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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1948

334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 17

Church Entered by Vandals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 2

Vandals entered the Roman Catholic Church at Adamstown one afternoon this week, pulled the flowers from vases and flung them…

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Church Musicale at Kotara

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 2

A musicale, organised by the Ladies' Church Aid, and arranged by Mrs. J. Langford, was held in the Methodist Church Hall. The…

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Sydney Church Has 150th Celebration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A special centenary celebration was held at St. Philip's Church, Church Hill, this morning. The parish is 150…

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Church and Reaction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 3

It is pathetic that the Church has fallen so easily for the Red bogey. The Church apparently sees no danger to world peace in…

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Told Women Not To Wear Lipstick In Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Monday.—Women should not wear lipstick when they come to Holy Communion, Archdeason Prebble told parishioners…

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Litigation On Church Suits "Heresy"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 2

Court litigation over religious doctrine—as in the recent case of the Bishop of Bathurst (Dr. Wylde)—is forbidden in the Bible, and is…

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Unity of All Europe Churchill's Call "Herald" Service and A.A.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, May 7.—Eight hundred delegates from 16 nations heard Mr. Churchill call for the unity of all Europe at the opening of the United Europe Congress at The Hague…

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Fire Destroys Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—St. Thomas' Catholic Church, Willoughby, was completely destroyed by fire to-night…

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Priest Fights Church Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY.—A Roman Catholic priest, Father Haseler, made a gallant effort single-handed to fight a fire which gutted the…

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Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

One of Australia's oldest churches, Pitt-street Congregational Church, yesterday celebrated its 115th anniversary. Special…

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Priest To Probe Church Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A Roman Catholic priest, Father Haseler, has decided to investigate the fire which destroyed the interior of his…

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Churchill Plea For Europe

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

THE HAGUE, Mon. (A.A.P.): An appeal for a United Europe so strong that none would dare attack it, was made by Mr. Churchill at a Congress of Europe rally…

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Eisteddfod Dancers: Catholic Ball Debs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 5

Adjudicators praised the dancing at Newcastle Eisteddfod yesterday. Among the competitors…

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Churchill Saved Plan At Union Congress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

THE HAGUE, May 11. A.A.P. Mr. Churchill's intervention last night saved the Congress of Europe from a breach over a…

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£500,000 Far East Goodwill Mission

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA: The Commonwealth Government will make £500,000, available to the goodwill mission leaving for South-east Asia next Thursday under the leadership of Mr. W. McMahon Ball…

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In The CHURCHES

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 4

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL:—Tomorrow, Trinity Sunday, Holy Communion will be at 7 and 8, alter which there will be a Men's…

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Lord Mayor Praises Seamen's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) yesterday commended the work of the Newcastle Missions to Seamen which, he said, had been visited by…

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Wavell Favours Compulsory Church Parades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON May 25. A.A.P.—Lord Wavell told the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. in Edinburgh that he regretted the…

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Methodist Church Leaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

Rev. Dr. H. G. Secomb, of Melbourne, who has been elected President, of the General conference of the Methodist Church of…

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Presbyterian Fair At Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 9

Hamilton Presbyterian School Hall was beautifully decorated yesterday when a May fair and concert, organised by the Junior…

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