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Churches, 1924

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The Catholic Hierarchy. At Opening of 1924. How the Church Has Progressed

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 6

Rome. From the closing pages of the official organ of the Vatican— i.e., the "Acta Apostolicae Sedis"— an interesting…

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Catholic Immigration. Need for Co-operation

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 29

The Catholic Immigrants' Aid Association again stresses the need for more cooperation, particularly in country districts. The work of meeting, guiding, and placing…

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Our Catholic Girls Ex-Students' Unions

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 3

MISS PEG HOGAN, Who, with Miss Eileen Ryan, shares duties of honorary secretary of the Ex-Students' Union of Loreto Convent,…

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The parish Guild. General Communion Breakfast at North Sydney

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 50

Wearing medals of the Sacred Heart, mounted on red rosettes, some three or four score young men—the advance guard of a coming great organisation—fittingly…

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Manly Catholic Literary, Debating and Social Society

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 10

The weekly meeting of the above society was held in the school-hall on Tuesday, 4th inst. There was a large attendance of members. Rev. Fathers M'Donald and O'Farrell…

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Catholic Notes. St. Michael's, Baulkham Hills, Annual Reunion

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 27

His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney has appointed Sunday, 23rd inst., as the day on which the annual reunion will be held. The event will take place in…

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The Late Father John Doyle. First Parish Priest of Erskineville. The Obsequies

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 14

The death took place on Wednesday last of the Rev. Father John Doyle, who had spent 44 years out of 50 years of priestly life in Australia, the first seven…

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The Archbishop at Rockdale. A New School-Hall. Father Hyland's Generous Parish

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 25

It was a red letter day in the history of the Catholic Church at Rockdale on Sunday afternoon, when the Most Rev. Dr. kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, blessed…

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BOOKS and BOOKMEN One Hundred Good Catholic Books. a Selection by Experts

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 3

In our last issue we printed lists of the best ten Catholic books, and the next best ten, selected by college teachers, literary men, and other experienced judges, at the…

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Mr. John Wood's Death Yesterday Passing of Well-known Catholic Citizen and Irishman

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

The Irish community in Sydney and a host of friends all over this State and in Queensland, will regret the passing of John Woods, head of the…

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The Golden Jubilee of a Great Catholic College Brilliant Celebrations at St. Patrick's, Goulburn

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 19

Last week Goulburn was the Mecca of the old boys of St. Patrick's College, who came back to express by their presence the affection they felt for their alma mater…

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Rome, by Spanish Visit, Heralds Temporal Power Alfonso pledges himself, his Army, and his People to Defend the Pope and the Roman Catholic Faith

Watchman · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 7

Rome, Dec. 10.—Their Most Catholic Majesties, the King and Queen of Spain, have visited Home. Arrangements for their visit were started in…

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Church Statistics

Watchman · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 7

Some time ago a correspondent asked us how many bishops were likely to be present at the next session of the Vatican Council. Presuming that whenever…

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Blessing St. Ambrose's New School-church, Concord West

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 27

His Grace Archbishop Kelly will bless and open St. Ambrose's new School-church, Concord West, on Sunday after-hall, March 16, at 3.30 o'clock. Very…

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The Marks of the Church. CATHOLICITY. Father Walsh's Lectures

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 7

At St. Mary's, North Sydney, on last Tuesday week, to the Men's Sodality, the Rev. Father T. A. Walsh, S.J., continued his lectures on the above subject…

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Those Newspaper Attacks on the Church. G. K. Chesterton Hits Out

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

Mr. G. K. Chesterton dealt with certain newspaper attacks on the Catholic Church in delivering his presidential address at the Birmingham Catholic…

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The Eucharistic Congress of Amsterdam. The Largest Church in Holland. The Arrangements

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

This year's International Eucharistic Congress— the 27th of the series— will meet at Amsterdam in July. It will be the first of these congresses held in…

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Church for Baradine

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 28

At Baradine, on Sunday, 16th at 10 a.m., the ceremony of dedication and opening the new Catholic Church will be performed by Very Rev. Dr…

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Noted Churchman Canon Carr Smith Back in Australia

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 9

[?] Smith, [?] of St. James' Church, returned by the [?] to-day from England. He [?]…

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Scots Church. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 11

Sir,—I s[?] by to-day's Herald that the authorities of the Presbyterian Church are said to be contemplating the selling of their most ancient landmark the his[?]ric and…

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