastle, has been accepted for the erection of the new Mission Hall for the Grafton Methodist Church on the site at the…

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Mr. Hickson Gratified. His Grafton Mission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Hickson characterised the missions held in Grafton, Armidale and Newcastle as very gratifying. He had experienced, he said, Sympathetic…

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Bishops May Marry. Russian Church Congress. Abolition of Monasteries. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 3

The All-Russian Church Congress at Moscow has decided almost unanimously that Bishops shall be allowed to marry…

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"Red" Church. An Earthly Heaven. Patriarch Unfrocked. "Christianity Undergoing Crisis." London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

The Riga correspondent of " The Times" says under the "Red" Bishop Antonin's directions the "Red Church Convocation declared the…

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New Mission Hall. Methodist Project a £4000 Scheme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 4

The new Mission Hall, which will shortly be commenced for the Grafton Methodist Church will be a fine addition to the architecture of the city. It…

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Roman Catholic Bazaar

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 2

The Roman Catholic Church bazaar, which opened on Thursday evening, was continued the following afternoon and brought to a close at night…

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Methodist Harvest Festival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 2

The annual Methodist harvest festival services were conducted in the local Church on Sunday last, by Mr. H. Short in the morning and the Rev…

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Parish Festival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 4

In order to aid the funds of the Anglican Church at Nana Glen the Coramba Parish Festival will be opened to-day. The Bishop of Grafton, who is to perform…

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To Leave Moscow. British Trade Mission. If Soviet Reply, Unsatisfactory Effect on Trade. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 5

Lord Curzon has instructed Mr. Hodgson, British trade representative at Moscow, to return with the whole mission if at the expiry of Ten days…

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Novel Church Scheme

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 4

A novel plan for extinguishing a church debt has been hit upon in a certain Melbourne church. The church committee have divided the total debit…

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Church Union Approved. Queensland Presbyterian Decision. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

The Presbyterian Assembly to-day by 31 votes to 26 approved of union with the Methodist and Congregational Churches. The moderator asked that no…

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