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Churches, 1953

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Wodonga Baptist Church Special Services

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 5

Special services were held lest Sunday in morning and evening as a tribute to our Queen’s coronation. Rev Edmunds spoke at both…

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Mass said for Queen in St. Patrick’s Church

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 2

“We have seen nations rise and collapse. They became great because of a sacredness of family, tolerance, kindness and…

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Dedication of Pleasant Hills War Manorial Church

The Observer · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 2

The opening and dedication of the new War Memorial Church at Pleasant Wills took place on Thursday last in beautiful autumn weather. The church had been erected by the joint effort of the Anglican, Methodist and…

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Church of England Ball Great Coronation Night Throng at Town Hall

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 6

An unprecedented crowd of 700, with many precluded from admission for lack of accommodation, assembled in…

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Albury Methodist Church Aid

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 8

The monthly meeting of Albury Methodist Church Aid was held on Wednesday afternoon. 49 members being present…

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Anbury Methodist Church

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

An excellent response has been made to the appeal from the Balmain Methodist Mission for articles of winter clothing for the…

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Wodonga Methodist Circuit Children’s After-school Club

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

Feature of the after-school club for children, a regular activity of the Wodonga Methodist Church each Wednesday, at 4 p.m., will be…

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Churchill to live at Wollongong

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 15

WOLLONGONG. Mon.: Australian Rugby League captain, Clive Churchill, will live in Wollongong at the end of the present football…

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Around the Churches Albury Baptist Church Revival Talk

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

On Sunday Morning the Rev. A.. E. Blackwell, in the broadcast service, gave his fourth revival talk, “The Results of Revival” The…

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Wodonga Baptist Church

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

Rev. Edmunds conducted both services on Sunday. In the morning the text was chosen from Romans 8:28, “For we Know That…

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Debutante Set at Church of England Ball, Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

The young lady sixth from the left (and also from the right) in the back row is Miss Judy Wilson, daughter of Mr and Mrs A. P. Wilson, of North Deniliquin. See personal columns. (Block by courtesy of the “Riverine Herald” (Echuca)…

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“Queen” Raises £100 for Church

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

Miss Clare Kick, who raised approximately £150 for the Moama Anglican Church, was crowded the competion’s…

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Tallangatta Church News

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 15

At St Michael’s, Tallangatta, on the feast of Corpus Christi, June 4, the following Tallangatta children were admitted as knights and…

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A blind man’s mission

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

Yesterday many people in Dean street were impressed with a small boy leading a blind man around the streets, stopping here…

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Church leaders critical of Vic. Govt’s proposals

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Wed. : Strong criticism of the State Government’s proposals to introduce a State lottery, increase the…

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Catholic Church and T.v

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Catholic Church favored the gradual introduction of television into Australia with a dual system divided…

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Corowa Catholic Ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

Widespread interest is being displayed in the annual Corowa Catholic Ball, to be held in St. John's Hall next Tuesday…

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Country Party’s Mission

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 6

Speaking at the opening of the annual conference of the Australian Country Party, N.S.W. in Sydney this week, the…

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Henty St. John's Presbyterian Guild

The Observer · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

Twenty-one members were present at the monthly meeting of St. John's Guild, Henty, held on 4th June, at which Mrs…

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Church Mothers’ Club birthday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

Over 10 guests attended the sixth birthday party of the St. Matthew’s Mothers’ Club. Competitions and musical…

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