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Churches, 1940

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Impressive Induction Service Rev. G. Trevor Hughes to the Charge of Berry Presbyterian Church

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

Rev. G. Trevor Hughes, who came from Stanmore, was inducted to the charge of the Presbyterian Church at Berry on Thursday night last in the presence of a large and representative…

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Church Cricket

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

The cricket match organised by Rev. J. E, A. Chapman between a team of boys from Parramatta Rangers, under Mr. F. Storey’s…

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First Lord of the Admiralty. Winston Churchill Will Go Down in History As One of the Most Brilliant, Influential, and Versatile Englishmen If His Era. (From “Pathfinder,” Washington.)

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 6

Fat, short, baldish, sharp-tongued, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill; member of Parliament from Epping, has been greatly respected but…

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Church Notes Church of England

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 9

Services for Sunday next.—Nowra, 8 a.m., Holy Communion; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer (Scout and Guide Parade); 7.30 p.m., Evening Prayer;…

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Church Notes Presbyterian

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 14

The quarterly communion will be held on Sunday, 10th March, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Hugh Jones, B.A., will assist at this service…

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Presbyterian Church Annual Meeting

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 13

The annual meeting of members of the congregation was held in the school hall on Wednesday night last. There was an attendance of about 60,…

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Church Notes Church of England

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 11

Good Friday Services: 7 a.m., Ante Communion: 10.30 a.m., Morning Prayer and Litany. Easter Day Services: 6 a.m., Nowra…

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Local and General CATHOLIC

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 2

Beginning from Sunday next, Mass will start at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church , instead inof 8.30 and the late Mass will also…

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Church Notes Methodist

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 10

Rev. Norman Bradshaw, who was appointed to the Goulburn circuit by the last conference, and who, with wife and son, has been spending…

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Birthday Ball Gerringong Catholic Club’s Successful Function

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 6

Another splendid success was achieved on Tuesday of last week by St. Mary’s Literary, Debating and Social Society of Gerringong,…

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All Saints’ Church, Nowra

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 7

The annual vestry meeting of All Saints’ Church, Nowra. was held in the school hall on Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance of…

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Kangaroo Valley Methodist Concert

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 10

The artists at the Methodist concert, held at the School of Arts on Saturday night, received a hearty ovation from the many patrons who…

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Church Notes Church of England

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 11

Services, Sunday, 5th May.—Nowra, 7 a.m., H.C.; 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; Huskisson, 3 p.m. The preacher at the 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. services at…

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Church Notes Presbyterian

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 10

Mrs. F. P. Duncan has planted rose trees in the church grounds in memory of her father, the late Daniel Fraser, and the elders associated with…

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Nowra Catholic Ball

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 11

Arrangements for the annual Catholic ball, which is to be held on, Wednesday, 5th June, are well under way…

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Parish Reunion

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 5

The annual Parish Reunion of St. Luke’s Church of England was held on Tuesday night last, and, needless for us to add, it was a splendid…

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First of the Season. Church of England Ball Highly Successful

The Bega District News · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 2

The annual ball inn aid of St. John’s Church of England, Bega, was held in the show pavilion on Thursday night last, a[?]ad attracted a large…

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Church Notes Church of England

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 9

Services. Sunday. May 19th: Nowra, 8 a.m., H.C.; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer (Address: “The Ministry of Angels,” illustrated by “The Angels of Mons”…

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Farewell to Church Worker

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 9

In the absence of the Rev. T. Howie Turner, the Session Clerk, Mr. H. L. Oliver, occupied the chair at a function held in the Presbyterian hall on…

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Kangaroo Valley Catholic Ball

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 5

The attendance at the annual Catholic Ball, recently conduced in the local hull, was not up to the figures of previous years, and thus…

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