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Churches, 1914

3,155 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 158

Why Costly Churches Are Built

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 40

Why build great and costly churches and cathedrals? To this question often asked by critics who find fault with the Catholics building magnificent edifices for worship…

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Legislative Council. Manly Church Lands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 9

Mr. E. Farrer, in the absence of Dr. Doyle, asked the Vice-President of the Executive Council-certain questions about John Johnson, a seaman, who was sentenced at Newcastle to…

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Winston Churchill. Lack of Grasp. Senator Pearce's Rebuke. Perth

The Sun · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 12

Senator Pearce, ex-Minister for Defence, criticising a recent speech by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Chucrhill, said that the speech would be read with regret by…

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Baptists and Democracy. Church Relationship with Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 13

The Rev. J. Barker proposed at the halt-yearly meeting of the Baptist Union of New South Wales, held at Haberfield yesterday, "That in view of the prevalent unrest…

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Raffles in Churches. a Clerics Defence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 11

PENRITH, Wednesday. -- Father Barlow, 'Peaking at the bazaar new being bold held here in connection with the Roman Catholic Church,…

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"Want of Fairness." Fears for Ireland. a Methodist's Conviction

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 9

BATHURST, Thursday.--The Rev. C. E. Williams, Methodist minister, to-day referred to the present complex situation in Ireland. He remarked that 20 years ago he became a…

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N.S.W. Railways and Schools. Children to Travel Free to Church Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 1

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly on Monday, Mr. Henley asked whether' it was correct, as stated in the press, that the Government was about to…

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Increased Tram Fares. Cost of Attending Church

The Sun · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 12

Mr. Knight, a member of the Drummoyne Progress Association, sees a new difficulty in connection with the doubling of the present tram fares on Sundays…

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"The Parish Messenger."

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

The first issue of a little monthly paper entitled as above, and published in connection with the Church of England in the Penrith parish, appeared…

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Catholic Bazaar

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 3

Notwithstanding the recent heavy rain, and the threatening weather on the opening day of the bazaar, combined with the deplorable state of the…

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Parish's Golden Wedding Record

Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 12

The presentation of gifts of the to Wiltshire couples who have celebrated their golden weddings, out of the surplus of a fund raised to make presentations to Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Fuller, of Corsham Park, on…

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Our Methodist Church Services. (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 8

Sir,—"A thing of beauty," says Keats, "is a joy for ever," and we cannot but recognise the truth of the statement. We have to lament to-day that the ordinary Methodist Church service has lost its claim to…

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The Teacher Training Course. Will the Methodist Church Make This Possible?

The Methodist · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

Far away in the Riverina District there is a little Sunday School at Rannock, in the Coolamon Circuit. Two of the workers from this school—Misses Downie and Menzies—attended the sessions of the recent…

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Bucks' Vengeance. Fate of Drysdale Mission. Conflicting Reports

Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 11

A report has been received in Perth of a terrible tragedy having occurred at Drysdale River mission in the north of West Australia. The report states that it is believed that…

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A Mission's Fate. Reported As Wiped Out. Human Bones Found

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 13

PERTH, Friday.--A police telegram from Broomo appears to indicate that the Roman Catholic Aboriginals Mission at Drysdale, in the north-west, has been wiped out but Mr…

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Mission Wiped Out Terrible Tragedy Feared. Traces of Human Remains. Houses Burned. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 23

Meagre details of what is supposed to be a terrible tragedy at Drysdale River Mission reached Perth to-day. A wire from Sub-inspector Houlahan, of…

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Queensland Storm. Churches and School Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £10,000. BRISBANE, Saturday Afternoon

Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 11

Further particulars of the cyclonic storm which swept over Southern Queenland on Friday, Cambooya and Helidon feeling the full force of it, show that the former township…

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Negroes Not Wanted in Church

Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

An ecclesiastical scandal is threatened owing to the action of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, one of New York's fashionable congregations, barring regions from attending…

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The Churches. Service for Deaf Mutes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 6

New York and Philadelphia has now each its church for persons born deaf and dumb (says the "Church Standard"). Years ago these unfortunate people were classed among…

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The Church Triumphant MRS. R. S. MILLINGTON

The Methodist · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 11

Mrs. R. S. Millington was born at Sackville Reef, Hawkesbury, on September 29th, 1824. She died at her daughter's (Mrs. J. H. Thomas, of Marrackville)…

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