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Churches, 1954

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Methodist leader for Aust

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Dr. William E. Sangster, one of Britain's leading Methodist preachers and religious…

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Story of an Overseas Tour Interesting Films at Anglican Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of St. Luke's Anglican Men's Movement on Wednesday last night, the guest speaker was…

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Church of England Notes

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

The Reverend Frank Weston, some time an Archdeacon in the Diocese of Bathurst and now Rector of Unley in the city of…

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Asks Churches to Denounce Gomp. Unionism

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: An appeal to all churches to denounce compulsory unionism was made today by Dr. L…

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Gundagai’s Rector to Retire Rev. G. E. Morris Resigns Parish

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

GUNDAGAI’S ESTEEMED Church of England Rector, the Reverend George E. Morris, has tendered his resignation to the Bishop of Canberra-Goulburn, and will relinquish the charge of the parish at the end of April…

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Country Party Has a Mission

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

Summing up the result of the Gwydir election, a metropolitan newspaper stated that if the Liberal Party believed there should…

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Rice mission to go to Ceylon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference decided today to send an economic and technical mission to Ceylon to investigate…

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Plan to Increase Ceylon's Rice Production Technical and Economic Mission Appointed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

The Commonwealth Finance Minsters' Conference decided on Wednesday to send an economic and…

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Baptist Church

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

The Uev. P Goodman, who resigned from the permanent active ministry of the Baptist Union early in December, kindly…

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Queen and Duke Walk Back to Hotel Cheered by thousands after church service

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

NELSON, N.Z., Sunday (A.A.P.-Reuter): A crowd of several thousand. people cheered the Queen end the Duke of Edinburgh as they walked back to their hotel after attending church today…

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Anglican Farewell to the Brill Family

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Members of St. Aidan's Church said farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Brill and their daughters at a pleasant evening held on the…

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Methodist Attempt to Chase Ill-will Conference Proposal

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

The Rock-Lockhart Methodist Circuit Quarterly meeting on Wednesday evening was held in the Yerong Creek hall…

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Churchill will retire when ready

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: "Sir Winston Churchill will retire when he feels like it. He has never said it himself. It's only a rumor," said the Chancellor of the…

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Church services Church of England

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 4

At St. Joho's parish church] on Sunday, the Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8 a.m.; Choral Eucharist will…

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Scots' Church Services

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 2

During the absence of the Rev. N. Ward, on holidays, services will be conducted as usual in Scots' Church and in country…

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Churchill "old and tired"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): The mass circulation London Daily Mirror, said today that Sir Winston Churchill was "too old and tired" and his continued rule…

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Shinwell Advises Churchill

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday—Mr. Emanuel Shinwell, a leading member of the late Labor Government, yesterday told Sir…

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Tumut Native Is Appointed Parish Priest

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

A native of Tumut, Very Rev. Father James Blakeney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roley Blakeney, has been…

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Church Notes PRESBYTERIAN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 2

After service on two consecutive Sunday evenings, opportunity was afforded to many friends in the congregation to farewell…

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Rev. Fr. J. Blakeney New Parish Priest

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 2

During a special dinner, of which visiting priests partook at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday, the Archbishop…

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