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Mid North Coast · Churches

Churches, 1917

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Catholic Church

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 2

Theer was also on the same evening a euchre party and dance in aid of the Comboyne R.C. church building fund. A large gathering of residents…

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Methodist Church. Quarterly Meeting

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Nambucca circuit was held on Saturday at Bowraville under the presidency of the Rev. A. G. Whitten. Representatives were in…

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Presbyterian Church

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 4

A MEETING of the members and adherents of the Presbyterian Church in the Port Macquarie charge was held in Wauchope Presbyterian…

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Presbyterian Church

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the members and adherents of the Presbyterian Church in the Port Macquarie charge was held in Wauchope Presbyterian Church on…

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"New Joan of Arc." Farmer's Daughter "Invested with a Divine Mission."

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 7

France has a new Joan of Arc, who believes herself invested with a Divine mission to deliver her country. Her name is Mlle. Perchaud. She is twenty…

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Presbyterian News

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 4

The electric light has been installed in the Smith-street church, and was used for the first time on Sunday evening last. Rev. Thomas…

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Roll of Honor. Unveiled at Presbyterian Church

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 2

On Sunday last the Gloucester Presbyterian Church was filled to overflowing with members of all demoninations to witness the…

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Presbyterian Church

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 August 1917 · page 6

A much appreciated visit to Kempsey was paid last week by Revd Thomas Morgan, Superintendent of Home Missions. Mr. Morgan is one…

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Church of England

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1917 · page 4

The annual meeting of parishioners of St. Thomas', Port. Macquarie was held in the School Halt on 31st ult. There was a large attendance,…

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Parish of Lower Macleay. Annual Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Parish of the Lower Macleay was held On Thursday last at the parish church, Smithtown. There was an excellent…

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Methodist Services

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

REV. A. E. [?] informs us that for the next two or three. Sundays the Methodist services in Port Macquarie will be held in the Masonic Hall owing to [?] in…

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Presbyterian

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 4

A MEETING of the Presbytery of the Hastings was held at Tarec on Tuesday last, to consider a call from the Port Macquarie charge to the Rev. James Davies, of South…

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A Delicate Mission

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 2

Edith was l[?]gwt-hearted are morry over everything: [?] appealed to ber [?]. So one day her m[?]hers decided to inv[?]e a very serious…

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Visit of the Anglican Bishop

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 2

ON Sunday last the Bishop of Newcastle visited St. Matthew's Church of England, Wingham, and St. John's, Bobin, for the purpose of…

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Anglican Doctrine

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 6

At the Auglican Mission of Witness at Murwillumbah considerable time has been taken up each evening iu furnishing answers to written…

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The Curse of Spiritualism As a Roman Catholic Sees It

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 7

THE revival of Spiritualism as a result of the war, which has been noted in many quarters, suggests to J. Godfrey R[?]pert, a writer in the Roman Catholic weekly,…

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A Church Hypocrite

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 3

An ingenious young man once took his fiancee to church in a small country village, and when this time came for the collection he rather…

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Union of Churches

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The clergymen of Dorrigo are setting an excellent example to members of the country districts which might be followed with advantage. According to the…

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Presbyterian Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 4

At its meeting ia Gloucester, on the 18th inst., Moderator Rev. W. Tassie presiding, the Presbytery of the Hastings and Macleay unanimously…

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Church of England

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 4

A MEETING of the Parochial Council of the Wingham Church of England was held on Wednesday last. The attendance of members was…

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