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Northern Rivers · Churches

Churches, 1940

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Successful Dance For Church

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

A successful dance, which raised £496, was organised by Misses V. Mulherin and E. Fitzgerald and Mr. R. Stewart in St…

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District Church Activities Church of England CORAKI

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 4

To-morrow (Sexagesima Sunday), the holy eucharist will be celebrated at 7.30 a.m. at Coraki, whilst at Ruthven there will be a further celebration, with…

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Surfing and Lectures Mixed Anglican Camp at Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 5

A plunge into the surf at the nearby beach was the first thought of most of 50 young men and boys on their arrival from…

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Churchill Exposes Nazi Cruelties In "Protectorates" LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 10

An Important part of Mr, Churchill's speech at Manchester was devoted to an exposure of the cruel oppression being practised by the German forces of occupation in Bohemia and Poland. He invited his audience to look at…

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'British Willingness to Endure the Unkonown' Churchill's Blunt Talk To Empire "I Am Sure We'll Win 'Not Class War' LONDON, Saturday

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 7

"I KNOW of nothing more remarkable in British history than her willingness to endure the unknown. This is not a war planned and entered by a Government, class or party," declared the First Lord of the…

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British Unity Against Foe Churchill Declares Right Will Win

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday:— Speaking at Manchester, the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill) said he knew nothing more remarkable in British history than the British people's…

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Churchill's Speech Meets Favour Except in Germany PARIS

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 12

Well-informed circles consider that the speech of the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill) was his most opportune and forceful…

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Churchill Speech Reactions

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday:—Well-informed circles in Paris consider Mr, Winston Churchill's speech his most opportune and…

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The War Russians' Heavy Losses in Finnish Battles Churchill's Hint Of Action

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

For the first time, the Finns officially estimate that the situation north from Lake Ladoga is approaching liquidation. The Russian effort to outflank the Mannerheim Line has not yet been completely eliminated, but has been nearly so. The Russian attacks north-east…

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Church and Clubs for Boys Canon F. B. C. Birch's View

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

Replying to suggestions that the church should establish clubs to take dilinquent boys off the streets but should not attempt an obvious…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

The Rev. J. F. McKay. B.A., B.D., field representative of the Australian Inland Mission, will be the preacher at Murwillumbah Presbyterian Church,…

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Memorial to Rev. Ball Wall At Coolangatta Methodist Church

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

The trustees of Coolangatta Methodist Church have decided to invite tenders for the erection of a memorial wall in front of the church, Lanham…

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For Mission Work in Sudan

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 10

Among the passengers who left Melbourne by the "Largs Bay" was Mr. George Morrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morrow, of Pearce's Creek,…

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Corndale Church of England Bazaar

Northern Star · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

Final arrangements were made at the last meeting of the Corndale Church of England Women's Guild for the floral fair in the local hall…

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Einstein on the Church Remarkable Change of Front

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

The following is taken from the issue of the "Record," the oldest Church of England newspaper in Britain:—"A remarkable pronouncement by…

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Red Cross Mission in Poland LONDON

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 7

Messrs. Nicholson and Gamble, representatives of the American Red Cross and the Society of Friends (Quakers) have arrived in Cracow, in…

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District Church Activities Church of England LISMORE

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 4

Wednesday, February 14, has been fixed as the date for the next rehearsal for the Passion Play which is to be held in St. Andrew's Church on…

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Mr. Churchill at Army H.q

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 7

MR. CHURCHILL'S TALKS IN FRANCE: The First Lord of the Admiralty paid a flying visit to British General…

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Chief of Britain's Navy Mr. Churchill Well Qualified

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 2

Foresight, and the gift of acting upon it, are noted among Mr. Winston Churchill's characteristics. Now, as First Lord of the…

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Nazis Liken Stanley to Churchill

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 6

THE first speech by Mr. Oliver Stanley, the new British Secretary of State for War, has been taken very much amiss by the Nazi propaganda machine. In an onslaught on Mr. Stanley on February 5, the organ of the German…

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