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Churches, 1913

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To-day's Church Parade. Soldiers' Memorial Service

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1913 · page 22

An interesting church parade will be held at Centennial Park this afternoon under the auspices of the South African Soldiers' Association…

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Prayed in Church. Young Ladies' Mistake

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1913 · page 5

In a remote part of the North Sydney electorate close to Manly a notice board outside the polling booth proclaimed that it was a Methodist Church, and that service would…

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Seamen's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 5

The Harbour Lights' Guild, an agency of help to the work of the Missions to Seamen, held the annual meeting at the Rawson Institute on Friday. Lady King-Hall (patroness)…

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Presbyterian Attitude. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

At the Presbyterian Assembly the following motion was carried on the casting vote of the chairman:—"That this assembly, recognising the grave responsibility resting on…

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Compulsory Training. Anglican Synod's Attitude. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

The second session of the seventeenth synod was brought to a close yesterday. The Rev. G. V. Portus, of Cessnock, moved,— "That this synod, while expressing its…

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Song in Church. a Wedding Novelty

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 2

A novel feature of a wedding celebrated recently in England, at St. John's Church, Brooklands, near Manchester, was the singing by the bride' sister of the well-known…

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Fight at St. Andrew's. Lunatic Takes Charge. Churchwardens Punched. Homeric Battle in Cathedral Grounds

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 10

A lunatic walked into St. Andrew's Cathedral with his hat on a minute before the evening service last night, and soon had the congregation in a state of excitement…

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Church Advertising. Philadelphia's Experiment

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 6

A practical illustration in Philadelphia of the way churches may come together arouses the admiration of the "Universalist Leader" (Boston). In the first place, we are told,…

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St. Leonards Church

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 5

The new church at St. Leonards designed by Mr. J. T. M'Carthy, architect, is one of the largest churches in Sydney, and will, when completed, have seating accommodation for 2000 people. This church has been erected at the Junction of Willoughby road and Tonnelley-street. The dimensions are 136ft. in length, 68ft. in breadth across. the transepts, and across the have 43ft. The walls are 27ft. in height, and the building to the top of the roof is 52ft.; the height of the tower and spire 104ft. Standing on…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 15

TAREE, Saturday.--Rev. Father O'Reilly, has been appointed to succeed the late Rev. John Foley as parish priest. A mission conducted by the missioners of the…

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Roman Catholic Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 7

In the office of Messrs. Buchanan and McKay, architects, a contract has been signed with Messrs. R. Wall and Sons, builders, for the erection of new club promises for the…

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Building & Construction. Catholic Club's New Building

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 4

Messrs. Buchanan and M'Kay, architects, have let a contract to Messrs. R. Wall and Sons, builders, for the erection of new club premises for the Catholic Club Land and…

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Women Enthusiastic. Their Mission in Politics. Mrs. Bogue Luffmans Views

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 10

"And now do you reel about the elections now asked a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" of the organising secretary of the Women's Liberal League yesterday afternoon…

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The Church and the Film. Rabbi Cohen Praises "Quo Vadis."

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 5

Following on Rev. P.J. Stephen's un[?]nted praise of Quo Valley the [?] picture now on exhibition at Spencer's lyceum, comes a most glowing tribute from Rabbi Cohen…

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Baseball. Western Suburbs Churches' Union. a Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 12

Holy Trinity received their first defeat at the hands of Petersham Congregational, the final scores being 16-5 in favour of the former. The fact that the winners made fewer field errors was the chief contributing…

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St. Brendan's Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

St. Brendan's new Roman Catholic Church, at the corner of Johnston and Collins streets, Annandale, which was opened on Sunday, is a very line example of English Gothic…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 11

GOULBURN, Monday.--As the result of a "market-day." sufficient money was raised to liquidate the entire indebtedness on Christ Church, West Goulburn…

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Organising the Parish Feeling

The Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 6

Annandale has decided to lend the great Army of the Parishes. For the benefit of the uninformed, it should he stated that Annandale is (according to the latest issue of the Statistical Register of New South Wales) a small municipality with 19 years of civic life in which to develop the overwhelming parish patriotism with which it is going…

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Color Line in Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 19

An ecclesiastical scandal is threatened through the action of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, which is attended by Now York society circles, in debarring negroes from church. The…

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