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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1940

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Grafton Presbyterian Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 4

Services will be conducted in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Graton, to-morrow (Sunday), at 9 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. The evening soloist will…

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Glenreagh Christ Church Guild Dance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 6

A successful dance in aid of the Christ Church Ladies' Guild was held in the Glenreagh School of Arts on Saturday, February 24, and despite the…

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Arctic Mission Sir H. Wilkins' Plans. Montreal

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 5

The well-known explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, is en route to Canada to prepare plans for an Arctic expedition. He plans to construct a 45-foot…

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War Summary U.S. Envoy's Mission Retreat Of The Finns Russo Turkish Relations Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. Sumner Welles, U.S. Under Secretary of State,, arrived in Rome on February 26, and in Berlin on March 1. There is no reason to…

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Presbyterian Camp

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 4

The seventh Easter camp of the Richmond River Presbyterian Fellowship will be held at Hodgson Court, East Ballina, this month. Mr. J. A…

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Presbyterian Church The New Minister

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

Despite wet weather, Coffs Presbyterian Church was filled last night with a congregation that attended to witness and take…

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Canals of Egypt Ulmarra Presbyterian Men's League Address by Sergeant-major Preston

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 7

After being in recess for some two months the Ulmarra Presbyterian Men's League resumed their monthly tea meetings on Sunday night in the…

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Induction Service At Coff's Harbor Church New Presbyterian Minister

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

At the Presbyterian Church, Coff's Harbor, on Monday night the ordination and induction of the Rev. G. A. Beatty, B.A., was held, the Rev. W. E…

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Church Mission

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

The Church of England branch of the Church Army working in the Diocese of Grafton will be conducting a mission in Coffs Harbour,…

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News From the Churches Grafton Presbyterian Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

Holy Communion will be celebrated next Sunday morning and a youth service will be held on Sunday evening. The services in the Grafton charge…

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Church News Church of England

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 6

Sunday was memorable for the large congregation at Tyringham, easily their biggest for an afternoon service. This centre now moves into…

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Grafton Presbyterian Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 4

Services will be held in St. Anedrew's Church to-morrow at 11 a m. and 7.30 p.m. In the morning Holy Communion will be observed and new…

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Welles' Mission Merely to Report Position. Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 5

The United States Under-Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, who President Roosevelt's envoy to Europe, told pressmen that the purpose of his…

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Peaceful Death Archbishop Kelly Church's Oldest Prelate Widespread Tributes Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 5

The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, his Grace, Dr. Kelly, died at the Palace at Manly shortly before o'clock this afternoon at the age of…

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Presbyterian Church Annual Congregational Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 7

The annual congregational meeting of the Mid-Clarence charge of the Presbyterian Church was held at Ulmarra on Wednesday evening has…

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Lawrence Baptist Church Ladies' Guild Anniversary

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 7

A pleasant evening was spent last Thursday when the ladies of the Lawrence Baptist Church Guild celebrated their anniversary. A well rendered and…

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Grafton Presbyterian Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3

At the morning service last Sunday, in St. Andrew's, the quarterly celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was observed. Twenty-two new…

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Grafton Methodist. the Laymen's Responsibilities of Leadership

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3

Outline of an address at the Laymen's Love Feast prior to the opening of the Methodist Conference in Sydney recently, by Mr. Rupert Grove,, LL.B.,…

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Well Attended Presbyterian Tea Meeting Enjoyable Concert Programme

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3

The annual tea meeting and concert, arranged by the Women's' Guild of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, attracted a large number of people on…

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Church News Church of England

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

North Dorrigo is another flourishing centre and I hope that the special 11 a.m. Good Friday service will be as well attended as the service on…

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