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Churches, 1926

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Plenty of Churches Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 1

Archbishop Duhig has bought a property known as "Highlands." Clayfield. for a price said to be in the vicinity of 67000…

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Empire Service Auburn Methodist Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3

On Sunday last special Empire services were held in Auburn Methodist Church which was prettily and suitably draped with bunting…

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Men's Federation Methodist Company

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3

A strong Organisation known as the Methodist Men's Federation, exists in Sydney, the membership being from the city and surrounding churches. There…

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Methodist Anniversary At Parramatta North

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 6

The anniversary functions in connection with the Centenary Church, Parramatta North, were held on Sunday and Monday last, Rev. A. E. Putland…

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Methodist Conference. Inland Missions. Migration of Families. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 12

On the resumption of the general conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia to-day the discussion on the term of training for accepted candidates, was resumed,…

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Advance Lidcombe New Church Building

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

The Large influx of sturdy Scots at Lidcombe-Berala bus rendered necessary the erection of a more commodious church, and so, a few months ago, a…

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Snails Pace Church-St. Re-Opened

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

After being closed for the greater part of six months, the main Roads Board on Thursday re-opened the section of Church street between Boundary-street and the…

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A Migrating Church

The Land · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 14

The interesting photograph, printed above, shows a church on its way to a new home. The building was placed on wheels and pulled from its standing place by two Thornycroft Motor Lorries. Afterwards, it was shifted a distance of 6 miles with only one…

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North Auburn Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 7

Mr. William Freame catochist of the North Auburn Church of England, states that in a report of a funeral in Wednesday's "Herald" the profix of "The Rev." was wrongly…

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Church and Movies Stricter Censorship Urged Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 9

While appreciating the raising of the standard of the flim censorship in Australia during the last 18 months, the General Conference of the…

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Should Rates Be Levied on Church Land

The St George Call · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

The Wardens of St. Andrew’s Church, Sans Souci, applied to Kogarah Council to forego the rates on four blocks of land having a frontage to…

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Lloyd George's Attack Baldwin's Muddling Biting Satire a Pill for Churchill

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 1

Mingling vigorous condensation with many flashes of biting satire, Mr. Lloyd George, at Llandudno, roundly condemned the Baldwin Gorvermnent…

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Church Union in Tonga Methodism Ratifies It Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 1

The Methodist Conference yesterday ratified the agreement for the reunion between the two branches of the Methodist Church in Tonga…

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Penrith Methodist Church Empire Day

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 3

In connection with the commemoration of Empire Sunday, special Methodist services were held at St. Marys at 11 a.m., Mt. Druitt at 3 p.m., and at…

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Our Balmain Mission

The Methodist · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 5

The thirty-sixth anniversary was celebrated on Sunday, May 9, 12 and 13, and was a marked success. Large congregations listened with profit to the very able sermons of the Kev. A. Edwin James,…

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New Methodist Church. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 16

The Cessnock Methodists have decided to erect a new church and departmental school on a site at the corner of Cooper ard Cumberland streets, at a total cost of about £9000,…

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Catholic Club Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 18

The Catholic Club annual ball is to be held at the Wentworth on Monday, July 5. The proceeds of the ball are to be donated this year to St. Joseph's…

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Methodist Church. General Conference. an Order of Sisterhood. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 12

The General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australia resumed to-day. Rev. H. C. Forman (New South Wales) proposed that an order of sisterhood should be established…

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Methodist Men An Invitation to Local Preachers

The Methodist · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 13

In the other States, the associations with whom we are linked up in warm hearted fellowship are…

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Church and Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 1

In our issue of 15th inst. we reported that Blacktown Shire Council, on the initiative of the President (Cr. A. Morehead), had decided to write to the…

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