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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1929

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St. Mary's Church Address by Bishop Carroll

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

Requiem Mass was celebrated in St. Mary's Church, Grafton, at 9 a.m., by the Rev. Father O'Byrne. There was a large congregation, which included the…

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Christ Church Cathedral

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

Christ Church Cathedral was well filled with a reverent and representative congregation for the Memorial Eucharist at 9 a.m. yesterday. Rev. Canon Ware,…

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At South Grafton St. Matthew's Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

At 7.30 a.m. a requiem for the fallen was said at St. Matthew's Church, and at 11 o'clock the church was filled with worshippers for an Anzac memorial…

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Church of England Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 4

The dancing public of Grafton are reminded that the Church of England ball will be held on May 15 and 16 at the Fitzroy Theatre. Every effort is being…

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Jenny Lee on Churchill's Budget "Cant, Corruption and Incompetence.'' London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 5

Miss Jenny Lee (Lab.), the 26-year-old daughter of a miner, who won a seat at a recent by-election, made her maiden speech in the House of Commons…

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Ulmarra Church of England Social. New Orchestra Engaged

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 2

The Church of England grand social, to be held on Tuesday (to-morrow) night, promises to be an even greater success than Mast year's socials. Great interest…

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Anzac Day Service. at Coffs Methodist Church

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 4

There was a large congregation at Coffs Methodist church on Sunday morning for the special Anzac Day service. Members of the junior Rea…

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Local and General Presbyterian May Fair

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 4

The Annual Presbyterian May Fair is to be held at South Grafton on Tuesday, May 14. Various competitions have been arranged this year, full particulars of…

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The Vawter Mission Party

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 2

Mr. Vawter, the leader of the Vawter Mission party, which is to visit Grafton in the middle of this month, is a man with a message that will appeal to…

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Mission Steamer Disabled. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 1

The mission steamer, Southern Cross, is disabled at Norfolk Island, owing to a broken rudder trunk. All the passengers, with the exception of the Bishop of…

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Poor Church Attendance Member Resents Whip-cracking Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 5

At a farewell function at Bathurst to the Rev. A. C. Grieve, Presbyterian Minister, who accepted a call to Drummoyne, it was stated that it would not have been…

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Local and General. Methodist Harvest Festival[?]

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2

Harvest Festival services will be held at the Dorrigo Methodist Church next Sunday. On Monday a public meeting with music, song and story…

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South Grafton Concert in Aid of Presbyterian Fair

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 1

A very enjoyable concert was held at the Prince Edward Theatre, South Grafton last night, in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian May Fair. The organiser,…

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South Grafton Presbyterian Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 4

There will be no service at the South Grafton Presbyterian Church on Sunday night, owing to the absence of electric lighting. A morning service will be…

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Methodist Services

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 4

Rev. L. E. Brooks, who has been at Maclean for a year, will occupy the Grafton pulpit, for the first time on Sunday next. He is representing the Home…

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Presbyterian May [?]

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 4

Messrs. C. Evans and C. M. have arrangements well in han[?] annual Presbyterian May Fair, to be held at the South Grafton…

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Ulmarra Church of England Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of St. Paul's Flower Show was held at the rectory on the 1st inst., when the secretary, Mrs. E. A. M. Harman, presented the…

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South Grafton Presbyterian May Fair

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 4

Another popular games and competitions evening will be held in the church grounds to- morrow (Wednesday) evening. There will be clock golf, rope quoits, nail…

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Presbyterian May Fair

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 4

The trophies to be awarded to the successful competitors in the cookery competitions, at the Presbyterian May Fair, which is to be held at the School of…

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The Vawter Mission Party

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 6

Mr. C. R. L. Vawter was one of the Seoville party, which held a series of missions in Sydney, Melbourne and Ballarat, about 18 years ago. Since that…

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