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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1953

187 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 10

Cathedral Parish Mission

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

Dr. John S. Moyes, Bishop of Armidale, will conduct a mission in the Cathedral Parish, Grafton,…

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Debutantes at Sawtell Catholic Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

Misses Mary Shelton, Mary Daley, Mrs. Shelton, Mary Hogan and Margaret Woods…

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Suggests Special Church Services

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- The Acting Prime Minister, Sir Arthur Fadden, has suggested to the churches of Australia that they should hold special prayer and…

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Church Festival Begins

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 2

Reverend Bruce McCall. Home Secretary of the Australian Board of Missions, will be the preacher on…

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Aborigine Speaker at Methodist Church

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

The speaker at Coffs Harbour, Central Bucca and Sawtell Methodist Church services on Sunday next will be Mr. Lazarus…

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TENNIS Draw for Catholic Club's Championships

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

Following the play last weekend in the annual championships of the Coffs Harbour Catholic Tennis Club, the draw for next…

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Sincerity For Church Sacraments

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

The need for sincerity of purpose at the sacraments of baptism and confirmation was stressed by the Deon of Grafton (Very Rev. A. E. Warr) in a comprehensive report…

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Need for Beauty in Church Architecture

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 5

The need for beauty in church architecture and in church windows was stressed by the Bishop of Grafton…

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Lower Clarence Church Of England Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN.--The annual meeting of the Lower Clarence Church of England [?]arish was well attended…

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Woolgoolga Catholic Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 3

An outstanding event this season was Woolgoolga's annual Catholic Ball, held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall…

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South Student's Irish Mission

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. W. Murphy, of Muston street, South Grafton, have had a letter from their son, Brian, who…

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Memorial At Church For War Veteran

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

A noon flood lighting unit, erected as a memorial to Private Keith Herborn, of Kangareo Creek, who…

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Married In Broadway Church

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 5

At St. Benedict's Church, Broadway, Sydney, the marriage of Eileen Mary, only daughter of Mr. and…

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Church Film Unit

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 5

Two officers of the Church Army Captain C. L. Steep, and Cadet Barry Moore, are in Grafton to screen films…

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Presbyterian News

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 8

At a recent meeting of St. Andrew's Ladies' Guild, Mrs. Don MacLaren was elected secretary to fill the vacancy…

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Parishioners Raise £7,000 For Church Work Parishioners had subscribed £7,000 towards a total cost of £12,000 for building renovations at St. Matthew's, South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 2

At the annual meeting of parishioners by Rev. R. C. Hancock, who gave an account of the additions,…

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Methodist Fair At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 2

WOOLGOOLGA, Tuesday. -- The Woolgoolga Methodist rainbow fair in the Memorial Hall, Woolgoolga, was well patronised. Exhibits were of a high standard…

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Churchill Back at Helm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.--Sir Winston Churchill is back at the helm of British State affairs…

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Draw for Catholic Tennis Club Championships

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 12

The feature of the draw in the Catholic Tennis Club championships this weekend will of the final of the A grade women's…

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Anglican Boys At Maclean Camp

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 4

Through the co-operation of Canon F. G. Alexander and the Maclean Showground Committee, 74…

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