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Churches, 1938

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Remarkable Progress in 16 YEARS Church Advancement In Grafton Diocese Kyogle Farewell to Retiring Bishop

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

The opinion that no other diocese in Australia had made as much progress in the last 16 years as that of Grafton had done was expressed by the Bishop of Grafton, Dr. J. W. Ashton, when speaking at a social tendered to him by Kyogle…

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Presbyterian Fellowship

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 14

The Richmond Fellowship District Council made final arrangements for the Easter camp at Fenwick House, East Ballina…

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New Drive Against Catholic Church in Bavaria

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday:-- The Munich correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that a new drive against the…

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Dahlia Show a Success Splendid Blooms Presbyterian Ladies' Guild

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 3

The Jessie McMillan Hall, Murwillumbah, was converted into a veritable dahlia garden yesterday, when the Presbyterian Ladies'…

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Presbyterian Conference War As an Instrument of Peace "Taxation of Fools" MULLUMBIMBY

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 8

REV. J. W. MILLER, who is Clerk of the Richmond Presbytery, In a report on decisions reached at the Inverell conference of the Northern Presbyteries, stated that vigorous discussion took place…

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District Church Activities Church of England LISMORE

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 14

The services at St. Andrew's to-morrow are to be of a special thanksgiving nature and it is expected there will be record congregations. The Rev…

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Rosebank Church Club

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 14

The Rosebank Church Club, despite the unsettled weather of recent months, has been able to hold its meetings with fair regularity. Apart from…

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Special Methodist Services

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 4

Harvest Thanksgiving services were held in Murwillumbah Methodist Church yesterday, the preacher in the morning being Mr…

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150th Anniversary Special Services in Lismore Churches

Northern Star · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 6

THE birth of a country and the wonderful transformation achieved in the brief span of 150 years were described by speakers yesterday and last night when special thanksgiving services on the…

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Tweed Heads Presbyterian Church

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

At a recent meeting of Tweed Heads Presbyterian Church, it was decided unanimously to issue a call to the Rev. Ernest Adie Ferguson, who has…

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Keen St. Property Sold By Church Trustees

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 6

Parishioners of the Church of Christ at a meeting in Lismore on Monday night approved of the sale of an allotment of land adjoining the church in…

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Consistent Growth of Church Work Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 7

At a farewell gathering in St. Martin's Parish Hall, Dr. J. W. Ashton referred to the remarkable progress in the Grafton Anglican…

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The Social Round Party For Methodist Church

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 7

Zinnias, antignon and golden glows decorated the Kyogle Methodist Hall when Mesdames S., J. arid A. Mitchell conducted a party which raised…

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Free Presbyterian Church Memories of Maclean's Pioneer Cleric

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 7

Many of the old hands on the Richmond can still recall the Rev. Duncan Mclnnes, who used to make periodical trips to the members of…

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Methodist Social at Dunoon

Northern Star · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 7

A successful social was held in aid of the Dunoon Methodist circuit funds. Produce from the Harvest Thanksgiving was sold by auction by Mr. H…

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Presbyterian Church Ministers to be Inducted to Tweed Heads and Bangalow

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 9

At Lismore yesterday, at a meeting of the Presbytery of the Richmond, the call issued to the Rev. E. A. Ferguson by the members and adherents…

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Richmond River District Church Services

Northern Star · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

CHURCH OP ENGLAND.—LISMORE, St. Andrew's, 7.30 a.m., Holy Communion, corporate Communion of S.S. Teachers.; 10.0 a.m., Bible class. 11 a.m., Holy…

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Bexhill Methodist Anniversary

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 14

Members of Bexhill Methodist Church Aid organised a successful church anniversary, being assisted by Mrs. Dent, of Lismore, who produced…

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Very Serious Differences In Chamberlain Cabinet Outcome Still in Doubt Churchill's Threat to Form Leftist Govt

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The diplomatic correspondent of the Australian Associated Press says that Mr. Chamberlain to-night clearly confronts very serious Cabinet differences, but whether the…

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District Church' Activities Church of England WSMOKE

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 14

Well-attended services marked the special thanksgiving nature of the worship on last Sunday. The early celebration of the Holy Communion,…

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