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Churches, 1914

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A Remarkable Church Vane

Globe · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 5

One of the most curious vanes to be seen on any church in Great Britain is that at Great Gonerby, a parish adjoining Grantham. It is the form of a fiddle and bow, and is unusually…

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Church Destroyed. Ravaged by White Ants. Only Shell Left Standing

Evening News · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 5

St. Paul's Church of England, Harris Park, has been completely destroyed by white ants, the building having been eaten to almost a shell. The ants have been in the building…

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The Church of England and the Yarra Bank

The International Socialist · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 2

The Yarra Bank is at last respectable. No longer is the muddle-headed worker. or superior capitalist, able to sneer at those who go there to listen to the…

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The Churches. Dr. Elliott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 25

Dr. Wilbur Chapman, in a letter introducing Dr. Elliott to the ministers and Christian workers of Sydney, says:—"This is a letter of introduction to those of you in Sydney…

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Lawn Tennis. Western Suburbs Churches' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 24

The second round of the above union's competition will be Played to-day. The Guyra Club has withdrawn owing to its court being sold, but Croydon Methodist has entered a second team, which will…

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Empire Day Church Parade in the Lyceum Hall

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 8

The troops will form up at 2:30 p.m. in the outer Domain, facing west, in quarter column, and divided by denominations.Led by the band of the 31st Infantry, the Methodists, Congregationalists, Baptists,…

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Church Triumphant Mr. Thomas Arnott

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 11

On Friday, the 1st inst., the earth claimed its own in the body of Mr. Thomas Arnott, but heaven was made richer by the spirit of one of the noblest…

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The Measure of Church Giving

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 11

At the Methodist Men's Convention, in U.S.A., last October, Dr. Hollingshead had two great charts in colour. One was an outline map showing the episcopal…

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"Ferocious Insects." Ant-eaten Church

The Sun · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 1

Mr. O'Conor, M.L.C., has taken the advice of Solomon. He has been studying the ways of the ant--the white ant. He stated at a church meeting in connection with St. Paul's,…

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Pacific Defence. and Japanese Alliance. Winston Churchill Questioned. the Wishes of New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 13

LONDON. Thursday.--In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, in reply to a question by Mr, F. Hall (Unionist, Dulwich), said that…

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New Church for Harris Park

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of the parishioners residing in Harris Park was held in St. Paul's schoolroom on Wednesday. The Rector presided and presented the…

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Presbyterian Fellowship Union

The Sun · Sunday 17 May 1914 · page 9

Balmain defeated Drummoyne at Drummoyne by 4 goals to 1. The goal scorers for the winners were Arplaster (2), Kenyon, and Hawke…

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Tattle of the Show World at the Court of Queen Ellen Miss Terry's Mission an Impression of England's Greatest Actress

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 May 1914 · page 22

Ellen Terry! There is magic in the name. Just the name of a gentle, sweet-faced woman, but it contains all the majesty of a monarch's title. To many of us from the realms of the…

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The Temple Church

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 May 1914 · page 20

When Australians go home, the first and chief attraction is London, and of the things to be seen and done in London most people include a visit to famous churches and the hearing of…

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The Churches and Compulsory Training

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 May 1914 · page 32

If there were needed in this country any popular appreciation of the compulsory system, other than that supplied by the practically unanimous support accorded to it by the…

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Two-up and Beer. Features of the Goldfields. Statement by Presbyterian Minister

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 12

PERTH, Saturday.--The Presbytorian Assembly, which on Thursday passed a resolution condemning last Sunday's Fremantle road-working bee as "a desecration of the Sabbath,…

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Alleged Bigamy. Met at a Church Social

Evening News · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 7

William Charles Danne, 36, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning, before Mr. Wilkinson, with bigamy. Mary Ann Danne said she was married to the…

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The Churches. Campbelltown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 7

Mr. C. G. B. Sutton, who has held the position of superintendent of St. Peter's Anglican Sunday School, Campbelltown, for the period of 15 years, was presented by the teachers and…

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Western Suburbs Churches' Union. a Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 12

All Saints' v St. Clement s. Match awarded to St. Clement's. Petersham Congregational v Ma[?]rickville Congregational. Match awarded to the former…

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Church and Slavery

The Sun · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 12

Mr. F. R. P. Jonas preaches a Jehad:-- The old trick is still being worked by the Rev. Horace Crotty in last Sunday's sermon-- as reported in the "Daily Telegraph" of the 11th inst. Here is one of…

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