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Churches, 1918

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Mercantile Marine. a Chance for Sympathisers. Money Needed for Seamen's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 12

The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the Sydney Mission to Seamen was held yesterday afternoon at the Rawson Institute. The Governor (Sir Walter Davidson) presided…

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Naked Man in Church

The World's News · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 2

"OPEN your churches everyday," is the advice which the Bishop of Chelmsford, England, has given to the clergy in his diocese. At a meeting of the Free and Open Church…

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Protestant Churches Doomed. Father O'reilly's Prophecy. Hear What Rome Says

The Methodist · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 10

"(Outside of the Catholic Church in New South Wales religion is dying." Such was Dr. O'Reilly's statement at the laying of the foundation of St. Brigid's…

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Church Triumphant Me. H. Buttsworth

The Methodist · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 11

The subject of this memoriam was born at Wilberforce, Hawkesbury River district, Xmas Eve, 1847, but came to the Lower Manning at an carly age. Some…

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New Church at Croydon Park

The Methodist · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 8

The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new church at Croydoii Park took place last Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a very large and…

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Concerning the Church Paper

The Methodist · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 7

IT will be good news to many of our readers that there has been of late quite a revival of interest in our church paper, and that the circulation of "The Methodist" is steadily increasing. This is as it ought…

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Church Triumphant. Corporal Stanley Evans

The Methodist · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 6

Corporal Stanley Evans was the third son of Mr. George Evans, ex-Mayor of Deniliquin. Deceased wan 26 years of age, and was always of a bright and…

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The Churches. a Bishop at the Front

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 7

Bishop Long, of Bathurst, who is with the forces in France, gives an interesting account of the activities of the church workers at the front in the course of a letter. "We have a…

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Mortdale Churches Patriotic League

The St George Call · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 3

The above are holding a "Christman Gift Evening," in the Mortdale Methodist Church next Wednesday, July 17. The League will send a Christmas gift to…

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The Churches

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 July 1918 · page 12

Mr. Robert Harkness is meeting with success in his song services, in which he is assisted by Mrs. Harkness. It would be remarkable if it were otherwise…

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Big Storm in Tasmania Church Steeple Blown Down—Jetty Washed Away—Hospital Damaged—Prison Threatened HOBART

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 July 1918 · page 3

Recent storms have been the worst known in Tasmania for many years. News from Port Arthur states that there was lightning and hail and severe wind, with,…

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The Scot's Church

The Sun · Sunday 14 July 1918 · page 10

To-day, the anniversary of the Rev. Thomas Tait's induction to Scot's Church, will be made the occasion of special services, both morning and evening. Mr. Tait will…

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New Publicat ons. Presbyterian General Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 37

The business trancacted at the 53rd annual session of the N.S.W. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, held in Sydney during May, is succinctly set out in the minutes of…

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Interesting Cricket Match. Church v. Stage

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 34

It is stated in a recent London exchange that a cricket match of an attractive character had been arranged to take place at Lord's on July 6. between representatives of the Church and…

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Church News. Items from Various Quarters

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 40

The Rev. R. C. Rackyleft, Presbyterian minister at Quirindi, has volunteered for chaplaincy duty. The Rev. T. D. Evans, Presbyterian…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home. Not a Word!

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 40

Not railing for railing-- not a word! How much is lost by a word! Be still; keep quiet: It they smite on one cheek, turn the other also. Never retort. Hush!-- not a word. Never mind…

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A Mysterious Mission

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 11

THE mysterious mission of Hughes to England appears to be taking him into very strange company. His first official address was delivered under the…

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The Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 5

The Most Rev. Dr. Morrisroe, Bishop of Meath, has just celebrated the silver jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood. He was ordained in the…

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The Catholic Federation. Dairy Farming

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 34

The Executive has been requested by branches on the South Coast to direct the special attention of any of our members desiring to take up dairy fanning to the fact…

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Bulli Parish. the Tea You Use. Is It Fresh?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 39

Every packet of "Ophir" tea bears a date, because so much stale ten is now being offered. For two months after this date "Ophir" tea has all those charms…

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