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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Churches

Churches, 1954

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Presbyterian Flower Show Successful Display Despite Light d Entries of Blooms

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

The Rev. Hector Harrison of Canberra, who opened the Presbyterian Flower Show in Queanbeyan on Saturday, complimented the ladies of the Guild on the way they had worked to stock the stalls and to make the Show the success it was…

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Church News Sacred Cantata

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

Very many of those who attended last Sunday evening the sacred cantata “I Am The Resu[?]rection,” staged in the…

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Successful Church of England Ball Nine Debutantes Were Presented to High Commissioner

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

Nine debutantes were presented to General Cariappa, High Commissioner for India, at the successful Queanbeyan Church of England Ball last Thursday night. To the strains of the old valeta…

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Church News Bonfire to Aid New Bulding

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

A bonfire will be held in the grounds of the Methodist Church, Queanbeyan, on Empire next Monday, at 7.30. For those…

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Church News Opening of New Building

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

Now that the roof is on the Queanbeyan Methodist War Memorial Youth Centre, the voluntary workers engaged in…

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Methodist Church Allows Dancing

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

The Methodist Church last week by 87 votes to 38, relaxed its laws on dancing on church property. The decision was reached at the…

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New Church Members

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 3

At a Special Service for the public recognition of new members in the Wattle Park Church last Sunday afternoon, seven…

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Church News Queen Honored of Wattle Park

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

The Queen’s Birthday was well observed at the Wattle Park Methodist Church last Sunday, both [?] the special nature of the after…

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Churchill Garter Knight

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 3

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, the British Prime Minister, [?]d the procession of members of the Order when he was formally instated a Knight of the Garter at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle…

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Church News Concert at Wattle Park

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 3

Wattle Park Methodist School Hall was the scene of a lively concert last Tuesday evening when the Band of Hope members…

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Greek Orthodox Church

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

A Greek Orthodox High Mass will be celebrated by Father George Kateris of Sydney at Christ, Church. Queanbeyan, next…

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Churches Against Longer Hours in ACT Hotels

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 6

The proposed extension to 10 p.m. of drinking hours in ACT hotels is being actively opposed by the Canberra Ministers’…

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Former Q’bn Boy Designed New Church

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

A former Queanbeyan boy who married a Queanbeyan girl is the architect responsible for the revolutionary design of a. new church,…

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Church News Community Centre Aims

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 2

The methods and aims of a Christian Community Centre will be outlined to the businessmen of Queanbeyan tonight (Friday)…

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Church Trustees Must Raise £1,000 Businessmen Told of Big Work on Community Centre

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

QUEANBEYAN METHODIST TRUST WAS BOUND TO FIND OVER £1,000 WHILST THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE WAS BEING ERECTED, CHURCH TRUSTEE MR. DON CAMPBELL TOLD A GATHERING OF QUEANBEYAN BUSINESSMEN…

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The Unemployed and Gold Deposits Utilising the Church and School Lands Some Interesting Pacts in Regard Thereto

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 4

Looking through some old papers at the week-end we came upon the following article reprinted in the "Dispatch" from the "Daily Telegraph"…

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Church News To Plan More Weekend Camps

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 6

Holiday weekend [?] Crusader Movement continues to advance in popularity and has a very…

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Teams Battle for Final Placings Church 1, Park 1 to Clash in Power Shield Comp

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 5

Maid interest in tomorrow’s Power Shield matches will focus on the clash between co-leaders of the competition, Church 1, and Park 1 who are next in line…

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Church I Easily Beaf Park I in Power Shield

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 3

Church I tennis team literally walked over their opponents, Park I in their Power Shield match at the church courts on Saturday to…

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Church Tennis Club Junior Tennis Championships Begin Shortly

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 5

Entries are now being received for the Queanbeyan Junior age tennis championships of 1954 which will commence on Saturday…

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