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Churches, 1938

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Baby Born in Church Grounds Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 4

A baby was born shortly after dawn to-day in the ground of a Catholic Church in M'Kenzie-street, Lavender Bay. The mother and her baby were…

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Church Massacre Feared in Russia Archbishop Shot London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 1

A massacre of church leaders and laymen, it is feared, has taken place in the Nishninovgorod district of Russia. A statement in a Russian journal,…

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Church of England Club Official Opening for Season

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 6

There was an attendance of more than 80 members and visitors at the Peter-street courts on Saturday afternoon on the occasion of the official…

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Anglican Prayers for Catholic Bishop

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 4

The Anglican Bishop of Goulburn, Bishop Burgmann, asked his congregation on Sunday to join in prayer for Dr. Barry, the Catholic Bishop of…

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Presbyterian Moderator

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee Presbytery held at Darlington Point on Tuesday last, the Rev. A. I. McNaughton was…

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Valedictory Rev. J. W. SPENCER, Methodist Minister

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

Rev. J. W. Spencer, who for the past four years has been, the Methodist Minister in the Adelong Circuit of which Tumut is a part, was…

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Diocese of Goulburn 75th ANNIVERSARY The Cootamundra Parish Its Diamond Jubilee Historical References by Rev. Canon Done

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 3

Australia has been celebrating the 150th anniversary of the coming of white settlement; and it has been a time of great rejoicing and pageantry…

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Lutheran Convention Concluded in Wagga Yesterday All Church Debts to Be Cleared Synod's Centenary Gesture

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

This year marks the 100th year of the Lutheran Church in Australia, and as a centenary gesture, the New South Wales district Synod, at its convention…

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Died a Martyr to Duty Gundagai Parish Priest’s Tribute

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

At the Lenten Devotions in St. Patrick's Church, Gundagai on Tuesday evening last, the Parish Priest, Rev. Father Lehane,…

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Church of England Ball

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 6

Two pianos, and an orchestra of 10 players will provide the music for the annual Church of England ball to be held in the Kycamba Smith Hall,…

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Presbyterian Church

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

The annual Sunday School prize distribution will take place at the morning servve in the Scots church, Cootamundra, next Sunday…

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Catholic Purge Reported From Austria Wholesale Arrests of Priests Nazi Persecution Extends to Nuns Vatican City

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 1

Wholesale arrests of priests are reported from Austria. Monseigneur Waitz, Archbishop of Salzburg, was arrested on a charge of possessing…

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Church Notices Presbyterian Church

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 8

The Rev. J. B. Rentoul will conduct the services, both morning and evening, at St. Andrew's to-morrow. The Downside anniversary services will…

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Death of Dr. Barry Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

The death occurred in Goulb[?] Lewisham Hospital on Tuesday afternoon of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn, the Right Rev…

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Canberra Churches Centenary of First Ministrations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 3

March 30, 1938, marks the passage of 100 years since the first ministrations of religion were given to the scattered settlers in the area known as…

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Britain Foreign Policy Mr. Chamberlain's Statement Government Working for Peace Mr. Winston Churchill Advocates a Bolder Course LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

"The Government's policy is based on working" for peace and coincidentally making the country strong enough to meet whatever call might be made upon it," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) in the course of his address in…

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First Anglican Chaplain Link with Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 4

When the Bishop of Riverina (the Right Rev. Dr. Halse) was referring at St. John's Church of England yesterday morning to the…

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Mr. Churchill in Paris Talk with Prime Minister Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill dined at the British Embassy and met the Prime Minister (M. Blum), with whom he had a confidential and informal…

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St. John's Parish Annual Meeting Last Night a Year of Christian Service

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

The annual meeting of parishioners of St. John's Church of England, Wagga was held in St. John's Hall, last night. An excellent attendance…

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Memorial Service at Presbyterian Church The Late Rev. J. A. Malcomson Accomodation Overtaxed a Few Random Impressions From the Sermon of an Orator

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

Coming from the quill of a humble layman, a few impressions acquired by those inherent faculties which readily absorb…

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