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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1939

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Church Once a Hen House London, May 10

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 8

The first wedding for nearly 40 years in the ancient church at Winterbourne Tomson, Dorset, took place recently…

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Central Methodist Mission

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 7

At the Central Methodist Mission to-morrow at 9 a.m. the Brotherhood Breakfast will be held, at which Mr. Ian S. McKenzie will be the speaker…

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Catholic Church Ceremony at Canberra Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 7

The official opening at Canberra to-morrow of the first Catholic Church will be historical from the ecclesiastical aspect. The Apostolic Delegate (Archbishop…

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Baptist Church Ban Is Lifted (By Air Mail) LONDON, May 16

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 9

Dr. J. H. Rushbrooke. general secretary in London of the Baptist World Alliance, recently received a telegram from Baptist leaders in Bucharest…

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Gift Afternoon Wallsend Methodist Ladies' Aid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

Members of the Ladies' Aid of the Devon-street Methodist Church at Wallsend were delighted at the success of a gift afternoon, held in the Church on…

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National Unity Mr. Menzies' Appeal Speech at Catholic Ceremony Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 7

A plea that denomination prejudices should be buried to unite all citizens in a great national effort was made by the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies)…

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Europe's Peace Pope Moves Again Messages to London High Prelate's Secret Mission (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, June 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 7

The Pope has again made important moves on behalf of European peace. Early in the week, states the…

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Devonshire Tea for Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

At her home in Metcalfe-street, Wallsend, on Saturday, Mrs. W. M. Greene was hostess at a Devonshire tea, arranged to raise the expenses of a stage…

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Divine Service in a Tiny Church King and Queen's Visit Sioux Lookout

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 9

The King and Queen attended Divine Service yesterday in a tiny weatherboard church at a Canadian prairie hamlet. THE Royal train made an unscheduled stop at the little outpost of…

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"Snowtime" Fair Stockton Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

A snowman stood smartly to attention on the stage at the Presbyterian Church Hall, Stockton, yesterday. Around the hall were snowballs, white and shining,…

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New Catholic Decrees Restriction on Priests' Recreations Barred From Races, Dogs And Fights SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

Roman Catholic priests in al parts of Australian and New Zealand are strictly forbidden to at tend horse or dog race meetings,…

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NEWS from the CHURCHES Central Methodist Mission

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 4

Rev. P. Trafford Walker will conduct the morning service on Sunday at the Central Methodist Mission. The soloist will be Mr. Ballantine…

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Sweeping New Decrees Roman Catholic Church Gambling Ban for Priests Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 9

Under the new decrees of the Plenary Council of Churches a ban which has applied to Melbourne and parts of New Zealand for some years, strictly forbidding…

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Methodist Women Hold Rally Wallsend Gathering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 5

Rev. R. J. Cashin presided over a large gathering of women church workers in the Metcalfe-street Methodist Church Hull, Wallsend. About 150 enjoyed a tea…

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Kotara's First Church Dedication Ceremony Presbyterian Moderator's Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 8

"Spiritual rearmament is going on all the time while new churches are being built and people gather at the Communion table," said the State Moderator…

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Rumanian Mission to Turkey London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 7

The Turkish Government warmly welcomed the Rumanian Foreign Minister (M. Gafenou) to Ankara (says the correspondent of the Associated…

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Pupils of Catholic Schools Divorced Man's Objections Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 7

Protesting that his two children, who had been christened in a Protestant Church, were now being brought up as Roman…

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Church Choir Boy in National Title Fight at Newcastle To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 9

Eddie Roberts, who is to fight Tiger Donnelly (holder) for the Australian flyweight championship at the Newcastle Stadium to-night is a Sunday school teacher at the Tighe's Hill Baptist Church and sings in the church choir…

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Polish Mission for England Warsaw, June 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 10

A Polish financial delegation will shortly visit London to negotiate a sterling export credit agreement…

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Methodist Choir at Hamilton Performance of "The Creation"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 5

Haydn's "Creation," to be performed by Mayfield Methodist Choir in the Hamilton Wesley Church to-morrow night, is an…

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