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Churches, 1913

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Built in a Day. Another Melbourne Church. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 25 May 1913 · page 10

Another attempt to build a church in a day was begun at Caulfield at 6 a.m. to-day on behalf of the Church of Christ. Different churches sent teams of voluntary workers…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 11

The annual custom of the churches in the city and suburbs, of hearing the city missionaries tell of their work, was kept up yesterday. Twenty-nine churches were visited, and as this…

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All Over 28. Appeal Against a Rate. Parish Council Has to Pay. London, Sunday, 8.10 p.m

The Sun · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 8

The St. Peter's Parish Council has just had a taste of the law that it did not altogether relish. As a result of some litigation in which it…

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Girls in Flames. Painful Scene in Church. Panic-stricken Congregation. London, Monday, 12.15 a.m

The Sun · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 9

There was a painful scene during the celebration of High Mass at the French Church in Leicester-square, London, yesterday morning…

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In the Churches. Why Disarmament Would Be Unwise

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 8

In his sermon, at S. Andrew's Cathedral, yesterday, at the annual church parade of the military forces, the Dean of Sydney said the first cause of the greatness of the Empire was…

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Ten Shillings Per Stone. a Church Building Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- Over 30,000 persons witnessed the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new church of Our Lady of Victories at Camberwell this afternoon. Father-…

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Church Parade. Dean of Sydney's Advice. No Disarmament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

Yesterday was a most forbidding day for a church parade. At the falling-in time in the afternoon rain was pouring down, and the roads were a mass of puddles. Three…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 11

In connection with the fifty-first annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission, a luncheon will be held at 1' o'clock this afternoon at the Mission headquarters in, Liverpool-street. The…

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The City Mission. Annual Meeting To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 12

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Cocks) one day went round with a city missioner to watch him at work. "Immediately after my return from this…

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Sold for £20,000. City Mission Building Site. Wives and Families Who Starve

The Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

The Rev. George Campbell, who presided at the annual luncheon of the Sydney City Mission to-day, sprung a piece of financial news upon the gathering which caused surprise…

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Father Robinson's Church. Over Forty Thousand Stones Given. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 7

Up to date, over 40,000 stones have been given to Our Lady of Victories Church the foundation stone of which was laid on Sunday at Camberwell…

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Church Parade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 11

A church parade of the naval and military forces was held at the Newcastle Cathedral yesterday morning, when the very Rev. the Dean preached. Among those present were…

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Baseball. Western Suburbs' Churches' Union. Results of Third Round

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 12

The scores are gradually evening up, and keener games are resulting, the principal game, St. Peter's and All Saints, who put up the record game last season (11 innings, 7.5) gave promise up to the 6th…

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Church and Theatre

The Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 7

"What do people mean when they say that the drama is unchristian?" asks "J.B.," writing In the "Christian World" on "Church and Theatre." "They might just as well…

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Church Built in a Day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 8

Adherents of The Church of Christ at Carnegie, Victoria, on Saturday completed the whole work of building a church between sunrise and sunset. The various parts…

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Presbyterian Mission. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 14

A meeting was held to-day to inauguarate the Australian Inland Mission, which has been instituted by the Presbyterian Church of Australia. The Governor-General presided, and…

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Retired Methodist Clergyman's Death

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 28

An old minister of the Methodist Church in the person of the Rev. Henry Woodhouse, residing at Lindfield, near Sydney, passed away during the past week. Mr…

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Newcastle. Anglican Synod. This Provident Funds. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 14

The second session of the seventeenth synod of the Diocese of Newcastle was opened this morning, with Dr. Stretch, Bishop of Newcastle, presiding. The Dean of Sydney, Rev…

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Sydney City Mission. Uplifting and Cleansing Influences

Evening News · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 10

The Sydney City Mission held its annual meeting in the Town Hall on Tuesday. The Lord Mayor, who presided, said the mission, with its cleansing and uplifting influences…

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