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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1927

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Hamilton Anglicans St. Peter's Church

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

The rector of St. Peter's Church of England, Hamilton (Rev. H. C. Barnes) presided over the annual meeting of parishioners in the school…

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Methodist Church Annual Conference. Retiring President's Address. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

The annual conference of the Methodist Church was commenced to-night at the Lyceum Hall. There was a large attendance. The address was delivered by the…

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Jutland Again Beatty Accused of Serious Blunder Missing Signal Naval Men Disagree With Churchill's Account LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 1

Naval critics are again airing their views on the causes which prevented the destruction of the German fleet in the Jutland battle. Major-General Sir George Aston, formerly of the Marine Artillery, says that Mr. Churchill's account of the battle screens…

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"Attire or Retire!" Priest to Bridesmaids Ordered From Church Their Arms Were Bare MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 7

Two bridesmaids, Misses J. Smith, and R. Morrissey, who were attending the fashionable Morrissey—Cussen wedding on…

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Hopeful Outlook Britain's Many Problems Churchman's View London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 4

"My outstanding impression after my tour of England is one of joy and pride in the motherland's capacity to overcome her problems," said Dean…

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Lambton Anglicans New Church's Birthday

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 8

The minister of St John's Church ( of England, Lambton (Rev. B. L. Hobart), relying on the co-operation of the parishioners, intimated, at the…

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£25,000 DEFICIT Methodist Foreign Mission SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

According to the financial statement of the Foreign Mission Fund, presented to the Methodist Conference yesterday, the total revenue for…

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Lambton. St. John's Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 10

A bazaar, promoted by the lady parishioners of St. John's Church, was opened in the Parish Hall on Thursday afternoon in aid of the general fund of the…

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Australian Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 4

The members of the Australian Industrial Mission on their arrival at Honolulu were entertained by the Institute of Pacific Relations and the Chamber of…

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Anglican Church Revised Prayer Book the Opposition (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 4

The Lower House (Anglican) Convocation has heavily defeated the proposal to retain the bride's promise to obey the husband in the revised Prayer Book. The…

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Church Union Failure LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 4

Cardinal Bourne, in a Lenten pastoral, expressed the opinion that the failure of the well-intentioned English endeavor to reunite the churches…

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St. Philip's Church Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 6

Following upon the anniversary services held in St. Philip's Presbyterian Church on Sunday to mark the sixth year of the induction of the Rev. A. R…

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St. Andrew's Church Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 5

The seventy-sixth annual meeting of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Laman-street, Newcastle, was held in the school hall last night, when the minister,…

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Annual Meeting St. Andrew's Church

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 8

The most successful year in the history of the church, was the report of Mr. Draflin, session clerk of Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cook's…

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Native Attack Raid on Mission Fierce Fight Darwin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 8

News has been received that maitland natives, armed with spears attacked the Mullingimby (Crocodile Island) mission station…

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Protective Only British Forces' Mission in China Not Taking Sides Foreign Secretary's Explanation in Common LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 1

The British forces in China, says the British Foreign Secretary, are there for the purpose of protecting British lives. He added that the British troops would continue to preserve an attitude of neutrality and impartiality towards the contending IN the Commons to-day, the Foreign Secretary. Sir Austen Chamberlain told Lt. Commander Kenworthy (Labor) that it was not in the…

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Tax Bachelors? Churchill Has Doubts LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 1

"You surely do not expect me to anticipate the Budget," said this Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Winste[?] Churchill), reply…

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New Churches Adventists' Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 7

Yesterday, the first business meeting of the North' New South Wales Conference of Seventh-day Adventists opened under very favorable…

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Shower of Spears Attack on Mission Station Narrow Escapes Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

Further particulars of the attack on the Millingim mission station on February 13 show that the inhabitants of the island had narrow escapes…

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Chinese Labour Mission London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 5

The Home Office has refused to visa the passports of the Chinese Labour representatives, Han Sing Liau and Kuen Chan, who are now at Brussels, and whom the…

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