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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1928

486 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 25

A Priest's Parish

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 4

With an outfit of saddle horses and two pack horses and accompanied by ah aboriginal boy the Rev. Father Carr O.S.A. is about to leave Chillagoe to…

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Greek Church Disputed Furniture Magistrate's Court Case

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 2

On top of the breakaway in the Luther an church in Brisbane, comes a ventilation of a dispute among members of the Greek Church there. This concerns the…

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New Church Consecrated

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 4

Tyalgum was the centre of much interest on Sunday when the recently, completed Church of England was consecrated by the Bishop of Grafton Dr. Ashton in…

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How a Methodist Minister Became Famous

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 4

The Rev. G. A. Little, the new Methodist Minister for the South Grafton Circuit, in acknowledging the expressions of welcome extended to him at a social…

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Methodist Church Circuit Changes Farewell to Rev, W, H, Buttsworth. Rev. G. A. Little Welcomed at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 3

High tributes were paid to the sterling qualities of Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Buttsworth at a farewell social tendered to them by the Methodists of South Grafton…

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Eucharistic Congress Presbyterian Opposition to Procession Government to Be Approached. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 5

At a meeting of the Presbytery of Sydney a motion was carried representing that 44 parishes within the metropolitan area are viewing with much concern the…

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Empire Exhibition The 1931 Fixture Federal Government Scheme Sir Charles Nathan's Mission. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 5

Mr. Bruce (Prime Minister) stated today that Sir Charles Nathan, who some time ago resigned his membership of the Migration and Development Commission,…

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Catholic Tennis Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 2

Additional officers were elected at a meeting of the Catholic Tennis Club on Tuesday night. Mr. W. J. Clear was elected hon. secretary,…

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Church News Ministers' Fraternal

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

The Grafton Ministers' Fraternal will conduct an open air service at 7.15 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, in Prince street, near the Saraton Theatre. The Rev. J…

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Church Wrecked by Lightning. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 5

During the service at a Catholic Church at Kottayam, North Travancore, lightning struck the cross over the altar,…

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Methodist Services

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 4

On Sunday morning Rev. F. R. Swynny will conduct the service in the Grafton Methodist Church, his subject being. "On Finding Ourselves." In the…

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Grafton Methodist Circuit

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 4

"The Methodists of Grafton secured the use of a new motor car for £5 per quarter and expenses, and those are terms that would be jumped at by anyone…

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Ulmarra Church of England Autumn Flower Show Successful Competitions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 2

The Ulmarra Church of England Flower Show opened on Thursday afternoon in the weather, and there was a large crowd present to witness the opening…

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Press Articles by Minsiters Mr. Churchill and "Nash's Magazine." London

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 5

The editor of "Nash's Magazine" confirms the statement that Mr. Churchill had contracted to write twelve articles. He raised the question of Mr. Baldwin's…

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The Eucharist Congress and Procession Supported by Presbyterian Preacher. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 5

At the Palmer's street Presbyterian Church last night the Rev. Hay Holden vigorously supported the Roman Catholic Eucharistic Congress and procession to…

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Ulmarra Church of England Autumn Flower Show Awards for Remaining Sections

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 2

The Ulmarra Church of England Flower Show was continued on Friday night, and as the weather was fine there was a very good attendance…

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Alleged Disloyalty Unrest in Auckland Anglican Circles. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 5

The affairs of the Anglican Church at Hamilton, which resulted in the suspension of the Rev. Canon Harvie, of St. Peter's Cathedral, for alleged disloyalty,…

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'Parish Pump' State A.L.P. A.W.U. Attack "Degenerate Remnant of Movement." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 5

An official statement issued to members of the A.W.U. concerning the decisions of the Easter Conference declares that under the malign manipulation of…

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Church News Methodist Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

Next Sunday, April 22 the Rev. Morice J..Blok, of the Orara-Coff 's Harbor circuit, who was for over three years Y.M.C.A. secretary during the recent war,…

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Letters to the Editor New Methodist Church

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

Sir,—In view of my being appointed to Coolomon, due to the resignation of Rev. C. A. Sims, I will be leaving Dorrigo in the course of a few days. I…

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