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Churches, 1929

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Cabaret for St. Anthony's Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6

The supporters of St. Anthony's Church Clovelly are conducting a "popular man" competition to raise funds for the church. To further the candidature of Mr. J. W. Graham…

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Church Queen Competition

The Propeller · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

The queen competition in aid of the pipe organ fund, conducted by the various young people's societies, of the Hurstville Methodist Church, concluded…

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Easter Church Services

The Propeller · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6

The spirit, of unity existing between the ministers of the Protestant denominations in Penshurst and Mortdale was manifest during the Easter week…

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New Church at Lawson of Mr. R. D. Meagher

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 7

THE new church of St. Mary of the Nativity at Lawson will be blessed and opened by Archbishop Kelly next Sunday afternoon. The…

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Great Election Eve Demonstration Labor Engages Albert Hall Baldwin Scared at Churchill's Growing Unpopularity Trounced by Macdonald London

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 1

THE Labor Party's arrangements for the general election are well toward. The Tories are spending immense sums of money on their preparations. The Liberals are believed to be less well equipped for battle…

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Four of Well-known Family Poisoned Two Go Down During Church Service

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 5

While on a 20 miles journey to attend a memorial service in a Bellata church for a relative who died recently four members of the family of…

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Methodist Services

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

Large congregations attended all Easter services in the Methodist Church[?]s of the district. Special contingents and representatives from the "O.K…

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Methodist Men

The Methodist · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 20

We missed our customary report for the last two or three weeks partly to give the editor that much relief for the Conference issues, and…

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Gift to Presbyterian Church. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 21

A munificent gift, Consisting of six and a half ricfcs of land, with a large residence, at Oxley, has been made to the Presbyterian Ctiurch by Mr. W. R. Black. The property…

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Cabra Parish, C. of E.

The Biz · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

Notes from the "Parish Messenger:"-The Easter Vestry meetings will be held this year at Cabramatta, April…

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Transport Bill Maddocks' Mission

Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 2

MR. S. A. Maddocks, a member of the transport committee who will go abroad, at the request of the Government, to study traffic problems, will…

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Newtown Mission First Anniversary

The Methodist · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 3

The first anniversary of the Newtown Methodist Mission will take place this weekend. A year ago the Conference decided it would be to the advantage of this populous area if a mission were…

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The Port George Mission District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 18

The southern area, in the vicinity of Walcott River, was senrchod yesterday by Pilot Chnter, with a local police officer as observer, without results. It is propose' to fly to-day to the Port George Mission station and to communicate with it by signals, should no landing place be avallable. There will be two…

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The Churches. Rev. E. Lewis Neilson. Bourke-street Methodist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 11

The Rev. E. Lewis Neilson, who recently arrived from Glasgow, will commence his ministry at the Bourke-street Methodist Church to-morrow. The Bourke-street church…

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In Memoriam Notable Methodist Oberon

The Methodist · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 17

On the 6th March, in the home of her eldest son, Mr. George Pickering, of Croydon, there entered into rest one of the oldest and most…

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Ordained. Former Bank Official. As Catholic Priest. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 18

Unusual interest was attached to the ordination service conducted by Archbishop Mannix at Corpus Christi College. Werribee, on Thursday, when Mr. Leonard Dew, a former…

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Smoke Fires to Be Investigated Forrest Mission Search Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 1

Captain Chateau in a message from Wyndham to-day, says:--"We will go to the Forrest mission and ask them to send a launch to…

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The Home Mission Agency An Additional Twelve Men from England

The Methodist · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 1

SINCE the recent Conference one of the most acute problems facing our Church has been the shortage of men. When the Ministerial…

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Fruitless Flight. 'Plane Returns to Base. Visit to Mission. Wyndham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 18

Pilot Woods left here in his plane at 6.10 o'clock this morning to continue the search for the Southern Cross party. An extra petrol tank fitted to the machine enabled it…

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Search for Aviators. Disappointing Day. Last Messages From the 'Plane. Note Dropped at the Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 17

The search for the Southern Cross was continued yesterday. The aeroplane working from Wyndham made a further flight over the Drysdale district, and by means of notes again communicated with the Mission Station. It was ascertained from the replies made by the…

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