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Churches, 1954

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Mayor to Head Goodwill Mission

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

As president of the Local Government Association, the Mayor (Ald Bunion) will head a good-will local government mission…

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News from the District BALLDALE Presbyterian Guild Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 5

Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild held their first meeting for the year last Wednesday. The president (Mrs. P. Anderson) presided…

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Tore up Bibles to start church fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A 19 year-old bricklayer could not explain in General Session today why before up Bibles to start a…

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South African churches slate our “gambling habits”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 8

CAPETOWN, Wed.: Australia’s propensity for gambling receives a blast in the official organ of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa…

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Catholic lashes McCarthy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 16

LONDON, Fri.: The “Catholic Herald,” a weekly newspaper today accused Senator McCarthy, himself a Catholic,…

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Catholic Church and French workers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 5

PARIS , Sun.: The Assembly of French Cardinals and Archbishops, which introduced “ worker- priests” into factories 10 years ago,…

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Church-yard murder verdict

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.: A Halifax church caretaker, Albert George Hall 48, was sentenced to death at Leeds Assizes last night for…

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Holbrook Presbyterian Parish Harvest Thanksgiving

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 5

Harvest thanksgiving service was held at Chalmer’s Church, Cookardinia, last Sunday, It was decided to divide the gifts…

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Presbyterian Ladies Guild

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 7

Members of the Presbyterian. Ladies Guild, at their meeting last week made arrangements for a card afternoon and stalls on…

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Wodonga Methodist Harvest Festival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 5

Harvest thanksgiving services will be held in the Wodonga and Bethanga churches next Sunday, Gifts of produce etc., may be left…

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Albury Methodist Men’s Brotherhood

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 5

Speaker at the first meeting for the year of the Brotherhood last Sunday was David Mann, of Wodonga, who has just returned…

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St. David’s Presbyterian Social Evening

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 5

Social evening has been arranged for Wednesday next, at 7.30 p.m., to meet the Rev. A. Asboe, Field Officer to the NSW…

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Mr. D. B. McWilliams and St. Matthew’s Church Official link broken after 39 years’ service (“Mail” Special)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 12

An association of 39 years as an active member of St. Matthew’s Church of England, Albury, has been severed with the resignation from office as a warden of Mr D. B…

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Threat to kill Churchill Lady

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON. Wed.: Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were kept under unceasing watch by armed guards from dawn…

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Second threat to Lady Churchill

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Fri.: A letter threatening to kill Lady Churchill was received by an evening newspaper in…

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Churchill to return soon!

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 10

LONDON, Sun.: The British Prime Minister (Sir Winston Churchill) would retire when the Queen returned from her…

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Presbyterian Church

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of N.S.W., Rt. Rev. F. Hanlin, M.A., B.D., and Mrs. Hanlin will be guests at St…

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Presbyterian Women’s Guild Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

At the annual meeting last Tuesday, Mrs Seal was re-elected president. Other office-bearers appointed…

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Churchill’s future causes speculation

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 14

LONDON, Mon.: Speculation continued yesterday about the future of Britain’s Prime Minister (Sir Winston…

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Around the Churches LUTHERAN St. Luke’s Youth Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 5

“What is Prayer” was the topic for discussion at a meeting of the St. Luke’s Youth Society on Sunday. Those who presented the…

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