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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1930

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Ulmarra Church of England

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 3

The secretary of the Mid-Clarence Parochial Council has received word that the boundary between the South Grafton and Mid-Clarence parishes has been…

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5000 PRAY For Success Of Conference Impressive Abbey Service Churches Appeal to Statesmen. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 3

After a service for free church men, conducted by the Bishop of Winchester at the City Temple, the congregation formed a procession and…

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RUSSIA Religious Persecution Churches Issue Appeals Prayers Throughout World. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 3

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, in a statement from Lambeth Palace, have fixed March 16 for prayer in all churches on behalf of…

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Wireless Station Methodist Conference Proposal Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

Rev. W. J. Gray, at the Methodist Conference to–day, outlined plans for a church broadcasting station, which would cost £13,000…

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"Father" of Methodist Conference

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 4

In 1866, sixty-four years ago, Rev. Joseph Hopkins, of Hurlstone Park, commenced his ministry at Adelong. In 1914, in company with such well-known…

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Dry Canteens Methodist Conference Motion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 5

The Methodist Conference carried motion urging the Federal Government to keep canteens in military camps dry. Rev. R. B. S. Hammond said the church…

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'Sheer Swank' Dinner at Hotel Debate at Methodist Conference. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

The fact that the Methodist official dinner was held at a local hotel caused a lively discussion at the Methodist Church Conference…

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Surf Life Savers Alleged Disgraceful Scenes Complaints at Methodist Conference. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

Rev. J. H. Andrews, at the Methodist Conference, vigorously criticised the behaviour of a party of surf life savers who travelled from Perth to Bunbury to…

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One Day Union of All Churches. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

Addressing the Methodist Conference, Archbishop Fanu, head of the Anglican Church in West Australia, said one day there would be a union of all Christian…

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Parish Exhibits

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 2

Mr. Charles Jesson is annoyed with the "Gazette"—so annoyed that he would have been tempted to go for us for £10,000 damages had he but…

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Modern Films Denounced by Methodist Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

The modern film and the modern methods of film advertising were denounced at the Methodist Conference to–day when a resolution advocating a more…

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Annual Meeting Presbyterian Men's League an Active Religious Body

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

The following were elected office–bearers, at the annual meeting of the Presbyterian Men's League:—President (ex–officio), Rev. W. D. McIlwraith;…

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Church Property Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

Entering the Wynnum (Brisbane) Ashton street Methodist Sunday School through a fanlight on Saturday afternoon, Stanley Thurlow, aged 17 years,…

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Methodist Conference North Coast Alterations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 5

The third reading of stations was completed by the Methodist Conference to–day. The following alterations were made in the North Coast district:—Orara–Coff's…

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Against "Wet" Canteen Methodist Conference Resolution. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 4

The Methodist Conference carried a resolution, "That if a ‘wet’ canteen is adopted we shall as a church endeavor to discourage enlistment rather than see the…

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Taxation of Food Mr. Churchill's Opposition Supports Mr. Baldwin's Proposals. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 5

Mr. Churchill sent a letter to his constituents in which he said: "I always opposed the protective taxation of food for the purpose of uniting the Empire,…

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Desecration Churches in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

Anti-prohibitionists are believed to be responsible for desecration of the Methodist Church at Preston, and Presbyterian and Anglican Churches at Thornbury…

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Methodist Church

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 3

The Methodist Conference in Sydney last week passed a motion changing the headquarters of the Orara-Coffs Harbour circuit from…

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Local and General Presbyterian Church

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 6

A harvest thanksgiving service is to be conducted by the Rev. J. W. S. Lang in the Dorrigo Presbyterian Church on Sunday next, 16th inst., at…

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Dutch Clergyman Dismissed From Church. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

The Dutch Reformed Church Synod, by an overwhelming majority, found Rev. Du Plessis, Professor of Theology at Stellenbosch, guilty of heresy, and dismissed…

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