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Churches, 1917

2,385 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 120

Cabinet Changes. Opposition to Churchill and Montagu. London, Friday. Evening

Evening News · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 1

Mr. J.R.P. Newman. Uni[?] member of [?] for the [?] to…

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Church Destroyed by Fire. [?]

Evening News · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 5

A fire was [?] carly this morning to Burton's building and timber yard, South Brisbane. Before the brigade [?] the flames had spread to the Catholic [?]…

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The Conning Tower the Workers and the Churches

The Methodist · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 7

IN our last issue we briefly reported the fact that the Rev. F. T. Walker had read a thought-provoking paper at the Sydney Ministers' Meeting on "Organised Industrialism and the Church's Responsibility."…

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The Church at Home. THe Southern Wheat Belt

The Methodist · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 10

Twenty years ago, or a little more, two farmers from the Murray, with their wives, took up selections in the Temora district, and entered on the…

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The Church's Responsibility

The Methodist · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 7

WHEN a misconception arose in the mind of some of our Lord's disciples, our Lord did not excuse them from further service, but said plainly, "What is that to thee? Follow thou Me." That charge may…

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Religious. a Church Jubilee

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 13

St. Peter's Church of England, Forbes Street. Woolloomooloo, will be 50 years old on Wednesday next. A special service in the church that evenings will mark the occasion. Rev. R…

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For the Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of the Granville Methodists was held on Tuesday evening, when the congregation and trustees, with Rov. W. Pettinger as chairman…

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The Churches

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 July 1917 · page 21

There are few better-known hymns than Jesu, Lover of My Soul. Most people learnt it in childhood, and many of them have continued to sing it frequently ever since. The hymn was…

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Church Burnt Down. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 8

A serious fire broke out in Maining-streetSouth Brisbane early on Saturday morning, when the Catholic Apostolic Church, together with the caretaker's residence, and R. C…

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"Only What Goes Wrong". Churchill's Complaint. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 1

Mr. Churchill (Minister for Munitions), addressing his constituents at Dundee, said that it was unquestionably his duty to accept the Premier's request to take over the…

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Anzacs' Valuable Find Mosaic of Early Churches St. George of Beersheba LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 1

A fine mosaic of the early sixth-century Christian churches has been discovered by Anzacs in Palestine. It was found to the north-westward of Beersheba, under works…

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Catholic Club Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 14

The concert at the Southern Cross Hall on Monday night, under the auspices of the Catholic Club, was successful. Mrs. Dave Ryan, Misses Allie Ryan, Mollie Henry, and Minnie Ryan, Mrs. A. Tate, Mrs. Ernest…

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Church Jubilee. St. Peter's, Woolloomooloo

Evening News · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

The old Anglican Church of St. Peter's at Woollomooloo, is to-day celebrating its jubilee. The foundation alone of the Church was laid on May 1. 1[?]66. by sir John Young, the…

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Opposition for Mr. Churchill. London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 7

Mr. Edwin Serymgeour will contest the [?] seat against Mr. Winston Churchill as a Prohibitionist Labor candidate…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 49

Rev F. Barclay (Presbyterian), formerly of Hurstville was inducted into the charge of Katoomha on July 17. The Roman Catholic of Manly have decided…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 48

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper in order that in the remote interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen the…

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A Macquarie Church. Interesting History

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 1

St. [?] Church, Campbelltown, carles the thoughts of those interested in the History of this country back over a period of a hundred and seven years, when…

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Penshurst Parish

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 45

Masses will be celebrated at Penshurst every Sunday at 7.15 and 9.15 o'clock, instead of 8.15 and 10.15. Sutherland every Sunday at 9.30 o'clock Confessions will…

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Catholic Women's Association

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 31

The Catholic Women's Association monthly euchre party will be held in the room on Monday evening next, the 30th inst. The prizes offered will be an open order for…

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The Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 4

If report be true, it is evident that Carranza, who has forbidden the practice of the Catholic religion in Mexico, is parcelling out the land to Protestants in a systematic…

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