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Southern Highlands · Churches

Churches, 1939

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Meeting of Anglican Clergy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 2

All the members of the Rural Deanery of Berrima met at St. Jude's Rectory, Bowral, last Monday for the monthly conference…

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Catholic Ball. Big Function on

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

An energetic committee of which Mrs. H. V. Ellens is President, and Miss Julie Baz and Mr. A. Butcher, Joint Secretaries, has been working…

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St. Jude's Church. Youth Movement

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 4

One of the happy features of St. Jude' Church of England, Bowral, is the Youth Movement, which has made such rapid progress in recent…

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Catholic Ball. Colorful Decorations

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 3

The School of Arts, Bowral, presented a bright and colorful scene on Wednesday night when the annual ball, in aid of the Bowral Catholic…

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Orange Lodge. Anniversary Church Service

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 4

The Anniversary Church Service of District 30 of the Loyal Orange Lodge was held in the Methodist Church, Bowral, on Sunday…

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Baptist Church. Services at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 2

"Is it still possible to commit the unpardonable sin?" "What is the Protestant Attitude towards 'Mixed Marriages'?" These are but two of…

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Australia's Oldest Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 2

People are apt to think of St. James's at the top of King Street, Sydney, as the oldest church in Australia, but before Macquarie…

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Church of Hidden Treasure

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 1

A small building popularly known as "The Church of Hidden Treasure" stands in the little town of Barelas, New Mexico. During the…

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Church of England. Confirmation at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

Bishop Pilcher took the Confirmation Service at St. Stephen's, Mittagong, on Monday last, when a number of young people from the Parish, from…

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Catholic Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 3

Mos Vale—Mass every 1st and third Sunday at 8 o'clock, every 2nd,'4th and 5th Sunday at 10 o'clock. Evening devel[?] every Sunday at 7.30…

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A Church Spilt on 1,000,000 P[?]es

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 4

Venice, the wonderful city whose streets are canals, and where a boat is more useful than a horse, possesses one of the most curious…

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Methodist Young People. Address by Director

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 2

Rev. George Wheen, B.A., Assistant Director of the Methodist Young People's Department, visited the Bowral district on Sunday. He addressed the…

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Catholic Chruch

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 3

Mos Vale—Mass every, 1st and third Sunday at 8 o'clock, every 2nd, 4th and [?] Sunday at 10 o'clock. Evening devotions every Sunday at 7.30…

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Prayers of the Faithful Were Answered. Over Seven Hundred Pounds Donated for Baptist Church at Bowral. Memorial Tablet Set on

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 2

As the result of an intense campaign of prayer and effort, by a Baptist community of less than fifty souls, over seven hundred pounds has been raised towards the cost of erecting a Baptist Church in Bowral. This was declared by clergy and laiety at…

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Catholic Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 September 1939 · page 3

Mos Vale—Mass every 1st and third Sunday at 8 o'clock, every 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday at 10 o'clock. Evening devotions every Sunday at 7.30…

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Methodist Crusaders. Visit Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 3

There were scenes of activity at the Moss Vale Showground over the holiday week-end. Nearly two hundred young people from all parts of the…

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Methodist Fair. Over Fifty Pounds Netted

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 2

The wet afternoon did not prevent the Methodist Fair, at Bowral, on Thursday, from being a great success. The Church Hall, in which it…

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Anglican Church. Improvement of Church Grounds

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 2

At St Jude's, Bowral on Sunday next, the Rector will discuss at the morning service God's Ideal for the Nations of the World. The Rev…

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Churchill and Sons Again the Winners. Grassland Improvement Competition

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1939 · page 3

Six entries were received for the R.A.S. Grassland Improvement Competiton conducted in conjunction with Berrima District Show Society,…

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A Church Built on 1,000,000 Pees

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 October 1939 · page 4

Venice, the wonderful city whose streets are canals, and where a boat is more useful than a horse, possesses one of the most curious…

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