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Churches, 1926

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Mission Auxiliary. Farewell to Secretary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 6

Miss Monica Brown, who has been honorary secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Methodist Women's Foreign Mission Auxiliary for 22 years, and president for four…

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Methodist Conference. Yesterday's Sitting. District Boundaries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 12

The Methodist Conference reassembled in the Lyceum Hall yesterday morning. The Rev. F. W. Hynes, president of the Conference, was in the chair…

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The President and the Secretary of the Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 12

At the official opening session of the Methodist Conference the Rev. Francis William Hynes, of Lindfield, Was elected president. He was born in 1871, in the…

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Trustees Meet New Church Organ Soon

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

Trustees of St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Lidcombe, held their periodical meeting on Tuesday night. Negotiations for finalising the contract…

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Church Fire (To the Editor.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

Sir,—A report of a fire in St. Jonchim's School grounds, Lidcombe appeared in your paper of February 5. That report is very much exaggerated. It is not true…

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Victorian Fires. Church and Houses Burnt in Fierce Outbreak Danger Now Over Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

WITH A CHANGE of wind to the south, danger of further extensive outbreaks of bush fires is not likely…

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Sporting Offer to a Church Payment of Rates

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 12

"THEY ARE as poor as church mice, and have threatened that they will go to prison rater than pay the rates for last year."…

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Churches Assist Hospital

The Propeller · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

Last week we mentioned that a number of churches which had held harvest festival services had forwarded the gifts to the St. George District Hospital…

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Church News

The Propeller · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

At the Methodist Conference this week Mr. F. A. King, of Sutherland, was accepted as a candidate for the ministry…

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Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 4

This Sunday (Family Day) will be observed in the Penrith Presbyterian Church. Every Presbyterian family in the district has been visited and…

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Methodist Church Federal Territory Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 7

The Methodist Conference approved of the Canberra Council being placed under the charge of the New South Wales Conference…

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Methodist Missions Conference Decisions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 4

At the opening of the representative session of the Methodist Conference yesterday, Rev. John G. Wheen appealed to laymen to exercise greater…

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Methodist Men a Memorable Night

The Methodist · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 15

It is always a joy to have a visit from one of the men of our kindred brotherhoods in the other States,…

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Methodist Conference. Foreign Missions. the Liquor Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 16

The Methodist Conference reassembled in the Lyceum Hall yesterday morning. The Rev. F. W. Hynes presided. The Rev. Dr. J. E. Carruthers directed…

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Methodist Garden Fete Fine Display of Exhibits A Great Function

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

Creditable indeed was the display of exhibits made by the ladies of the Penrith Methodist Church at the Annual Garden Fete, which was opened in the Parsonago Ground on Wednesday, 24th last., and was continued on Thursday and Friday. Each stall was so tastefully…

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Motor Car Burnt Church in Dancer

Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 2

A motor car owned by Stanley williemson of Riverside-road, Undercliffe, was severely damaged when fire destroyed a shed in Wardall-road…

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The Churches

Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 3

Archbishop Wright, who was affected by the recent stall of hot weather, has been comp[?]ed, acting under medical advice, to take a months test. he will…

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Bexley New Church

The Methodist · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 2

The handsome new Methodist, Church building at Bexley was officially opened on Saturday afternoon, 13th instant, at 3 p.m., by Rev. H. L. Redman, in the presence of the largest gathering of…

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The Churches. Evangelistic Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 8

Arrangements are well in hand for an evangelistic movement here shortly. The missioner is to be the Rev. W. P. Nicholson, formerly a Presbyterian Minister of Los…

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The Tote Churchill's Brain Wave Betting Tax But Puritans Frown London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 1

The "Daily Mail" says, that a proposal to introduce totalisators on the biggest racecourses, and possibly curtailing bookmakers, is embodied in a…

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