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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1947

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Churches Will Fight Sunday Sport

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

Protestant ministers and members of the United Churches' Association were carefully watching the Sunday sport issue, Rev. R. N. Grout said…

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Church Protest at Popular Barmaid Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Ministers of almost every Anglican Church in Sydney asked parishioners this morning to sign a petition…

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Churchill Try Held Crowd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 10

Scoring a brilliant try late in the game at Newcastle Sports Ground, C. Churchill showed that in gaining a good full-back, Central Newcastle…

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Presbyterian Move To Curb Divorce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The number of divorce petitions filed and awaiting hearing was a dreadful commentary on the social system, the…

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General Clark's Story "Churchill Delayed Cherbourg Landing" "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, May 20.—Mr. Churchill's insistence on the Mediterranean operation caused the cancellation of well-advanced plans for landing on Cherbourg Peninsula in the autumn of 1942, said General…

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Women As Preachers: Anglican Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 3

LONDON, May 21. A.A.P.—A move for permitting lay women to conduct parts of services and give addresses in Anglican…

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Centenarian Goes To Church Each

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 9

SYDNEY.—"Rain, hail or shine," Mr. Donald Grant, 101 years old, is in his seat each Sunday night in Leeton…

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Anglican Move For Divorce Reform

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

LONDON, May 22. A.A.P.—North Country Bishops and clergy sitting in joint synod of the Convocation of York passed a resolution asking for…

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Youthful Catholic Organisers' Ball At City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 12

The youthful organisers of the Young Catholic Workers' and National Catholic Girls' Ball last night at City Hall fully earned the congratulations they received for the spectacular success of a function worthy of a veteran committee…

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K.C. Began Career In Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 5

Mr. T. S. Crawford. K.C., Senior Crown Prosecutor in the Metropolitan Circuit, will retire shortly from the Public…

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In the CHURCHES

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 7

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL.—Tomorrow. Whitsunday. Holy Communion will be at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.. and Family Eucharist at 9.30 a.m.. Rev. R. Mawson being…

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Church In Rain

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 3

Heavy rain failed to keep twin sisters, Pat and Fam Harrison, photographed in National Park Street, away from church…

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Churchill Favorite with Germans

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 5

BERLIN, Tuesday.—A public opinion survey by the British Control Commission revealed that Germans in the British Zone admire Mr…

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Adamstown Methodist Church Aid

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 8

Adamstown Methodist Women's Church Ald celebrated its 45th birthday with a party and service at the church yesterday, at which the Rev…

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Waratah Methodist Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 5

Rev R. Sutton, of Globe Community Church, was the guest preacher at the 82nd anniversary celebrations of Waratah Methodist Church. At…

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Army Hut Made Into Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 4

A building, which served as the Baptist recreation hut at Greta Camp for more than five years, will be officially opened as the Charlestown…

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Raise Funds For Catholic Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 8

A concert will be hold at the City Hall on June 8. at 3 p.m., to raise funds for the Combined Catholic Charities Ball, to be hell on June…

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Church Hall Destroyed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A weather-board church hall was destroyed by fire at St. Swithin's Church of England Merrivale-road, Pymble,…

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Anglican Ball At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 8

The first annual ball of St. Luke's Anglican Church, Wallsend, was held in the Masonic Hall. The hall was decorated with bush…

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Play to Help City Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 8

"Fog-Bound," a play by a Newcastle man, Mr. Anthony Scott-Veitch, will be presented at the Strand Theatre on Sunday, August…

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