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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Churches

Churches, 1954

93 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 5

Christ Church Tennis Team

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Christ Church’s tennis team to play Waratah Club on Sunday N. Cretan, P. Lindbeck, G. Cretan, G. Condoleon, W. Green, L. Green,…

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Archbishop's Straight Talk on Lack of Church Support

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

The following was taken from a recent issue of the "Herald," and hits the nail on the head in the summing-up of present-day people:—…

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Presbyterian Church

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

In the list of [?]ted on the back page of this issue the time of the Braidwood service (Harvest Thanksgiving) has been changed from…

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Service At St, John’s Church Sunday, February 14

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

No official engagements have been set down for Sunday. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will attend a service at the…

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Huge Overflow Expected At Church Service

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

Christ Church Queanbeyan, will be among the parishes of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn that will be represented at the morning servic to be attended by the Queen and the Duke of…

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Queen Elizabeth Ii Is Welcomed to Canberra at Historic Church

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

[?] MAJESTY SMILED at the minister for the Interior (Mr W S Kent Hugh[?] as he approached to welcome her at Civic Centre. The Duke of Edin[?] at left, wore the uniform of Admiral of the Fleet and the blue sash of [?] head of schedule…

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Church of England

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

The annual meeting of parishioners was held on Saturday, February 20th, in the Parish Hall. In his report the Rector made…

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Church News St. Stephen’s 80 Year’s Old

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

The 80th anniversary of St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church Queanbeyan, Will be celebrated at special services this weekend:…

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Church Tennis Team

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 5

Christ Church tennis team to play at East Queanbeyan on Sunday at 1.30 PM:— Venables (capt), T. Hunt, M. Moore, L…

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Church News World Day of Prayer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 5

“This is a World Day [?] Prayer, and we have pi[?]dge[?] ourselves to pray,” said Mrs. Merrick Webb in the course [?]…

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Church News Mothering

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

Next Sunday is Mothering Sunday, when the Anglican Church celebrates one of its most ancient customs…

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Church News Harvest Festival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 3

Children of the Queanbeyan Methodist Sunday School made a most effective contribution to the worship on Sunday morning in…

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Church Fete Raised £140

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Old peppercorn trees growing in the Church grounds provided a cool setting for the Queanbeyan Methodist fete on Saturday…

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Church News Harvest Festival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

Harvest Thanksgiving services at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, Queanbeyan, brought good congregations morning and…

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No Services in Presbyterian Church for Easter

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 2

Owing to the Rev [?] bertson being in hospital, there [?] any Services in the [?] Church during Easter. Yes [?] Robertson…

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Church Tennis Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

The following members of Christ Church Tennis Club will journey to Cooma this Sunday to play a return match with the…

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Church News Easter Camp Successful

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Over the Easter weekend the Methodist Crusaders’ Southern District Camp was held at Wagga Showground, where almost 200…

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New Building for Canberra Church of Christ

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

THE MINISTER of the Church of Christ in Canberra, Mr. G. R. Stirling, presented the president of the Federal Conference of Churches of Christ, Mr. C. M. Burden, with the key of the new church in Limestone Avenue on Saturday. Mr. Burden officially opened the new church. The ceremony is watched by Rev. A. P. Farr, president of the Canberra Ministers’…

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Church News Patronal Festival at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

[?] in the Bungendore Anglican Parish at the Patronal Festival In [?] Church. services will…

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Anzac Day in the Churches World on Brink of Disaster, Must Cooperate with God

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

“Unless people co-operate with God we may be on the brink of the world’s greatest catastrophe,” said the Rector of Christ Church (Rev. J. Rose) preaching at the Anzac Day service at Queanbeyan Anglican church on Sunday evening…

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