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Churches, 1939

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The Churches Christian Science

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 3

Matter was the subject in an Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. The golden text was "My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the…

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The War Baptist Church Address Misery of Man Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 8

"If God afflicted everyone with paralysis who had the same spirit as Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin there would not be many healthy people in…

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Catholic Mission

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 2

A week's mission at St. Mary's Catholic Church at Dungog concluded on Monday morning with 6.30 a.m. Mass and sermon. The mission was…

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Spring Fair Roman Catholic Church Official Opening Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 10

The Mayor of Singleton, Ald. W. Heuston, last night officially opened the "Spring Fair" being conducted in the Masonic Hall, Singleton…

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Kurri Church of England. Eisteddfod Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 2

A meeting of the Church of England Eisteddfod Committee was held in the Kurri Parish Hall on Monday night, the…

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Forty Hours' Devotion Ceremonies at St James's Church

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 3

The annual Forty Hours' Devotion to the Sacred Heart will be opened at High Mass at St. James's Church on Sunday next. Processions of the…

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Opening of Catholic Fancy Fair Proceeds in Aid of Parish Debt

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 3

After several weeks of preparation in the way of auxiliary functions by the promoters of various stalls, the Catholic Fancy Fair…

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Special Prayers Illness of Roman Catholic Bishops SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 7

Special prayers are being offered in Catholic churches for two Australian born Catholic Bishops of New South Wales who are dangerously ill, Dr…

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Illness of Two Catholic Bishops Special Prayers Being Offered. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 2

Special prayers are being offered in Catholic churches for two Australian born Catholic bishops who are dangerously ill, viz., Dr. Terence McGuire,…

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STANHOPE Picnic Sports for Church Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 10

The most successful outdoor entertainment held in the district took place recently at Lamb's Valley where, through the courtesy of Mr. J…

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Pastor Salton Adventist Church Address Christ's Sacrifice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 4

"Behold the Lamb of God, which beareth the sin of the world." With these words of John the Baptist Pastor Salton began his…

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Tartan Fete Kurri Presbyterian Guild

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 7

Tartan decorations made an appropriate and effective display in the grounds of the Presbyterian Manse on Tuesday afternoon, when a tartan…

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SUBMARINES Coping With The Menace Churchill's Views London, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 12

The loss of such a valuable ship as the Courageous should not ha minimised, said the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, in the…

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Kurri Presbyterian Fete

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 2

A tartan fete, arranged by the Kurri Presbyterian Women's Guild, was held in the manse grounds an Tuesday afternoon. An array of…

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St. Alban's, Muswellbrook. Mission Concluded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 10

The parochial mission conducted by the Very Rev. the Dean of Newcastle, ended with a thanksgiving Eucharist on Monday morning last…

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Dungog News Church Aid Methodist Social Afternoon Large Attendance Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 8

A social afternoon, conducted by the Dungog Methodist Ladies' Church Aid, of which Mrs. G. A. Waters is the president, attracted a good attendance…

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Travel Talk Presbyterian Hall Musical Items

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 6

An interesting travel talk was given on Holland by Mrs. W. Irwin yesterday in St. Stephen's Presbyterian Hall, East Maitland, where a social…

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Catholic Guild Annual Conference SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 1

The conference of the Australian Hibernian Catholic Guild, which will begin in Sydney tomorrow, will be attended by more than 300 city and…

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Kurri Presbyterian Women's Guild. Successful Tartan Fete

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 2

Members of the Presbyterian Women's Guild replenished their coffers with a substantial sum as the result of a most successful afternoon on…

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West Cessnock Methodism "A Church That Has Moved."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 2

A month ago the West Cessnock Methodist Church stood unimpressively at the back of the block on which it is built. To-day it is in a…

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