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Churches, 1939

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Church Mission at Ballina Ballina

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 3

The Church of England Church Army van has arrived at East Ballina from Evans Head and a series of open air lantern services will be…

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British Air Mission For New Zealand MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

The Minister for Defence (Mr. Street) announced to-day that the British Air mission which shortly will visit Australia will also go to New…

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Imperial Air Defence Mission Will Visit New Zealand

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday:—The Secretary of State for Air (Sir Kingsley Wood), [?]menting on the fact that the…

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First Woman to Work with the Australian Inland Mission

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday:—The first woman to go to the Far West to work with the Australian Inland Mission, Mrs. J. P. McKay, drove out of…

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United Aborigines' Mission Annual Meeting Op Coraki Auxiliary. Problem of "Mongrel Whites."

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

Pastor G. W. Moore, President, presided oyer the annual meeting of the Coraki Auxiliary of the U.A.M., in the Baptist Church, on Monday…

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Richmond River District Church Services Church of England

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

LISMORE, St. Andrew's, 7 a.m., Holy Communion; 11 a.m., matins and sermon, preacher: Rev. H. Jeffery; 7.30, evensong and sermon, preacher: Rev. J…

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Aborigines' Mission

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 12

The first annual meeting of the auxiliary of the United Aborigines' Mission was held in the Baptist Church, Coraki. Pastor G. W. Moore…

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District Church Activities Church of England NIMBIN

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 12

Next Wednesday the quarterly P.C. meeting will be held at Keerrong at 11 a.m. To-morrow's services will be held at Goolmangar at 11 a.m. and…

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Press As Guide to Empire Mr. Churchill Extols British Journalism

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. Winston Churchill was one of the distinguished guests who attended the recent reopening luncheon at the…

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Fish and Chips in Church Parishioners' Habits

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 7

Couples have been using St. Paul's Church, Birkenshaw-cum-Hunsworth, West Biding, England as a place in which to eat fish and chips late at…

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Church Services in N.Z. Hospitals Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 7

At a meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board, a suggestion was made that "as they only tormented unfortunate people, church services be…

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Coolangatta Catholic Dance

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 4

The Coolangatta Catholic Church committee conducted a successful euchre party and dance in Jazzland on Tuesday night in aid of the…

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State Treasurer to Attend Anglican Training Camp at Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 10

The State Treasurer (Mr. F. A. Cooper) and Canon P. B. C. Birch, of Brisbane, would address the second annual training camp of leaders of…

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Church Helped by Queen Mary

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 6

Learning that the Church of St. Mary in the Castle, Hastings, which has royal associations, was in need of funds to build a new roof, Queen…

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Quarterly Meeting Lismore Methodist Circuit

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 14

There was large attendance of representatives from the various churches in the Lismore Methodist Church Circuit, at the quarterly…

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Church Fasting Law Relaxed Roman Catholics In Aust. And New Zealand

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

A relaxation of the laws of fasting and abstinence from meat has been granted by the Pope to Roman Catholics in Australia and…

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Richmond River District Church Services Church of England

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 3

LISMORE, St. Andrew's, 7 a.m., Holy Communion; 11 a.m., Holy Communion; 7.30 p.m., evensong and sermon. All Saint's, 8 a.m., Holy Communion…

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New Church at A'ville ALSTONVILLE

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 12

The Alstonville Presbyterian Church Committee accepted the tender of Mr. C. H. Wright, of Alstonville, for the construction of a new church…

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District Church Activities Church of England BALLINA

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 12

Occasion will be taken in the Parish of Ballina to-morrow to commemorate the 151st anniversary of the settlement of Australia, and the holding of the first…

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House of Lord Not Church or Temple

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 12

"I will dwell in the nouse of the Lord for ever".—Psalm xxiii. 6. There may have been a time when same of us found little attraction in this promise. The house of the Lord was…

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