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Churches, 1944

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Church’s Prayers For Dead P.O.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 4

Archbishop Gilroy presided at Solemn Requiem Mass which was celebrated at St Mary’s Basitica this morning for Australian soldiers who died…

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Methodist Church

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 4

The men's-Brotherhood will meet on Sunday, at 5.30 p.m. Owing to the difficult times, it has not been possible for a number of the…

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Church of Enlgand

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 3

The Corowa branch of the Junior Red Cross Society will be present at the 11 a.m. service at St. John's Church on Sunday next, November 26…

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Corowa Methodist Church

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 November 1944 · page 4

[?] 11 a.m. “The [?] p.m., “Do You [?] You [?] 5.30 p.m…

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Methodist S.s. Anniversary

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 1

A very pleasing feature of the Church activities was the Sunday School anniversary services which were held on, Sunday, November 19,…

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Appeal for New Guinea Mission

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 2

On Sunday last, Father A, Cruysberg, a Dutch member of the Missionary Society of the Divine Word from Now Guinea celebrated Mass at St…

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Methodist Church

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 5

Today (Friday) the ladies of the Methodist Church will be holding their annual effort. It will take the form of a Christmas tree and fair, and…

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Presbyterian Church (By the Minister)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

Rev. A. Alex Adam who in 1940 left the Charge of Holbrook to become an R.A.A.F. chaplain, has now been released and is returning to parish work…

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Airmen’s Rotterdam Mission LONDON, Nov. 30

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 2

Spitfires and rocket-firing Typhoons from the 2nd Tactical Air Force mado a 400-mile-an-hour tour through the streets of Rotterdam to find the “right…

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Birthday Greetings To Mr. Churchill LONDON, Nov 30

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 2

Messages are reaching Downing Street from all parts of the world today, congratulating Mr Churchill on his seventh birthday…

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Lend-lease Aid Mr. Churchill’s Statement to Commons LONDON. Nov. 30

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

“End of the war against Germany would make possible large reductions in some British requirements,” declared Mr Churchill, in the course of a…

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Successful Catholic Mission at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 2

The three weeks’ mission which is being conducted by the Rev Father McCusker. OMA, in the Catholic Church at Wodonga is in full swing…

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Congregational Church Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

Mrs. Annie Woodman, who was a faithful member of this church, has passed to the Great Beyond. Mr. Leech spoke of her life and work on…

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Promise in Reverse a German Admires Mr. Churchill

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 1

Of all the birthday compliments paid to Mr. Churchill last week on the occasion of his 70th anniversary, the strangest was paid by a German…

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Pen Picture of a Great Man Winston Churchill, the Empire’s Leader (A special Article by James Lansdale Hodson, the well-known British journalist)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 5

Because be is Mr Churchill and larger than life, any attempt to put him on record must inevitably be defeated. One day some bold gentleman will make a film of his life. How far below him it will fall I For he a kind of modern Caesar or Napoleon, soldier, statesman and writer…

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Presbyterian Church

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 4

The children's choir for the Sunday school anniversary which will be held on Sunday next was trained by Mr. McKeon, with Miss I Thomas as plan…

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Methodist Ladies’ Church Aid

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 2

The monthly, and final, meeting for the year was held in the school hall on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs H. H. Allen (president) occupied the chair and also…

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Methodist Church Successful Xmas Tree and Fete

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 6

The members of the Methodist Church Ladies' Aid had a very successful evening, both socially and financially, on the occasion…

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Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 6

The Henty Methodist Church was comfortably full last Sunday night for the second service of the Sunday School Anniversary. The scholars…

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Catholic Young Men’s Club

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 2

The final meeting of the past six months of the CYMC was held last evening, in which the elections and reports took place. There was a fair…

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