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Northern Rivers · Churches

Churches, 1927

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District News Byron Bay. Methodist Xmas Tree

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 4

On Wednesday night, December 22, the Methodist Church, Bryon Bay, was the scene of a very happy gathering of adults and juveniles, it being the…

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Methodist Christmas Tree Sunday School Prizes Byron Bay

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 6

The Methodist Church, Byron Bay-Bay, was the scene a very happy gathering of adults and juveniles on the 22nd inst., it night the annul.Christmas tree in connecton…

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News of the Churches

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 12

The Christmas services at St. Andrew's Church Mere well attended in spite of the fact that many communicants were out of town. Well over 200 made their communions…

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Church Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 6

New Year services will be conducted at the Church of Christ Temple, Lismore, to-morrow (Sunday) at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. At the first, named service Pastor Pond will…

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Church Paid Foe with Rum

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 4

Rum and the church were closely related in the early days of Australian history, according to Mr. Isaac Selby, who lectured at the Queen's Hall,…

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Advice From the Church

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 4

In extending New Year greetings to his narishioners in St. Mary's Church, Warwick, last sunday the Rev. Father Murphy advised them to start the New Year by paying…

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Scottish Immigration. Fears of Churches

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 4

The appointment of a Government commission to inquire into the question cf immigration into Scotland, with a view to preserving and protecting…

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Wonders of Wireless. a Radio Church

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

Rev. David Brandt, of Chalmers Presbyterian Church, whose services are broadcast fortnightly by Station 2BL, Sydney, says: "The aged and bedridden…

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Coolangatta's New R.C. Church

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

Archbishop Duhig opened and blessed the new church at Coolangatta on Sunday, in the presence of a big gathering. The building, completed so…

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Esperanto Wedding Novel Church Service

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 3

Flags with green stars on a white ground, distributors of propagandist journals, sellers of souvenirs, a crowd of onlookers on the steps of the church, and inside a…

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Resourceful Thieves. Entered Church Through Steeple

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

PARIS, Thursday.—Thieves who were unable to force the door of a church at Roany Sous Bois, climbed the steeple and cut the bell rope. This they tied…

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Historic Church Destroyed

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

The historic Livingstone Congregational chapel at Stanford Rivers, Essex, was destroyed by fire on a recent Sunday night. Mr. Kenniford, who was…

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Church Schism Revision of the Prayer Book Warning to Bishops Secret Conference Condemned London

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

A procession of 160 clergy and laity organised jointly by the Protestant Alliance and the League of Loyal Churchmen marched to…

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Church Desecrated

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday.--Thieves, unable to force the door of a church at Reanysous Bois, climbed the steeple, cut the bell-rope, then tied it together and…

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Church As Winning Post

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 2

A message from West Maitland says that last Sunday, according to the Rev. H. T. McGowen, half a dozen motor cyclists held races in the streets of…

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News of Churches

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 11

The C.E.M.S. (St. Andrew's branch) will resume its meetings on Monday night at 8 o'clock. All old members and intending members should-endeavour to be present…

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Church Entered by Steeple Paeis

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 5

Thieves were unable to force the door of a church at Reanysousbois so they climbed the steeple, cut the bellrope, tied it together and slid into the church. They drank the…

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Disturbed China Promises Not Honored. Churches and Missions Looted. Orphan Girls Abducted

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 3

SHANGHAI, Sunday.—A Foochow message states that despite the promise to the Consular Board, no protection was afforded in the Spanish Dominican…

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Industrial Delegation United States Mission Personnel Announced Manufacturing Methods Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 5

After a Cabinet meeting to-night Dr. Earle Page announced the personnel of the industrial delegation to proceed to the United States, probably about the middle…

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A Radio Church. Discovery at Seaside

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

In the course of a holiday ramble I stayed at the pretty seaside village of Mona Bale, on the road between Manly and the Hawkesbury River, a place noted…

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