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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1947

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Church Concert at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 5

The Women's Guild of St. Like's Church of England held a successful concert in the Parish Hall. The programme was compered by…

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Combined Catholic Charities Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 8

Debutantes will be presented to the Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev. Dr. E. Gleeson, C.SS.R) when the Combined Catholic Charities ball is held…

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Belmont Methodist Aid Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1947 · page 6

Games and luncheon were enjoyed by members of Belmont Methodist Women's Church Aid, at Newcastle Beach, organised by Mrs. King…

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Methodist Church Transfers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 6

Six Methodist ministers have been transferred to the Newcastle and Maitland Methodist Districts. They include a former prisoner…

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New Methodist Ministers Include P.O.W.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 2

Rev. J. J. Campbell, who served as a sergeant in the 2nd A.I.F. and was a prisonor-of-war in Malaya, is one of six Methodist ministers who have…

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Resuming Half Church Site; Building Stops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 2

About half the length of a Methodist Church being built at Kotara will have to be resumed because Greater Newcastle Council intends…

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Sees Civic Role for Church Leaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 4

THE Church should invade the world and capture it for Christ, the Rev. C. Denis Ryan, B.A., said last night…

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Stalin Still Admires Mr. Churchill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

LONDON, April 23, A.A.P.— Generalissimo Stalin's admiration for Mr. Churchill was revealed by the Chief of the…

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Youth's Outlook to Church "Needs Revision"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 4

There should be a drastic change in the outlook and programmes of young people of to-day, Rev. J. A. Garrett, B.A., B.D., said at the…

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Churchill's Attack On Government

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—Speaking in his own constituency in Essex last night, Mr. Churchill made another vigorous attack on the Government…

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Friendship And Service In Church Guilds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 10

The best definition of the objects of church guilds that she had heard was that they were "to promote friendship among the women of the…

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Newcastle Churches Crowded For Anzac Day Services

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 5

Large crowds attended Anzac Day commemoration services at Christchurch Cathedral, St. Mary's Church and St. Philip's Church today. Newcastle Cathedral…

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Big Congregations in Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 7

Big congregations attended the Anzac Memorial Services yesterday in Christ Church Cathedral, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Newcastle, St. Philip's Presbyterian Church, Watt-street, and St. Alphonsus…

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Green Bottles Used For Church Windows

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 7

BERLIN.—It is doubtful whether beer bottles have ever been used instead of stained glass for church windows. But that is what is happening here. Heaps of old. green bottles are in…

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Tamaroa's Mission In Brisbane May Be The Moreton Handicap

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 12

BRISBANE.—Tamaroa is not a certain starter in next Saturday's Stradbroke Handicap. There is a suggestion that he will be reserved for the Moreton Handicap, to be run over a mile and a quarter, on the last day of the Q.T.C. meeting…

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Stack of Tinned Food in Church: Amazing Response to Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A stack of 2000 tins of food, piled up at one end of the Haberfield Baptist Church, is the answer of the congregation to an appeal for food for Britain issued by their minister, Rev. J. Drakeford, a week ago…

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Blame Willy-Willy; Church Wrecked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.—A freak willy-willy on Thursday night is thought to have completely wrecked the Kongorong Methodist Church,…

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Church Help For Britain

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 7

HELICOPTER DELIVERS ORDER.—A member of the crew of a helicopter hands a package of cotton goods to a Boston designer, just before she boarded the America in New York for Paris. The package was…

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Methodist Work At West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 5

Beginning on May 4, West Walls-end Methodist Church will start a church extension movement to last three months…

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Mr. Churchill's Paintings For Royal Academy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 3

LONDON, April 29, A.A.P.—Mr. Churchill will for the first ,time, have two of his paintings exhibited in the 1947 Royal Academy…

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