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Mid North Coast · Churches

Churches, 1953

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Bishop Blessed New Catholic Church at Old Bar on

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

The new Catholic Church at Old Bar was blessed en Sunday by the Bishop of Maltland, Dr. E. E. Gleeson, and dedicated to' Oar Lady, of Fatima. The church is an…

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Flood—paff Troth—paff Sisters Brides in First Double Wedding at Taree Rosary Church

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

Sisters, Thelma and Joyce Paff, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Paff, of Victoria Street, Taree, featured as brides in the first double wedding ceremony to be celebrated in Our Lady of…

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Presbyterian

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

The Rev. George McLean will be on holidays as from the 5th January until the 4th day of February. During his absence the Presbyterian…

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Church of England Services

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

Church of England services in Tuesday's issue appeared inadvertently under the date February 15. The services as stated will be held…

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Oldest Church in Australia. Ebenezer Chapel, Portland Head, Hawkesbury River

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

Completed in 1808, and still in use as a place of worship, though it has been enlarged. The Rev. John Dunmore Lang (Presbyterian) was the first ordained Clergyman to occupy the little pulpit…

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Catholic Pilgrimage

Macleay Argus · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--The second Roman Catholic pilgrimage to Rome, Lourdes and Genoa will leave in…

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Methodist Circuit Quarterly Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 5

Kempsey Methodist [?] head the [?]…

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Pioneers' Church of Stone

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

Services have been held in the small Hawkesbury River Church at Ebenezer for 144 years…

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Work Progresses on New Church

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

Work on the new church in Tozer Street is proceeding satisfactorily, it was reported to the quarterly business…

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Churchill Quarry -- Dust Dangerous ?

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 4

The dust trouble at Kempsey Council's metal quarry at Church Hill has been causing the Council much concern for some months, a Mines Department Inspector referring to the position as…

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Frederickton Church Holds Apron Parade

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 6

The Methodist Ladies' Church Aid held another successful annual Apron Parade in the Frederickton Methodist Hall on February 10. Competitions for aprons, scones and sponge…

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Church Deacon Sent to Gaol

Macleay Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

MAITLAND: A former Baptist Church deacon was sentenced by Judge O'Sullivan to two year's gaol on…

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Church News

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 4

Rev. J. J. Sherlock, Rector of Coopernook, has accepted appointment as Rector of St. Barnabus' Church, Bathurst,…

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St. Matthew's Church Of England FELLOWSHIP

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

Eighteen members attended the annual meeting of the Fellowship, held in the Protestant Hall, Wingham, on…

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Methodist Conference Opens in Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 6

At the 52nd annual Methodist Conference in the Lyceum Hall, Sydney, the retiring President, Rev. Dr. F. Rayward, O.B.E., installed the new President, Rev. W. Francis, D.C.M., and the…

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Sir Winston Churchill

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 6

The Queen herself persuaded Mr Churchill to accept the Insignia of the Garter--the highest Order…

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Mr. Churchill Visits

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

WHILE in New York, Mr. Churchill stayed at the home of his old friend Mr. Bernard Baruch. It was at Mr. Baruch's home that the Prime Minister met General Eisenhower soon after his arrival in New York. This picture…

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Parishioners Endorse New Taree Church Building Project: Early Start

The Northern Champion · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of parishioners of Taree Church of England Parish on Wednesday sight endorsed a proposal to proceed with the building of a new church at Taree…

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Bulvadealth Church Fair

The Northern Champion · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 5

To further the work of the Methodist Church in the Myail River Circuit, the management committee decided…

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Oxley Isaland Church to Be Renovated

The Northern Champion · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 5

St. Barnabus Church Oxley Island is to be rejuvenated Extensive repair will commence shortly and…

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