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Churches, 1925

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Sunday Sport Protest by Churches Decision to Be Reviewed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

Replying to the vigorous protests made to him yesterday by ministers and laymen, representatives of the Council of Churches, against the…

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Ne Temere. Anglican Church League. Reply to Bishops' Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 16

A deputation from the Angli[?]an Church League yesterday waited on the Minister for Justice (Mr. Ley) regarding the Marriage (Amendment) Bill. In the absence of Dean…

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Church Cricket West Subs. Union St. Andrew's Leads

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 3

The result of the twelfth round of the Western S[?] Churches Cricket Union comper[?]tion leaves St. Andrew's with 60 points and St. Ausust[?] 37 points in the…

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Church Destroyed Launceston

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 4

St. Finnhar's Roman Catholic Church and school at invermay were destroyed by fire shortly before 2 a.m. to-day…

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Burnt to Ground Church and School Tall Spire Collapses Launceston

The Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 10

At 2 a.m. to-day the Catholic school and church at Invermay were burnt to the ground. When the brigade arrived the building was a mass of…

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Parkes F. Church

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the Parkes Federal Council will be held in Woodbridge's Hall on Thursday next. In addition to the election of officers…

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Ne Temere the State and the Church Ii. Ne Temere As Interpreted in Sydney in 1908

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 8

In 1908 a circular was issued in Sydney by the ecclesiastical head of the Roman Catholic Church (says the Rev. Thos. Davies, in "A Reply to the…

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Sectarian Monster Is Loose in State Assembly Ley Opens Battle of Sects in Angry House Special Session Talks of Ne Temere and Creates Schism Minister Belittles the Anglican Bishops Labor Opposition Does Not Move Censure Motion Sorry Exhibition of Religious Prejudices Second Reading Carried by 47 Votes to 31

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 1

LAST NIGHT in Parliament, the politics of this State reached their lowest [?]b, when the Fuller Ministry, through Mr. Ley, made its last appeal to the sectarian passions of the people. Its was the debate on the Ne Temere Bill. FOR THREE YEARS Fullerism has been playing off sect against sect over this matter, Last night, Mr. Ley tried to play off one section…

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Catholic Women's College

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 31

This afternoon (Thursday), his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney will bless the foundations of the Catholic Women's College within the University of Sydney…

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Anglican Bombshell. Ne Temere Bill Smitten

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 26

The dramatic protest of five Anglican Bishops against the Ne Temere Bill "will have effects on the future of this State which it is difficult to overestimate. The…

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Wagga Cathedral and Catholic Progress

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 23

Our special representative reports that the ceremonies in connection with the opening of St. Michael's Cathedral, Wagga, were responsible for the greatest gathering of prelates and Church dignitaries ever held outside a metropolitan area in Australia, and to this we may add that the fane thus honored is…

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Catholic Leakage. And the Remedy

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 7

Discussing the leakage from the Catholic Church in the Liverpool "Catholic Times," Thomas Colvin, M.D., K.S.G., warmly advocates the formation of Guilds for young…

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The Catholic Club. Notes and News

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 29

The new sub-committees recently appointed are numerically stronger than previously, and have been well selected. Already arrangements are in hand for the club's…

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Catholic Club Notes. Annual Ball Arranged

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 28

The new sub-committees recently appointed at the Catholic Club are numerically stronger than previously, and have been well selected. Already…

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Queanbeyan. Dr. Mannix to Open Catholic Hall

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 32

His Grace Archbishop Mannix is due to arrive in Queanbeyan next Saturday, March 28th. Dr. Mannix will be accompanied by his Lordship Dr. Barry, Bishop…

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Lonely People. In the Crowded City. the Parish As a Family

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 10

Through the noise, confusion, loud talking and restlessness of our social life, we are inclined to overlook some features of importance in the making or marring of…

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Late Mr. P. J. Moore. a Fine Catholic Citizen

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 11

A large gathering assembled on Tuesday of last week at Rookwood Cemetery for the burial of the late Mr. Peter Joseph Moore, of Kogarah, whose death was…

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How Wagga's New Catholic Cathedral Was Blessed and Opened

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 24

HOW CATHOLIC HISTORY WAS WRITTEN IN WAGGA. Here is the list of the prelates who attended the opening of St. Michael's Church…

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Priest Succumbs to Rebel Attacks. Brigands Pillage Town and Mission

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 5

The captivity of Father Van Praet, of Terisu, East Mongolia, close to Soie-Yuen, scene of the recent murder of Father Soenen, lasted for a full month…

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The "Catholic Press" Prize Competition Campaign to Gain New Readers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 25

The conditions of the competition are: (1) Credit will not be given for any subscribers who are at present obtaining the "Catholic Press" through newsagents, or at church door sales…

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