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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1954

583 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 30

Methodist Young People's Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 4

Forty teams representing Methodist Churches in Newcastle district will compete at the annual Methodist young…

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Church Service for May Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 4

A special May Day service will be held at the Baptist Tabernacle, Laman-street, at 7 p.m. to-morrow…

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Mission To Nation Western Arms Move Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 3

HOBART, Sunday. — The Western Powers should take the initiative in breaking the atomic armaments deadlock, even though the step could involve risks, Rev…

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Cordon For Killer Of Woman In Churchyard

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.): Detectives hunting the strangler of a 45-year-old spinster-midwife yesterday threw a cordon across a bridge over the river Avon at Stratford. Every passer-by was…

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Mission Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 10

The variety concert to be presented in the Central Methodist Mission Hall to-night will feature Beth…

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Mission Fellowship Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 7

At Newcastle City Mission (Wickham) Ladies' Fellowship meeting yesterday were, from left: Mrs. Kathryn…

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Church Post

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Rev. Dr. Malcolm Mackay has been appointed general secretary of the Australian…

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Methodist Young People's Choir

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

A choir of Methodist young people from the Newcastle district was formed this week, and will practise under Mr…

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Fijians At Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 3

Methodist members of the Fijian Rugby Union team, to play in Newcastle next Saturday, will attend an overseas…

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New Methodist Parsonage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 4

A parsonage is to be built in the grounds of the Merewether Central Methodist Church. It will replace the…

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Catholic Leader Dead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

WELLINGTON, May 9, A.A.P.-Reuter. — Most Rev. Thomas O'Shea. Roman Catholic Metropolitan of New…

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Methodist Fair At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 5

The stage and hall of the Mayfield Methodist Church was beautifully decorated on Saturday when…

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Big Gathering Present At Catholic Procession

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 5

Nearly 13,000 people saw the annual Marian Procession of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland at Newcastle Showground yesterday when 3400 men, women and children marched on either side of a decorated float of Our Lady of Lourdes…

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Methodist Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 5

A social in aid of a forth-coming fair was held in the Methodist School Hall at Belmont. Piano accordion and…

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Ex-Farmer Head Of Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The Assembly Hall was crowded to-night for the official induction of the new Moderator of…

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Churchmen Won't Ban H-Bomb

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—Clergymen of the Church of England yesterday rejected a call to all Christians to brand the use of the hydrogen bomb a sin and refuse to cooperate…

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Demonstration At Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

The Methodist Women's Auxiliary to Overseas Missions will hold its annual demonstration at the Central…

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New Church at Wingham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

A church costing £31,000 will be opened officially at Wingham by the Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev. Dr. E…

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Fijians At Mission Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

Some of the Fijian Rugby Union players who sang at the Overseas MisMissions' annual demonstration in the Central Methodist Mission last night…

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Fijians Attend Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

A number of members of the Fijian Rugby Union team attended church at the Jubilee Methodist Church,…

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