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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1947

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Weddings Of Interest Ladies Of Guild Decorated Yamba Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 4

Artistically decorated by the Ladies of the Guild, All Saints Church, Yamba, was the scene of a wedding of interest, when Jean…

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Church Of England, Grafton Diocese, Raise £730 For Britain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 2

A sum of over £730 has been raised by the Food for Britain fund of the Church of England Diocese of Grafton…

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Churches Crowded For Day Of Prayer

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Large congregations crowded Sydney Churches to-day for the special National Day of Prayer as requested by…

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High Tension Has Cup As Mission

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 5

Mr. Frank Grisdale, who seldom misses a Grafton July carnival, arrived yesterday. Later in the day his string of six gallopers…

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Churches Not Satisfied With State Lotteries

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Council of Churches, which yesterday unsuccessfully asked the Premier (Mr. McGirr) to refrain from…

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New Park Near Church of England

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 4

A new park is, to be established on the now vacant land between Coffs Church of England and the main road, andir the name suggested is…

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Church News Rector's Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 6

The Day of National Prayer was well-attended, especially at St. Aidan's and Sawtell, while a larger congregation than usual was present in St…

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BOXING. Catholic Club Bouts On

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 6

[?] taking part in the Catholic Club bouts at the South Grafton School of Arts on Monday night will fight for an added guinea to be given to the…

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Church News Rector's Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 5

The Clergy Conference held recently in Grafton was most interesting. The theme was 'Evangelisation." Papers were given by several of the clergy,…

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Friends Of Bride Decorated Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 4

A wedding of interest was celebrated in St. Luke's Church Chatsworth, when Marcia Joyce, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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Rappville Church Guild Activities

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 2

The July meeting of the St. John's Ladies' Guild, Rappville, was held at The Vicarage, when Mrs. R. S. R. Meyer presided…

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Mission Work Urgent In Tanganyika

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 3

"We must put something back into Africa, a country from which we have taken so-much" said the Bishop of Central…

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All Saints' Church Kempsey, Celebrates 89th Year

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Tues.—All Saints Church of England, Kempsey, this year celebrates its 89th year as a parish…

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Church News Rector's Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 6

The visit of Bishop Wynn Jones, of Central Tanganyika, was a great event in our church life. The Bishop who was once a member of the staff…

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Parish Tea At Copmanhurst

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 4

COPMANHURST.-- A large crowd of Church of England people from all parts of the parish gathered at the Upper Copmanhurst Hall for a general…

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Anglican Rectorship

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Wed.--Rev. Charles H. S. Egerton, of Murwillumbah, has received appointment to the Anglican Rectorship of Kempsey,…

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Church News Rector's Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 7

St Aidan's and All Saints' have good congregations these days, and; it is encouraging to see the churches well filled. The country services on…

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Year Of Progress In Coff's Parish

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.-- Reports submitted to the annual meeting of the parochial council of St. John's Church of Engand, Coff's…

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Mission Work in Arnhem Land

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 2

Rev. A. H. Mul[?]er showed films of Arnhem Land, the life of the aborigines and the work of the Methodist Church in that…

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Subsidence May Endanger Church

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 3

LITHGOW, Fri.--Subsidence in an old mine pray endanger the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Sandford Avenue…

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