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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Churches

Churches, 1956

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Presbyterian Church REV. B. J. Molloy Inducted Into Bourkebrewarrina Charge

The Western Herald · Friday 17 February 1956 · page 1

On Wednesday evening last, 15th February, the Rev. Bruce John Molloy was inducted into the…

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Christ Church News

The Western Herald · Friday 17 February 1956 · page 4

After several months without a resident Bush Brother, the Brewarrina Parish now has the…

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Bourke Catholic Race Club

The Western Herald · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 1

The Annual General Meeting of this Club will be held at 8 p.m., on SATURDAY, 10th MARCH, 1956, at…

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Mission to Select Olympic Cooks

The Western Herald · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 8

A special representative of the Organising Committee from this year's Olympic Games left…

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Noted Grenfell Property for Methodist Church

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1956 · page 10

One of Australia's finest country homes, with the best land in the State, has been purchased by the…

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Presbyterian Sunday School

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 6

On Tuesday alternoon last a good gathering of mothers of the children attending the Presbyterian Sunday School…

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Annual Church of England St. George's Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 7

The very big day of the St. George's Ball grows near, and this time next week all the talk about…

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Anzac Day at St. Ignatius' Church

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1956 · page 6

A large congregation assembled at the Church of St. Ignatius on Anzac morning to attend the annual…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 25 May 1956 · page 4

A very successful Carnival was held in the Church grounds on Thursday afternoon last by the Children…

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Catholic Race Club

The Western Herald · Friday 6 July 1956 · page 6

The Catholic Race Club will hold their one-day meeting to-morrow (Saturday). The nominations are good for all events…

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The Western Herald AND Darling River Advocate Affiliated with N.S.W. Country Press Association. Friday, July 20, 1956 Local and General Thought for the Week The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 1 Sam. 2.3. Bush Mission Society £76,000 Damage by Bushfires

The Western Herald · Friday 20 July 1956 · page 6

Bushfires cost N.S.W. £76,000 in 1955-56. The cost is detailed in the annual report released to the New South Wales…

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St. Ignatius' Church Feast of the Assumption — 15th August Morning and Evening Masses

The Western Herald · Friday 10 August 1956 · page 1

The Feast of the Assumption, a Holy Day of Obligation, will be kept at the Church of St. Ignatius'…

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"Mission Over Korea"

The Western Herald · Friday 17 August 1956 · page 3

The story of the men who fly the Army's unarmed spotter planes—the flying eyes of the artillery—is told for the…

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Church of England Fete

The Western Herald · Friday 7 September 1956 · page 8

The Annual Church of England Fete will be held in the Oxley Hall on Thursday and Friday nights, 13th and 14th…

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Presbyterian Church Sports and Race Day To-morrow Dance To-night

The Western Herald · Friday 21 September 1956 · page 14

For the first time in many years there will be a Sports & Race Day held in Bourke. The time is…

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Church of England Fete

The Western Herald · Friday 21 September 1956 · page 11

The' Annual Church of England Fete was held in the Oxley Club Hall on Thursday & Friday nights…

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Aborigines Mission Site

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 12

Progress on the Aborigines Mission site at North Bourke has been the subject of much comment and…

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St. Ignatius' Church, Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 19 October 1956 · page 1

The Most Rev. T. M. Fox, D.D., Bishop of WilcanniaForbes is at present in Bourke conducting a…

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The Young Anglican Association

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1956 · page 8

Many people around Bourke may be wondering what these Y.A.'s are that have begun to function…

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Presbyterian Church Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 9 November 1956 · page 8

The Annual Carnival of the Bourke Presbyterian Church will be held in the Park on Friday, November 16th. Well…

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