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Churches, 1947

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Catholic Life Assurance Office To be Wound Up

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister announced that he had successfully applied to the High Court for the winding up of the Catholic Life…

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Successful Stock Buying Mission Return of Mr. E. H. Graham

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

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

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Church Notes Presbyterian

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

Sixty Presbyterian women gathered in Scots Hall on Tuesday, at a social afternoon to mark the opening of the Guild year. Musical items were…

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More Crusades Needed, Says Methodist Leader

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: The President-General (Dr. J. W. Burton) told the Methodist conference to-day that the world was…

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Presentation to Wyalong Church Worker

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 4

An electric kettle, an autograph book signed by all present, and an envelope containing money collected, was presented to Mrs. P. H…

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Church Notes Methodist

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Next Sunday, March 9, the harvest festival services will be held at Cootamundra church. The circuit stewards take this opportunity. to make their…

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Mr. Churchill's Statement on India

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Pandit Nehru's Government in India had been a complete disaster. It had restricted freedom in India since it came to power,…

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Presbyterian

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

The Rev. Emlyn Junes will conduct the morning and evening services to-morrow at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and the 3 p.m…

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Methodist

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

The Rev. C. J. Wells will conduct the ll a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Methodist services at Wagga to-morrow. He will conduct the…

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Church of Christ

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held at the Church of Christ, Tompson street, to-morrow at the 11 a.m. Communion service…

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Churchill to Move Censure Motion

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Mr. Churchill Bill move his long-threatened censure motion on the Government on Wednesday, gays Reuter's…

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Empire Clattering Down, Says Churchill During India Debate

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): "It is with deep grief that I watch the clattering down of the British Empire with all its glories and all the services it has rendered to mankind," said Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of…

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Church Women's Guild

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

Mrs. Nevil Miller president gave a short resume of the activities of the Christ Church Women's Guild for 1946 at the annual meeting of the guild…

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Church Notes Methodist

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 4

On Sunday last, harvest thanksgiving services were held in Cootamundra Methodist Church. The church was tastefully decorated…

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Church Union Approved

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 3

The Methodist Conference generally approved on Thursday a plan for Federal union with the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches. A…

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Opening of Extensions to Presbyterian Church

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of N.S.W., Rt. Rev. Hilton E. Thomas, will visit Leeton on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23…

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Baptist Church

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

The Annual Harvest Thanksgiving Services were held on Sunday 9th. inst. A representative display of Area products was artistically…

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Church Notes Presbyterian Church

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 2

The harvest festival at Scots' Church yesterday was well attended. The morning service was conducted by the Rev. Joseph Kidd, who is…

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Methodist Appointments

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 2

At the recently held conference, the following ministerial appointment were made with the Cootamundra Synod District: Adelong, Wilbur Dundas…

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Presbyterian Thanksgiving

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 2

At. St. John's Presbyterian Church, Lockhart on Sunday evening, a large congregation took part in the annual harvest thanksgiving service. The…

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