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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1927

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Chocolate Wheels Protest by Clergymen "Little to Do with Churches." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 5

The Ashfield Council granted permission' for the use of chocolate wheels on Soldiers' Day March 4 despite a strong protest by a deputation of clergymen who…

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Local and General Wireless in Church

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 4

The congregation at All Saints' Church of England, Murwillumbah, listened in to the sermon delivered by the Right Lord Bishop of London (A. F. Wilmington…

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Church of England. Greater Than Ever It Was Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

The Bishop of London (Dr. Ingram) addressed over 3500 people at the Sydney Town Hall last night. He was frequently compelled to stop speaking…

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Methodist Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 4

The morning service in the Fry street Methodist Church will be conducted by pastor, at 11 o'clock. The subject will be, "Christ, the Road to God." The…

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Mission to U.S. Attempt to Discredit. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. E. J. Holloway, secretary of the Trades Hall Council, sent the following cable to the president of the American Federation of Labor; "American…

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Church Built From One Redwood Tree

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 10

In Santa Rosa, California, there is a Baptist Church, which will seat 400 people, built entirely from timber sawn from one redwood three. Everything used in the…

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Grayndler Off to Join Industrial Mission Does Not Want Trades Hall Credentials. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. Grayndler, general secretary of the New South Wales. A. W. U., who leaves on February 24 to join the other members of the Industrial Commission to…

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Coramba Catholic Church

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

The Catholic Church at Coramba is almost completed. The date or blessing and official opening of the edifice has been fixed for Sunday,…

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Industrial Mission Thoroughly Representative Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. Bruce stated that he had cabled to the Australian Commissioner in America, Sir Hugh Denison, instructing him to make it clear in the United States that…

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Methodist Ministry North Coast Changes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 5

The Stationing Committee of the Methodist Conference, which meets on Wednesday, to night commenced the task of allotting ministers to various parts of…

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A Radio Church Discovery at Seaside

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 8

In the course of a holiday ramble I stayed at the pretty seaside village of Mo[?] Vale, on the road between Manly and Hawkesbury River, a place noted for its…

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Robber in Church Revolver Presented at Worshipper. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

An armed man made an unsuccessful [?] to [?] Norah Nickson in Christ Church, City yesterday afternoon…

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Clergyman Wants 'Plane Outback Parish As Large As England. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

The Rev. L. Daniels, of Wilcannia, who is trying to raise funds in England to enable him to purchase a Moth aeroplane in which to cover his parish, which is the…

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Mission to U,s,a. Send-off to Mr. Grayndler. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. Grayndler, general secretary of the A.W.U., who is leaving by the steamer Makura to-day, for America to join the Industrial Mission, was farewelled by…

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Church of England Harvest Thanksgiving

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

Owing to the vagaries of Jupiter Pluvius this function was not the success it might have been had the elements been more propitious. The…

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Methodist Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 4

The morning service at the Fry street Methodist Church and at Southgate in the afternoon at 2.30 will be conducted by Mr. Towner, headmaster of Southgate…

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Methodist Puddles Minister's Advice. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

"There is enough mud in the Methodist puddles to keep me employed in reclamation," declared Rev. F. Humphrey, in an address at the Methodist Conference…

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At Honolulu Industrial Mission Welcomed. Honolulu

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

The Australian industrial mission was well entertained by the Institute of Pacific Relations and the Chamber of Commerce and was welcomed to the…

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'ABOMINABLE' Woman's Dress Catholic Bishop's Pastoral "Satan Made No Mistake." London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

"The first abuse which should be corrected in the Lenten season is woman's abominable dress," says the Catholic Bishop of Armagh, Dr…

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Waif in Bishop's Chair Found in Hobart Church. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

The cleaner at All Saints' Church found a baby boy in the Bishop's chair near the altar. It was scantily clad, and was cold and dirty. The infant, which…

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