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Churches, 1938

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To Visit Maitland Presbyterian Moderator General

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 November 1938 · page 6

Maitland next week will be honoured by a visit from the Moderator-General of Australia and Tasmania, the Right Rev. Dr. John McKenzie,…

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Tent Mission Addresses on Prophecy Second Coming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 November 1938 · page 5

The Baptist mission continues and numbers are increasing. On Sunday last the Evangelist commenced a series of addresses on…

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Musical Treat Presbyterian Hall Male Voice Choir

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 November 1938 · page 6

At the West Maitland Presbyterian Hall, last night, an appreciative audience enjoyed a musical delight when the Weston Male…

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Storks Plague Parish Priest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1938 · page 13

A "plague of storks" is troubling the Catholic parish priest of Kranenburg, Rhineland. No fewer than twenty have chosen the roof of his…

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Bishop of Newcastle. Visit to Denman Parish

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 9

There have been several alterations in the itinerary set down for the visit of the Rt. Rev. De Witt Battye to the Denman parish during next…

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Armistice Day. Service at St. John's Church

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 5

The annual Armistice Day Church service, held at St. John's Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening last, was attended by a large…

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Stroud Church Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 4

The annual fair in aid of the Church of England funds was held in the local School of Arts on Saturday, and reached the same high…

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Coalfields Church Queen Compt

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 8

The count of the competition on November 12th stood as follows: Bellbird 16,856, Weston 7,902, Homeville 15,104, Kurri…

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Kurri Combined Church Guilds. Successful Annual Social

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

The combined annual social of the Ladies' Church Guilds and Ladies' Aid was held in the Kurri Kurri Presbyterian Church…

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Council of Churches Quarterly Meeting. Address by Rev. J. Harold King Principle of Religion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

The Rev. J. Harold King, of Brown-street Congregational Church, Newcastle, who began his ministry seventeen…

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Visit Next Week Presbyterian Moderator General Official Welcome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 4

The Right Rev. Dr. John Mc-Kenzie, M.A., Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, will make a special…

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The Churches To-morrow's Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 4

At the West Maitland Congregational Church the minister's subject will be "Gladness" and "A Mind to Work." Friends are reminded of two…

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Longer Sentence Shock for Church Robber SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 9

Convicted at Newcastle for having robbed a church at Singleton, Thomas Wilson, 27, appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals against the severity…

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"Habitual" Declaration Set Aside Church Robber's Term Extended

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 2

Convicted at Newcastle for having robbed a church at Singleton, Thomas Wilson, 27, appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals against…

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DR. McKENZIE Presbyterian Church Leader Maitland Welcome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 7

A colourful array of adorned the Presbyterian Hall this afternoon when a social afternoon was arranged to extend a…

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Floral Fair Methodist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1938 · page 10

Rev. H.J. Youill, presided at the annual Floral Pair, in aid of the Greta Methodist Church. Mrs. W.A.H. Howarth, of West Maitland, opened…

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Presbyterian Guild Musicale. Enjoyable Afternoon at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 7

A very enjoyable afternoon was spent in the Presbyterian Church Kurri Kurri, when the members of the Guild…

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Church of England Men's Society. St. Alban's, Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 1

The annual meeting of St. Alban's branch of the C.E.M.S. was held on Monday night last, the lay chairman (Mr. W. J Cooper) occupying the…

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Queen Crowning Branxton Church Of England Bazaar Sequel Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 6

As a fitting finale to the Popular Girl competition, which was held at Branxton in conjunction with the Church of England Bazaar, a…

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No Surrender of Colonies Declares Churchill London, November 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1938 · page 1

Mr. Winston Churchill, in a published speech, declared that statements by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, General Smuts, and Mr. Lyons, made it plain that the policy of appeasing Germany by handing over British subjects for a…

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