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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1927

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Missed Church Broadcast—presbyterians Object

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 4

Whenever an alteration is made at the last minute in a broadcasting programme, there is always a protest from somewhere. The manager of…

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Churchmen Against Prohibition (Published by Arrangement)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 5

"Retreat from a stand for Prohibition to a policy of voluntary temperance is favored by a great majority of Protestant Episcopal clergymen who…

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Union of Churches Conference at Lausanne. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 5

A messages from Lausanne (Switzerland) states that a thousand clergy and laymen, including Dominion delegates, took park in a procession bareheaded from…

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Local and General Opening of New Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 4

The opening of St. Barnabas' Church, Gladstone, Macleay River, which was recently completed, will be performed by the Bishop of Grafton, Dr. Ashton, on…

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Lion Hunt in Churchyard Crowd Stampedes

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 7

A crowd of many thousand [?] stampeded at Aston, Birmingham, re[?] when a three-year[?]old male African[?] escaped from its cage at a fair [?]…

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Old Church Closes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 4

Next Sunday morning will be the last occasion for divine worship in the old Methodist Church in Fry street, Grafton. The foundations of the structure have…

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Last Service Fry Street Methodest Church

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

On Sunday morning Rev. F. R. Swynny conducted the last service in the Fry street Methodist Church, prior to transfer to the newly prepared building, in Prince…

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Presbyterian Concert Bright and Entertaining

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 3

The Bellingon colleen party who came to Coffs Harbgour last night provided a bright, entertaining concert and a good uplift for the local…

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Australian Trade Mr. Pratte's Mission the Canadian Treaty. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 5

Mr. Pratten, Australian Minister for Trade and Customs, accompanied by Mr. James Silk, a local Australian Customs man, visited Washington and consulted…

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Presbyterian Church

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

Presbyterian Church workers have made splendid, progress in a short time towards wiping off some of the debt or the Coffs Harbour church…

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Passports Refused Indian Medical Mission for China. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

The Indian Government has refused to grant passports to a proposed medical mission to China, composed of Indian social workers, whose object was to give…

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Roadmaking in U.S. Australian Inquiries Federal Officers' Mission. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

Messrs. Hill and Gourgaud, of the Federal Works and Railways Department, arrived here to-day, following an extensive study of the American road system…

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Churches by Radio

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

Perhaps the most enthusiastic of all sections of radio listeners are church goers—or, more precisely, persons who being unable to attend…

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Methodist Church Opening

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 4

On Sunday the Grafton Methodists will inaugurate a new epoch in their history by the opening services of their new Prince street Church. At the morning…

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(Published by Arrangement) Churchmen Against Prohibition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 4

"Retreat from a stand for Prohibition to the policy of voluntary temperance is favored by a great majority of Protestant Episcopal…

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Church of Christ

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 4

On Sunday last two services were conducted by the Church of Christ in the Protestant Hall, when Mr. Thos. Hugger, organising secretary for N.S.W.,…

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Deervale Church Funds

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

The members of the Deervale branch of the women's Country party are now busy preparing for a spring fair which is to be held at Deervale on…

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Grafton Methodist Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 4

The opening services of the Grafton Methodist Church in Prince street last Sunday were attended by five hundred people. At them Rev. F. R. Swynny…

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Local and General Presbyterian Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 4

The annual Fair, in connection with the Grafton Presbyterian Church, will be held on September 15…

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Ulmarra Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 3

At the Ulmarra Methodist Sunday School Anniversary on Sunday last, the following prizes were presented:-- Fourth Class, boys, Henry Kearns I,…

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