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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1939

1,004 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 51

Merewether Methodist

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 9

Services in the Central Methodist Church next Sunday will be conducted in the morning at 11 a.m. by Mr. G. Shelton and at 7 p.m. by the…

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Anglican Unity New Constitution Draft Select Committee's Work Complete Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 7

The drafting of a new constitution for the Anglican Church in Australia was completed to-night by the select committee appointed by the General Synod…

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Craze for Betting Pools Churches Deplore Hold in Britain £50,000,000 Invested in Year London, June 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 10

No fewer than 10,000,000 people in Great Britain, or nearly one in every four of the total population, are estimated to have taken part regularly in football and…

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News From The CHURCHES The Cathedral

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 9

At the Cathedral next Sunday, the sixth Sunday after Trinity, there will be celebrations of Holy Communion at 7.15 and 8 a.m. At the 9.30 Family…

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Anglican Unity Sydney's Sacrifice SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 11

Representatives of the Diocese of Sydney stated to-day that in the draft constitution for the Church of England in Australia, Sydney sacrificed more than…

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Paterson Church Centenary Vicissitudes of Pioneering Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 7

In 1821 Rev. George Augustus Middleton, M.A. (Cantab.), was appointed to the military chaplaincy at Newcastle, then a penal establishment. Mr. Middleton did…

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Sacrifices By Sydney For Church Unity SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 7

Sydney was sacrificing more than any other diocese for the take of unity, in the new constitution for the Church of England in Australia, said a leading churchman to-day. The select committee appointed by…

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Anglican Controversy Over Communion Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 7

Anglican clergymen are again facing a dispute over whether the chasuble or the surplice should be worn at Holy Communion…

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Churchill Cry Is Deprecated London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 9

Reports that the campaign to secure Mr. Churchill's inclusion in the Cabinet is part of a movement to displace Mr…

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Hamilton Catholic Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 3

Member, of the executive of Hamilton Catholic Ball, to be held to-night.— From left to right: Miss. M. Corrigan (secretary), Mrs. C Tomkins (vice-president). Mrs. J. Turner (president). Mrs. Newell (joint secretary). Mrs. P. Wal[?]…

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Mission to Poland British Military Leader Translating Promise Into Fact London, July 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 7

The Inspector-General of British Oversea Forces (General Sir Edmund Ironside) will arrive in Warrsaw by air to-day, says the Warsaw corresponden: of…

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Found Dead in Church Garden Police Dogs Lost the Trail Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 7

Missing for three days, Miss. Ann Hogan (63), of Sydney-road, Willoughby, was found dead to-day in the grounds of St. Stephen's Church…

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Of Interest to Women Hamilton Catholic Ball Hamilton Catholic Ball Successful Night At City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 3

Hamilton Catholic Ball at City Hall last night was a success beyond all anticipation. It was one of the most successful and enjoyable functions the committee, which was liberally congratulated, has staged…

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Woman's Realm Hamilton Catholic Ball Crowded Gallery Watched Presentation of 18 Debutantes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 2

MOTHERS and fathers, sisters, cousins and aunts, and friends crowded the gallery of the City Hall last night to watch the presentation of 18 debutantes…

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Found Dead in Churchyard Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 4

Miss Ann Hogan, 63, of Sydney-road Willoughby, was found dead this morning in the grounds of St. Stephen's Church of England, Chatswood. She had been under…

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Greek Church Dispute Still Unsettled SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 7

Peace efforts to raise the siege of the Greek Orthodox Church in Bourke Street have failed. Dr. G. J. Tahmindjis, chairman of…

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Christians and Vestments Controversy in Church Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 4

Controversy over the wearing of vestments, which is feared if the new constitution for the Church of England in Australia is…

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Men Still Barricaded in Church Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 6

The Chairman of the Greek Orthodox Church (Dr. D. J. Tahmundjis) today denied that there had been any settlement of the dispute, as a result of which five…

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£8000 to Church & Charity Hunter District Grazier's Will Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 11

Bequests to charities and the Roman Catholic Church totalling £8000 were made by the late Jeremiah Londrigan, retired…

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Former Maitland Resident Bequests to Catholic Church SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 15

An estate valued at £43,248 was left by Mr. Jeremiah Londrigan, of Sydney and formerly of Maitland, who died on May 6 at the age of 74…

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