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Churches, 1917

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Presbyterian Church

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

A service will be held at the Leeton Presbyterian Church on Good Friday evening at 7,30 o'clock. Special services will be held on Easter Sunday as…

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Methodist Changes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

The recent visit of the Rev. Eldred Dyer, the official head of the Methodist Church in the Riverina circuit, will be fresh in the minds of the residents of…

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St. Peter's Church Dance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

All those who enjoy a good dunce should not miss the above on Easier Monday night at the School of Arts. All arrangements are well in hand and…

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Baptist Church

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

Services will be held at the above church on Good Friday ;at 11 a.m. and Easter Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. On Monday a Sunday Schoold Picnic…

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The Churches St. Peter's, Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 5

The services to be held at the above church on Good Friday will be: Matins and Litany, with special intercessions on behalf of our soldiers, sailors, and…

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Roman Catholic

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 2

The Easter services in connection with the Roman Catholic Church commenced on Thursday morning at 7 o'clock, when mass was celebrated by…

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Easter Services. Church of England

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 2

The services at St. John's on Good Friday, beginning at 7.30 a.m., were attended by increased congregations as compared with last year. The…

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Catholic Federation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

About 250 delegates, representing over 200 branches of the Catholic Federation in New South Wales, attended Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral this…

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Local and General. Presbyterian Treat

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 2

The Leckhart Presbyterian Sunday School scholars, their parents and friends, held a picnic on Easter Monday at the Government tank, by…

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Veteran Methodist Minister. an Interesting Career

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 3

Rev. William Weston, of Young, and formerly of Wagga, this week completed his 50 years in the Ministry of the Methodist Church. He has had an…

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Inter-allied Mission. War Council in Paris. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The New York "World" says it understands that a French mission will shortly visit America, and that later a great war council will be held…

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Presbyterian Fair

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

Arrangements are being made by a number of ladies of the Presbyterian Church to hold a fair for the purpose of erecting a…

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Church of England

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last the annual meeting of St Paul's parishioners was held in the Parish Hall. Rev J. M. Thomas presided and submitted the Rector's…

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America. British Mission. Boston

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

The members of the committee which will welcome Mr. Balfour arrived secretly. It includes Rea[?] Admiral Fletcher[?] Commander Sellars,…

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Presbyterian Festival. and Sale of Gifts

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

On Sunday last, afternoon and evening, special services were held on the Presbyterian Church, Lock, hart to commemorate harvest, and…

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Church Welcome

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

The congregation of the Methodist Church last night tendered a welcome to Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Pennington, the Misses Pennington (2), and Rev. H. S…

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Our Wires. Holman's Mission. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 5

Mr. Holman stated at Melbourne yesterday that it is not judicious to explain his mission to England, but it was solely to…

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Why He Left the Church

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 3

This tale is that of a negro barber named. Dickson, and while shaving-one of his customers ono morning this conversation took place :—…

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Amusing Scene in Church

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 3

It was the Rev. Rowland Hill's habit to ride to chapel in an old family carriage, a practice too aristocratic In the judgement of one of…

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All Saints' Church

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

The annual vestry meeting of above church was hold on Tuesday Evening last, the rester, Rev. Burgess presiding, and there were 24…

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