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Southern Highlands · Churches

Churches, 1917

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Presbyterian Continental

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3

The weather was very favorable on Wednesday afternoon when the hour for opening the annual' continental in the Centennial hall, Moss Vale,…

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Presbyterian Church Fete

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 2

Despite the unfavorable weather experienced for the garden fete in connection with the Bowral Presbyterian Church, held last week, the proceeds…

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Presbyterian Fete

Robertson Advocate · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

In connection with the Fete which was held at Bowral on Wednesday, 7th inst., in aid of the Manse Fund of the Bowral Presbyterian Church, the members of the Women's…

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Presbyterian Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 2

On Friday, 16th instant, the members and adherents of the Moss Vale Presbyterian Parish gathered in the church to adopt the reports and…

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B. C. Church, Bowral. Suchere Party and Dance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 3

The suchre party and dance held in the Empire theatre, Bowral on Friday night last under the suspices of the Boman Catholic Church, proved unquestionably a great success…

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R.C. Church, Bowral. Euchre Party and Dance

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 3

The euchre party and dance held in the Empire Theatre, Bowral, on Friday night last under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church, proved unquestionably a great success…

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Methodist Harvest Fair

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 2

The Methodist Harvest Fair held in the Centennial Hall, Moss Vale, on Wednesday and Thursday last was a pronounced success. The interior of the building was…

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Catholic Questions. SUBMItTED to Candidates

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 4

The following question's have been submitted to candidates for the N.S.W. State elections by the catholic Federation:-…

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Bowral Methodist Harvest Festival

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Special services were held in the Bowral Methodist Church on Sunday, March 18th in celebration of the Harves Thanksgiving. The church had been beautifully decorated…

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Bowral Methodist Church

Robertson Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The Rev. M. Scott Fletcher. M. A. B. Litt., B.D., the Principal of Wesley College, Sydney University is announced to preach in the Bowral Methodist Church next Sunday…

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Wingello. Church of England Fete

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

The village, of Wingello was en fete on Saturday last, when the Church of England parishioners conducted a fete on the local…

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Moss Vala Methodist Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

The Methodist Sunday School Anniversary Services were held on Sunday, 22nd April, when the Rev. H. Polkinghorne preached to the…

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St. Jude's Church, Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

The annual vestry meeting of the above was largely attended, and was of a very interesting and valuable nature Many questions of parochial importance were diseu[?]…

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Women's Church Guild

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

The annual meeting of the Women's Guild in connection with the Bowral Methodist Church was held on Wednesday night last, and took the form of a social gathering, the…

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Church Presentations

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

At the Bowral Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. S. M. O'Conor, who have been prominent workers for the church during their 4½ years' residence in…

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