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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Churches

Churches, 1930

41 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 3

Highland Mary's Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 12

An interesting ceremony took place at Greenock when the Old West Kirk, Greenock's mother church, was re-opened and dedicated. The church has been removed…

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Epitaph on a Watchmaker in Abercromby Churchyard

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 12

Here lies in a horizontal position the outside case of Peter Pendulum, watchmaker. Integrity was the mainspring and prudence the regulator of all the actions of his life…

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Some World-famous Epitaphs of Biography, Wisdom and Philosophy Collated from English Churches and Churchyards, where our Ancestors Sleep Series Iii

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 12

So far their story's unknown, tire rest I publish "by request," As all the world discourses The "little troubles" that surround…

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Methodist Church Renovations at Wilberforce Reopening This

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 2

IT will be seen by the advertisement in another part of this issue that the reopening functions in connection with the renovated Methodist Church at Wilberforce…

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The Oldest Church in Australia Ebenezer Chapel

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 14

Each succeeding year, especially since the close of the Great War, appears to mark a distinct advance in the growth of an historical sense in the Australian people. More…

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Methodist Spring Fair Opened by State Treasurer Windsor Church Benefits

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 10

THE SPRING FAIR in aid of the trust funds of the local Methodist Church, for "which the lady stall-holders and their assistants have been working hard for some…

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Wilberforce Methodists Renovations to Old Church Successful Re-opening Services

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 3

THE re-opening of the Wilberforce Methodist Church took place on Sunday afternoon last, the official ceremony being performed by the Rev. G. W. Furner, Chairman of the…

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Saved Boy's Life Methodist Crusaders Avert River Tragedy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 4

Two young members of the Methodist Crusaders' Bible Class saved a boy from drowning during the week-end in the Nepean River, near Richmond…

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Presbyterian Fair Successful Riverstone Effort Opened by State Moderator

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 12

SUCCESS attended the efforts of the committee and workers in connection with the annual sale of work, held at the Olympia Theatre, Riverstone, on Friday last, in…

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"Cathedral of the Hawkesbury" Celebrates Another Birthday Historic Windsor Church 113Th Anniversary of St. Matthew's Remarkable Gathering at Sunday Evening Service General Paine's Address of Charming Simplicity

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

MANY former residents of the Hawkesbury district made a pilgrimage to Windsor on Sunday to celebrate the 113th anniversary of St. Matthew's Church of England, one of the oldest in the Commonwealth. DURING the course of an historical address, delivered with charming…

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Ebenezer Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 11

Midst peaceful scenes, it stands far back From, the whirl of the wheel and the beaten track, In holy grounds, where sounds may not…

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Methodist Foreign Missions

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 9

The Rev. George H. Hewitt, ex-President, of the N.S.W. Methodist Conference, who also for many years has been the Conference Foreign Mission Secretary, will visit…

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Rev. A. J. Carter New Presbyterian Minister

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 11

Rev. Albert J. Carter, the new Presbyterian Minister recently appointed to the Pitt Town-Ebenezer charge, was presented with, an address, bearing the following text, by…

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Noted Methodist Death of Rev. James Colwell

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 3

REV. JAS. COLWELL, F.R.H.S., F.R.G.S., F.C.I.. who was in charge of the Windsor Methodist Circuit from 1906 to 1909, died at his home at Rose Bay on Monday night,…

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Methodist Synod Greates Fresh History for Windsor. See Page 14. Methodist Synod Record Gathering at Windsor 103 Years Since First "District Meeting" Interesting Speeches at Official Public Luncheon

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 1

PARRAMATTA Methodist Synod met at Windsor last week, for the first time in history, it was repeatedly said, yet the church's custodian of historical documents stated in his official sermon during the sessions that there was a Synod, or "District Meeting," of six ministers in Windsor 103 years ago…

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Billy the Blackfellow! "Star" Lodger for Church-street Trouble Over Condemned Home

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 12

WINDSOR Council's health officer recently informed Mr. A. H. Butler that his home in Church-street must either be renovated or condemned as unfit for human habitation…

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Induction Service New Presbyterian Minister Pitt Town-ebenezbr Charge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 1

THE somewhat austere Presbyterian Kirk at Pitt Town, took on an unwonted appearance on Wednesday of last week, being adorned by a beautiful diplay of foliage…

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Pitt Town Church of England Activities

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 3

Armistice commemoration services were held in St. John's Church, Wilberforce, and, St. James' Church, Pitt Town, in addition to the united service reported last week,…

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No Chance! Can Churches Raise £250,000?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 4

"The churches have no chance of getting the money," declared Mr. R. Bruce "Walker, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, when the Premier…

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Choral Service Windsor Methodist Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 December 1930 · page 4

The choral service held in the Windsor Methodist Church last Sunday evening was well attended and the music much appreciated…

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