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Churches, 1917

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The Catholic Women's Association

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 23

A euclare party and social evening will be hoM in the rooms on Monday evening next, 28th inst., at 8 p.m. The proceeds are to be devoted to the furnishing of the…

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Methodist General Conference. Dr. Brown Memorial

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A feature of to-day's proceedings at the Methodist Conference of Australasia was the excellent start made in raising the sum of £5000 required for the…

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Catholic Federation Notes. New Zealand's Education Act

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 11

The New Zealand Government, although it contains a "leading" Catholic, Sir Joseph Ward, is even meaner than ours in its interpretation, of the Education Act. It…

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The Catholic Press Virginia Whitworth Chapter Xiii. (Continued.)

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 49

"So unlike Virginia!" sighed Lady Wyvington to herself, as she leaned back in her cab. "She, who was always thoughtful, so delicate. I can't understand it…

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The Catholic Federation News From the Branches. Hazelgrove

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 34

The Rev. Father P. Casey presided at the meeting held to establish a branch at Hazelgrove. The church is situated between Tarana and Oberon, and is connected with the…

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Duke of Norfolk's Will. £100,000 for Catholic Purposes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Probate has been grunted in the will of the late Duke of Norfolk, whose estate is valued at £300,000. Sums totalling £100,000 are bequeathed for…

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Catholic Peace Movement The Pope and Austria LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 5

A Copenhagen newspaper states that German Catholics are organising a great peace movement, and hope for support from the Catholics of other countries…

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America's Help. King Welcomes Unit. French Mission's Return. London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 5

The King to day received the American Medical [?] at Huck[?]ham Palace. His Majesty said:—"We welcome with the almost pleasured and satisfaction the first…

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The Catholic Honour Roll. Heroes Who Have Fallen on the Battlefield

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 30

Two more St. Joseph's College (Hunter's Hill) old boys have made the supreme sacrifice for faith and fatherland—Murray Sheils, of Mittagong, who died of wounds; and St…

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Fatter Egan's Progressive Parish. a New Presbytery for Bankstown. Very Rev. Father O'reilly, P.P., Officiaties at Opening Ceremonies

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 21

The new parish of Bankstown (known, to the past generation as Irishtown) is, happily, from a spiritual and material point of view rapidly moving ahead, thanks to the…

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The Children's Columns For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press" Some Episode in Irish History

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 46

Dear Playmates,—I would impress upon those boys and girls who have not yet written their essays for the competition that they should endeavour as much as possible…

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Blue Mountain Churches

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 29
Also in Freeman's Journal

The following order of Masses and devotions will be observed in the Blue Mountain churches. When very wet the evening or morning before the appointed Mass and…

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Topics of the Day. Notes. The Church of England

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 9

What a wonderfully comprehensive body is the Church of England. On one day we read about a portentous petition to Anglican BiBhops in the old country concerning…

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Cardinal Gibbons and America at War. How the Catholics Have Rallied to the Flag. Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago Places His Church Property at the Government's Disposal

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 20

Washington, April 10, 1917. In response to requests coming from distinguished statesmen at Washington and others for an expression from him on the…

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Church Robbed

Evening News · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 3

The Haptist Church in Harris-street City, was robbed on Wednesday. The [?] used a ladder, and forced a window, and then took 32 communion glasses, three bottle of wise, and…

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Thieves in Church

The Sun · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 3

The Baptist Church in Harris-street, city, was entered yesterday by thieves, who secured a ladder and climbed through a side window. Thirty-two communion glasses…

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Sydney City Mission. Extension of Bal Main Branch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 6

The Mayoress (Mrs. H. P. Scott), who formally declared the now additions to the Bal main branch of the Sydney City Mission open yesterday afternoon, was handed a silver key…

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Public Affairs From the Rural Standpoint Mr. Holman's Mission Latest Political Guessing Competition. a Oencored News Item

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 1

When the N.S.W. Government censorship came down like a fog over and around the movements of the Premier (Mr. Holdan), and when all that could…

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Church Memberships. London, Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 5

Figured published to-day show that the Wesleyan Church membership has decreased by 3870, to 469,866; f[?]fors by 4516, to 96,306 Sunday s[?]ulars by 20,306 to 872,927; teachers…

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