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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Churches

Churches, 1947

28 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Presbyterian

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 2

Last Sunday morning Rev. David Ryrie occupied the pulpit of St. Stephen’s Church and preached his farewell sermon prior to leaving the…

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Exam. Results Catholic Diocesan Primary Schools

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

Results of the 1946 written examinations held in the primary schools throughout the Goulburn Roman Catholic Diocese have been made…

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New Catholic Church Foundation Stone Ceremony at Captain's Flat

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the above ceremony, which took place prior to the holidays. Monsignor Haydon, of Canberra, performed the…

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Church Has No Place for Politics Bishop Outspoken on Communism

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

"The Cathollc Church never has been and never will be a party to any political body, and we will never be in sympathy with Communists," declared…

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Successful Stock Buying Mission

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., who, as Minister for Agriculture, led the New South Wales Stud Stock Buying Delegation, to the United…

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Successful Stock Buying Mission Mr. E. H. Graham Returned To-day

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., who, as Minister for Agriculture, led the New South Wales Stud Stock Buying Delegation, to the United Kingdom,…

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Silver Jubilee Queanbeyan Methodist L.C.A.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Methodist Ladies Church Aid Society celebrated the 25th year of its formation by taking the morning service…

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Churchill's No-confidence Motion Defeated

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

LONDON.—By a clear cut margin of 374 to 198 votes the Attlee Government "survived" a No-Confidence…

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Methodist

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

Harvest Thanksgiving services in connection with the Queanbeyan Circuit were held on Sunday, 16th, at Wattle Park when there was a…

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Local and General St. Andrew's Church, Braidwood the Altar Op Remembrance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 2

The Bishop has agreed to the side Altar in St. Andrew's Church being set apart' as an ALtar of Remembrance, for all the faithful departed, especially…

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Catholic School System Some Enlightening Facts

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 3

There are 1.170 parochial schools, built and maintained by Catholics tn this country. Statistics are usually as dry as dust, but there is something…

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Nerriga News Church of England Ball

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 3

The annual Church of England ball was held at the Nerriga Ball on Saturday night. The light rain which fell that day did little to dampen the…

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Catholic Ball

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

A meeting of the Catholic Ball Committee was held at the Presbytery on Wednesday night. Rev. Father McGilvray occupied the chair and there…

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Political Crisis Amendment Defeated Churchill’s Strong Attack LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 1

The political crisis within the Labour Party continued unchecked after yesterday’s meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, at…

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Bank Grab Roman Catholic Pater Opposes Proposal

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 1

"The Catholic Weekly," a semi-official organ of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, has declared its opposition to the proposed…

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Randolph Churchill Says “Atom Bomb for Peace”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 2

Mr Randolph Churchill, 38 year-old son the British wartime Prime Minister, said that the United States monopoly of…

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Local and General Church Services

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2

In our list of services printed on the back page, an error crept in in those of the Presbyterian Church. On Sunday, 28th September, the Rev…

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Presbyterian

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 4

Sunday, October 12 Braidwood, 7.30 p.m. S. ROBERTSON…

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Catholic

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 4

Sunday, October 12. Braidwood, 8 and 9.30 a.m.; 7.30 p.m. Reidsdale, 8. Araluen 9.30 A. J. McGILVRAY…

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Parish of Christ Church, Queanbeyan An Historical Sketch

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 2

One hundred and nine years ago the Rev. Edward Smith, B.A., was appointed as the first Rector of a Parish, so huge that it embraced…

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