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Mid North Coast · Churches

Churches, 1920

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Catholic Missionary's visit

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

BROTHER PAUL, of the Catholic Mission, Papua, paid a visit to Father Filodeau at Port Macquarie during the week. He has been 10 years in the mission field in Papua,…

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Prayers for Rain. Premier Circularises Churches. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. John Storey) has circularised the hands of various churches urging daily prayers for rain…

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Methodist Home Mission Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Methodist Home Mission Society at Kempsey was held in the School Hall on Tuesday evening last. Rev. M. L. Bembrick was…

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Kinchela Methodist Church

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

The Rev. W. H. Butler finds it necessary to alter the time of service on Sunday next from 2.30 p.m. to 11 a.m. Will Kinchela people please note?…

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Methodist Farewell. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold and Family

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

There was a big gathering at the Kempsey Methodist School Hall last night when a social was held to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Arnold…

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Empire Day Methodist Services

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 4

SPECIAL Empire Day services will be held in the Port Macquarie Circuit this Sunday by Rev. H. L. Redman. Appropriate flag decorations have been arranged for in the…

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Gamblers, Churches, Hoodlums and Other Things. the Mentor of the Car Votes for Government Lotteries

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 7

"Science we last foregathered," said the Commercial Traveller, watching the Mentor of the Car scraping out his pipe preparatory to loading for tho customary smoke, "I…

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Prayers for Rain Appeal to Churches. Premier's Circular

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 2

The following is a copy of a circular addressed by the Premier to the heads of churches:— "I have been considering the question of…

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Mormons and Marriage. Two Rival Churches. Attitude to Polygamy. Utah As a Woman's Paradise

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 3

[?]vely and widespread interest has been [?]ed by the articles on Mormon pro[?] in Great Britain published in a [?] newspaper…

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Kempsey Methodist Church. Harvest Festival Services

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 2

The annual Harvest Festival services in connection with the Methodist Church, Kempsey, were held very appropriately on the eve of Empire Day,…

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Sherwood Church of England. Harvest Festival

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

Great, success attended the Harvest Festival services of the Sherwood Church of England on Sunday and last night (Monday)…

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Methodist Home Mission

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Methodist Home Mission Society at Kempsey took place in the Sunday School Hall on Tuesday of last week. The…

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Methodist Farewell

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

In the Methodist School Hall on Thursday night last a large gathering assembled to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs P. J Arnold and family, prior to…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 3

The new Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly of New South Wales, Rev. John II. Craig, M.A., is an Englishman by birth, having received his schooling…

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Free Presbyterian Church

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

Services for Sunday 30th May.—Berrico 11; Barringon Church 3 Barrington Hall 7.30…

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Smithtown Catholic-bazaar

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

The final social in connection with the Smithtown Catholic Bazaar was held on Monday evening last at the School of Arts. The social took the form…

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Catholic Mission

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

Father Packer, of the Redemptorist Order, is conducting a Mission at Port Macquarie…

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Catholic Bazaar

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

A grand bazaar in connection with the Catholic Church, will be held at the Victoria Theatre, Kempsey, from June 12th to 19th (Race week). A sporting…

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EPITAPHS Stepney Churchyard

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

My wife is dead here she lies, No man laughs and no man cries, Where she's gone and how she fares, Nobody knows and nobody cares…

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Catholic Bazaar

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 4

To-morrow (Saturday) the annual Catholic Bazaar at Kempsey, which takes place during Race Week, will be opened by the Mayor of Kempsey. The…

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