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Broken Hill & the Far West · Churches

Churches, 1942

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Soldiers Sleep in Church

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Soldiers have had to sleep in pews and on the pulpit of the Swanston Street Church of Christ owing to lack of…

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Church References To Anzac Day

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 3

Services were conducted in all churches yesterday to mark Anzac Sunday, and at several churches members of defence units paraded. In the…

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Mission Work in New Guinea Father Van Baar Tells Of Experiences

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

TEN years of mission work in New Guinea, a land of which there are still large areas untamed by civilisation, where tribal killings still go on, where cannibalism can still take place—this was the experience of Rev…

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Death Of Popular Parish Priest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The death occurred suddenly yesterday of Father Charles James, popular parish priest of St. Mary's, North Adelaide, for…

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Churchill's Son a Commando

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 4

LONDON, May 5.—Captain Randolph Churchill, 32. son of the British Prime Minister, has joined the Commandos in Egypt, states a Cairo…

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Churchill's Plea To Electors

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 4

LONDON, May 6.—Appealing to-day to electors of Putney to support the Nationalist candidate, the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) said that…

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Loyalty to Country Lutheran Church Chief On Visit

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

THE original founders of the Lutheran Church in Australia came here more than 100 years ago to escape…

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The Boy And Mr. Churchill SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 4

"HE'S a fine chap. He tried his hand at everything on board, He went to the pictures every night in the saloon. He gave me…

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Churchill-Evatt In Close Contact

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday.—Communications from Australia's special envoy (Dr. Evatt), indicated that the closest collaboration existed between him and…

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Methodist Missioner Visiting Our City

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 4

"WHILE the war has necessitated changes, we have not closed any of our mission stations, although patrols have been introduced in some sections to overcome the shortage of missioners," Rev. W. G. Shapley, general superintendent of the Methodist Home Missions…

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Church Social Gathering

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 4

A large gathering of People, both young and old, attended a social evening on Saturday night at the Lutheran Church to welcome Rev. C…

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"Time To Strike Hard" —Churchill Our Superior Air Strength Hitler's Threats And Whining (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, May 10

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 1

"NOW is the time to use our increasingly superior air strength to strike hard and continually against the German front[?] from which so much evil has leaked out upon the world." declared Mr. Churchill in his broadcast…

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"Scandalous Waste" in Country Churches

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—In some country towns three clergymen were preaching on Sundays to three congregations which could be…

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Left Fortune To Church

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1942 · page 3

LONDON, May 10.—The widow of the Rev. Pennington Bickford, rector of the bombed church, St. Clement Danes, the official Australian church…

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Nazi Papers Don't Like Churchill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 1

LONDON, May 13.—After 48 hours' cogitation the German press yesterday reacted to Mr. Churchill's broadcast, in which, among other things,…

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Guarding Britain Churchill Sees Parade London, May 13

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 4

BRITAIN'S Home Guard now numbers nearly 1¼ million men. Mr. Churchill revealed today…

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Will Spring Usher In Deadly Gas? Mr. Churchill's Warning

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 2

SPRING in Europe brings new apprehensions of chemical warfare. From time to time the British Government has warned…

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Bush Church Aid Society Organising Missioner's Visit

Western Grazier · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 1

On Saturday, May 16 Rev. T. Jones. Organising Missioner of the Bush Church Ald Society, will hold a meeting in St. James Church of England to discuss…

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Prime Minister Churchill Displays His Siren Suit

Western Grazier · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 1

Mr. Churchill aroused great [?] by [?] he called "my stern [?]." a one-piece garment with [?] the [?] worn by many people in [?] during [?] of the [?] night attacks…

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Churches Oppose Sex Advice to Recruits

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 4

LONDON, May 14.—Two churches have attacked the army practice of giving sex advice. The Archdeacon of Chesterfield…

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