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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Churches

Churches, 1926

34 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Historic Church the Oldest in Australia 117th ANNIVERSARY

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 1

Anniversary Day at Ebenezer was observed as usual in connection with the old historic Presbyterian Church there. Service in the Church began at 3 p.m., Rev. D…

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Riverstone Presbyterian Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

In regard to the recent presentation of Sabbath school prizes at the Riverstone Presbyterian Church we append names of winners:—Bible Class, 1st, Elma…

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Balloon Fair in Aid of Methodist Funds

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 14

The Balloon Fair in aid of the Windsor Methodist Church Trust Funds was held in the Royal Theatre, Windsor on Thursday and Friday of last week. The interior of the big…

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Vineyard Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 6

This old-time structure, which after being closed for some months, was the scene of a representative gathering on Wednesday evening, March 31. A Parochial…

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On Reculver Church, Kent Once Two Miles from the Sea, over which, it now leans

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 7

From, which the Twin Towers, of St. John's. Church, Parramatta, are said to be designed. BY FRANCIS HESSEY Ye Sister Towers, that crown the beetling…

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Union of Churches

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 9

Union of the Churches, or better working between the various branches of Christianity, has been a subject dear to the heart of many sincere persons of all…

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St. Luke's School Church, Cattai

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3

The first service was held on Sunday week in the open air, under the shelter of this newly-constructed, and now practically completed edifice. The work reflects great credit…

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The Unity Problem Churchmen's Views

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 8

The interesting discussion by clergymen of all denominations on the question of union of the churches was carried to its conclusion in the last issue of the "Sunday…

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Cattai. New Sunday School and Church Dedication and Opening at Cattai

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 12

Sunday last will long be remembered by adherents of the Anglican faith at Cattai, for on that day the new Church, presented to the parish by Miss Caroline Phillips, was…

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(Published by Arrangement) Winston Churchill on Prohibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 3

"One thing that has struck me very much," said Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Excequer, in a recent speech, "is how much better we in England have…

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St. Luke's School Church, Rockleigh

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 13

An interesting little error crept into our report of the opening ceremony on Sunday, 30th May. The word "her" should read "him," in the fourth paragraph. That makes…

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Ebenezer Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 12

The schedule—a unique one in that every prize is a "special"—just published in connection with the Presbyterian Flower Show and. Scots' Fair; to be held in the Australian…

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Ebenezer Pioneers of the Hawkesbury Andrew Johnston (1.) Part 6. Ebenezer Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 15

The little gray stone House of God on a Hawkesbury headland set, At angle end to Highway, do not forget, Once a year Remembrance brings strangers…

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Scots' Church, Sydney Dr. Lang's Monument

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 12

"Phillip Darlington" writes: "As almost a 70 years' native of Sydney, I deeply regret that the progress of our city necessitates the removal of that…

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The Methodist Parsonage (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 9

Sir,—I was present at the opening of the Wiseman's Ferry Methodist Parsonage on Saturday last, and was much surprised to hear one of the first speakers say that an…

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The New Parsonage Officially Opened Free of Debt Methodist Pilgrimage to Wiseman's Ferry

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 8

SATURDAY was a red-letter day for Methodism along the grand old Hawkesbury, when the new parsonage at Wiseman's Ferry was officially opened by Mr. Joseph Walker. The building, which cost £810, was handed over to the resident minister free of debt…

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Our Old Churches (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 11

Sir,—The statement in the press that St. Matthew's, Windsor, like most of the early Anglican churches in this State, was built by convict labor, is misleading. Men who had…

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Wilberforce. Church of England Rustic Fair

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 14

BEAUTIFUL weather favored this Fair held in the Australian Hall last Friday and Saturday, On Friday, after the Rector's optimistic opening address, and words…

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Juvenile Ball Church of England Function Joyous Spectacle at Royal Theatre

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 2

JUST about three weeks before the event a few of the members of the Girls' Friendly Society decided to hold a Juvenile Ball in Windsor, on Tuesday evening of…

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Methodist Concert a Successful Function

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 14

A crowded house greeted the concert on Thursday, 23rd September, at the Royal Theatre in aid of the funds of the Windsor Methodist Church. A good and varied…

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