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Churches, 1952

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New Rectory Dedicated on Spring Day Bishop Praises Parish For Building Wisely

The Bega District News · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 7

Warm spring sun bathed the new St. John’s Rectory, on Saturday, when the Rt. Rev. E. H. Burgmann, M.A., D.D., Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, dedicated the premises before a large…

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Decorations Transform Cobargo Hall Splendid Presentation At Anglican Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 7

Cobargo Hall was transformed into one large colourful stage, on Wednesday night last week, when the organisers of the Cobargo Anglican Ball had decorated the interior with flowers and…

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Methodist Dignitary for Bega

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 2

Doctor F. H. Rayward, O.B.E., Superintendent of the Central Methodist Mission, Sydney, and President of the…

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Methodist Flower Show

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 October 1952 · page 3

The garden-lovers of Berry responded generously to the invitation of the Methodist Ladies Church Aid to exhibit their…

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Bright Kameruka Parish Fair Building Fund Will Benefit By Good Sum

The Bega District News · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 6

A very successful fair was held at the Candelo Town Hall, on Friday, October 17, to aid the Parish of Kameruka Rectory Building Fund. Arrangements for this function were made by a…

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Well-known Preacher Visits Bega Methodist Conference President Welcomed

The Bega District News · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 2

The Rev. Dr. F. H. Rayward, O.B.E., President of the New South Wales Methodist, Conference, visited Bega last weekend, and while here, preached in the Methodist Church, at both morning and…

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Methodist Synod

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 2

The Methodist South Coast District Synod opens in Bega today, and clergymen from right up the Coast are in Bega…

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Lovely Blooms Delight Methodist Flower Show A Success

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 3

Despite the heavy rains and the flooding early last week, the annual Methodist Church Flower Show was gone on within the Bega School of Arts, and it must have been very gratifying indeed for…

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Presbyterian Fair

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 2

The Berry Presbyterian Fair, which was held on Friday last, was a very successful function. There was a large attendance at…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Anniversary

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 2

The Presbyterian Sunday School Anniversary Services on Sunday of last week were highly successful. The preacher was…

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Presbyterian Minister Mr. & Mrs J. D. Penman Receive Warm Welcome

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 2

The new Presbyterian Minister and his wife, Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Penman, were given a warm welcome by the congregation at the…

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Adventist Church in Course of Construction

The Bega District News · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 1

Using voluntary labour the foundations of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church were poured in a day and a half…

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