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Churches, 1929

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Anzac Day Church Celebrations

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 April 1929 · page 23

CHURCH commemorations of Anzac Day were celebrated in practically every church—certainly by all denominations—throughout the State on…

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Presbyterian Bazaar St. Andrew's Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 6

In order to assist to lift the debt on the old historic church, St. Andrew's, at Wentworthville, the Ladies' Guild connected with the church has been working…

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L.O.L. SERVICE Castle Hill Methodist Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 1

"Opinions are plentiful, but men of conviction are wanted. Confidence may be shaken in arguments and opinions, but real experiences cannot be done away…

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Roman Catholic Boy Scouts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 12

The annual procession of cubs and scouts controlled by the Roman Catholic section of the Boy Scouts' Association took place yesterday from Eddy-avenue to St. Mary's Cathedral,…

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The Papal Banner Catholic Scouts March to St. Mary's Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 3

Five hundred Catholic Boy Scouts made a striking display when, headed by the president, Mr. V. P. Gattenhof, they marched to St. Mary's…

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Mr. Churchill, Bricklayer Trade Union Card £1 Week When on Strike

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 3

The Right Hon. Winston Churchill, P.C., M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer, has joined the Amalgamated Union of Building Trades Workers as a…

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Prospect Concert Church of England

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 2

A concert in aid of the Church of England funds arranged by Mrs. W. Walker of Bungaribee, took place in the Prospect School of Arts on Saturday night last. The…

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Greek Church Peace Restored Melbourne Squabble Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 8

AFTER some year of buckering and appeals to the courts. peace has been restored among the adherents of the Creek Orthodox…

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Church Life. Clergyman Opposed to Begging. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 12

At the welcome given to the new Methodist minister, the Rev. E. W. Hyde, at Katoomba, the Rev. T. J, Heffernan (Rural Dean of Penrith and the Blue Mountains) said that he…

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Lights Fail Churches Affected

The Sun · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 11

Once again the western suburbs were plunged into darkness when the electricity supply failed last night…

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Pythons Wanted Scientists' Mission

The Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 2

On their way to Borneo to catch pythons for the Field Museum. Chicago, Messrs. Norton Stuart and Phillip M. Chancellor arrived in Sydney…

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Plight of Mission Vessel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 17

AUCKLAND, Monday. -- A Norfolk Island message states that the position of the disabled mission steamer Southern Cross at Norfolk Island is…

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Fete on Mission Ship

The Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 14

Gilbert Islanders who are members of the crew of the mission ship John Williams took a great interest this afternoon in the sale of work which…

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N.s.w. Catholic Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 22

Week-end games resulted:— Dr. Kearney Shield.—Gumnut beat Kensington II., 5 sets 45 games to 4 sets 40 games; Kensington I. beat Chipperfield, w.o.; Randwick bent Telopea, 7…

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Tennis Dance Catholic Charity Theatre Prize

Evening News · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 14

THEATRE tickets for 'The Desert Song" were the prize for lucky, fans which were disposed of at the Wentworth last night when the…

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Tug Sought. Disabled Mission Ship Auckland

The Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 18

The mission steamer Southern Cross, disabled oft Norfolk Island with rudder trouble, is in a precarious condition. She is rolling heavily…

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Among the Blacks. Mission Work in W.a

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 21

"We are trying to serve Australia," were the last words of Father William Droste, P.S.M., on the eve of his departure for Europe recently, after twenty-one years of…

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Mission Steamer. Disabled at Norfolk Island. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 18

The mission steamer Southern Cross is disabled at Norfolk Island owing to a broken rudder trunk. All the passengers, with the exception of the Bishop of Melanesia, have…

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Strong Criticism. by Methodist Minister. Seventh Day Adventists. BATHURST

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 18

The Rev. R. C. Oakley, preaching in the Methodist Church, criticised the teaching and methods of the Seventh Day Adventists, who are conducting a mission in Bathurst…

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The WORLD of Women Many Took the Floor Catholic Women's Dance

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 28

ALL eager, with the true early season enthusiasm, to dance, members of the N.S.W. Catholic Tennis Association and their parties…

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