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Churches, 1942

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Moderator’s Visit to Maitland Welcomed at Presbyterian Hall

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

The new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales, the Right Rev. C. F. D. McAlpine, who is making an official visit to West Maitland, was welcomed in the Presbyterian Hall last night. He was accompanied by…

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The Churches To-morrow’s Services

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

Service at the Free Presbyterian Church will be conducted at 7 p.m., by the Rev. J. A. Webster…

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Moderator at Presbyterian Church 108th Anniversary

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

The 108th anniversary service where held at Scots Church, West Maitland, yesterday when the Moderator of the Presbyterian…

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Anglican Synod Opens To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

To many people in Morpeth and its surrounding district, memories of the time when the town loomed much larger in…

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Damage To Historic Churches

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 4

LONDON May 24—The ancient stained-glass windows of Bath’s magnificent Abbey were swashed by blast in a recent Luftwaffe…

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Anglican Synod Opens To-day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

The Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle will open on May 26. About 200 Synodsmen will attend a choral Eucharist at 8 a.m. in Newcastle Cathedral…

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Task of the Church Facing Four Challenges

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 5

Preaching at St. Paul’s Church of England on Sunday, Rev. Car los Stretch said that Christianity had survived throughout the centuries…

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The Church and the New Order

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tues. — In his Synod sermon at Christchurch Cathedral this morning, the Rev. Hugh Linton, M.A., rector of…

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[?]Nniversary [?] Methodist [?]Hurch

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 3

The concluding festivity in [?]nnection with the West Maitland Methodist Church’s 106th [?]nniversary celebrations took the…

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[?] Military Mission [?]Aches Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 3

LONDON May 26.— A party of [?] United State officers, [?] by Lieut-General H. H. [?] Chief of the United States…

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U.s. Mission to London "Link Towards Winning the War"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 2

President Roosevelt yesterday described the United States mission to London of the heads of the Army, Navy and Air Forces as another link…

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Church of England Ball At Seaham

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 4

The combined annual Church of England and Morpeth Boys’ Home ball, held in the Seaham School of Arts, was an unqualified…

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Dr. Evatt’s Mission Praised in London

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 4

LONDON May 28.— “The mission of the Australian Minister for External Affairs, Dr. Evatt, aimed at opening our eyes to…

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Church Site

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday.—A block of Crown land adjoining the Catholic Church in [?] Cessnock, has been purchased, for…

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Church Unity Congregational Plea for Action

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 6

Speaking at the 91st anniversary celebrations of the West Maitland Congregational Church, the chairman of the…

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New Church Bite

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

A triangular block of land adjoining Catholic Church property at Cessnock has been bought for a new church site. The property was formerly…

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The Churches

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 2

The service at the East Maitland Methodist Church at 11 am and 4 pm will be conducted by Rev N. J. C…

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Future Status of the People Church Urges Care of Rights

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 2

A strong warning against the danger of the destruction of free institutions in Australia is given in “For Freedom,” a semi-official statement published with the approval of the Catholic Hierarchy which was read in all Catholic Churches…

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Randolph Churchill in Car Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 4

CAIRO May 31—Captain Randolph Churchill, son of the British Prime Minister has been admitted to hospital with [?]…

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New Church at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 3

The new Church of Christ building in Maitland-street. Kurri Kurri, was opened last Saturday afternoon by Mr. John Marley. who was assisted…

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