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Northern Rivers · Churches

Churches, 1947

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U.s. Ruling Affecting Catholic Schools

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The United States Supreme Court by a majority of five to four, ruled that public school funds raised…

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Anglican Clergy in India Off Gov't Payroll

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

CALCUTTA, Wednesday: The Anglican Church will cease from April 1 to be on the payroll of the Indian Government. This means…

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Women Flock To See Mary Churchill Married

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: A special force of 35 foot and five mounted constables could not cope with a cheering crowd of about 1000 men…

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Cheering Crowd at Churchill Wedding

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—A special squad of 35 foot and five mounted constables could not cope with a cheering crowd of about…

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R.s.l. Membership for Churchill

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Federal President of the R.S.L. (Mr. Eric Millhouse, K.C.) will confer life membership of the league on Mr…

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Church of England Ceremony

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

Rev. W. L. Sanders performed the wedding of Dorothy Noreen Northfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Northfield, of Dunoon Road and…

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Catholic Assurance Office Wound Up

Northern Star · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) announced today he had successfully applied to the High Court for the…

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Presbyterian Induction. at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

The Presoytery of the Richmond, having sustained the call issued to the Rev Donald MacLeod, who had been supplying at Tweed…

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Coraki Presbyterian Fellowship[?]ssn

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

CORAKI, Monday.—The Presbyterian. Fellowship Association has commenced activities for the year. At a meeting in the Church Hall…

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Methodist Church Appointments

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 5

The Ministerial Stationing Committee of the annual conference of the Methodist Church, which is meeting in Sydney, has…

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Methodists to Debate Drift From Church

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The drift away from the churches is expected to be disclosed at some length at the annual conference of the…

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Decline In Moral Tone Follows Drift From Church

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The decline in the moral tone of the present generation was the subject of strong comment by the incoming President of the N.S.W. Methodist Conference, Rev. G. E. Johnson, in the…

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Seeks Return to Methodist Ministry

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Mr C. Duthie, Labor member for Wilmot, has applied for re-admission to the Methodist Ministry…

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Australia's Oldest Church

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 8

THE annual pilgrimage to the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church —the oldest church in Australia—took place on Australia Day…

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Church Workers Congratulated

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 8

At the annual Congregational meeting of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church last Tuesday night, the Session Clerk, Mr. O. C. Walters,…

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City Parish Declined

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 7

The Parish Nominators and the Archbishop of Sydney recently offered the Sydney parish of St. Silas', Waterloo, to the Vicar of Rappville,…

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Delay in Dealing With Palestine; Churchill's Query

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: "How long do you expect this squalid warfare, with all its bloodshed, at an annual cost of £30million, or £40million, and occupying 100,000 Englishmen away from our…

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Baptist Church Welcomes New Minister

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 4

The President of the Northern Rivers Baptist Association (Mr. G. Smith) presided at a welcome to the newly-appointed Baptist…

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French Gratitude to Churchill

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday: The French Foreign Minster (M. Bidault), after signing the Anglo-French Treaty, sent…

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Proposed Union of Churches

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The New South Wales Methodist Conference today generally approved a plan for Federal union with the…

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