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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1947

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Mission Ship Adriff

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: The mission motorship Melanesia (31 tons), which left Sydney on Thursday for Fiji with a…

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Catholic Charities Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 7

Functions arranged by the committee for the Combined Catholic Charities Ball are— To-morrow, 2 p.m., card party in…

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30 Aborigines For Mission Rally

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 4

Thirty aboriginal girls from Queensland, Northern Territory and isolated parts of New South Wales would take part in the Aboriginal…

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Methodist Leader To Pay Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 5

The President of the New South Wales Methodist Conference (Rev. G. E. Johnson, B.A.) will arrive in Newcastle on Saturday to take part…

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Give Anglican Church Autonomy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 5

THE CHURCH of England in Australia was the only Church of the Anglican Communion which had not the…

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At Newcastle Anglican Synod

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 7

In Newcastle for the Anglican Synod now in session at Tyrrell Hall, Mr. W. J. Stanton (Gloucester), Mr. V. B. Bower (Singleton), Rev. W. E. Western (Singleton), Mr. J. Foot (Kurri) and Mr. G. Saunders (Belmont)…

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Plane Search For Mission Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Nothing further has been heard in Sydney of the 31-ton mission craft, Melanesia, which has broken down between…

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Drink The Refuge Of "Reality Dodgers," Anglican Synod Told

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 8

People who sought relief from their problems in drink were "reality dodgers," said the Rev. A. R. Holmes at today's session of the Anglican Synod. He was presenting a report by [?]…

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Churchill Voices Urgent Appeal For A United Europe

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: There was no sure prospect of world government without a United Europe, declared Mr. Winston Churchill yesterday at a meeting in the Albert Hall…

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28,915 Seamen Went To Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

The Church of England Mission to Seamen had been especially helpful to British seamen on British ships under charter to the Australian…

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Churchill Calls To Europe To Save Itself

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 5

LONDON, May 15. A.A.P.—"The peoples of Europe still have it in their power to sweep away the horrors and miseries surrounding…

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Caravan for Church Army

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

The Church Army hoped to put a caravan on the road work in country districts this year, the Federal Secretary of the Church Army…

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More Join Church Fellowship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

The Church of England Fellowship flow had 24 branches in the Diocese of Newcastle—an increase of six branches in the year, the Dean of…

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Methodist Welcome At Boolaroo

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 7

Reverend and Mrs. A. G. Henderson were welcomed by the Boolaroo Methodist congregation in the church hall…

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Church Law Reforms Recommended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 3

LONDON, May 16. A.A.P.—Far-reaching reforms of the canon laws of the Church of England, which were drawn up…

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Methodist Chief Visits Churches in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 4

The President of the New South Wales Methodist Conference (Rev. G. E. Johnson) took part in the 58th anniversary celebrations of…

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Big Response to Food Appeal in Catholic Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—More than £5000 and thousands of food coupons were collected at a Food for Britain drive conducted in all Roman…

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Noted U.S. Catholic Prelate Dead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 4

BALTIMORE, May 18. A.A.P.—The Archbishop of Washington and of Beltimore (Most Rev. Michael J. Curley) died after a long illness…

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Church Parade First Scout Week Duty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 2

Scouts performed their first duty of Scout Week yesterday by attending services at several Newcastle churches…

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Church's Message

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 8

At All Saints' New Lambton, yesterday, Rev. M. Nickolas took as his text the words of a prayer: "Revive Thy Church, O Lord,…

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