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Churches, 1929

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St. George Dist. Protestant Churches' Assn. Results of Last

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Penshurst St. John's 8 wickets for 159 (McGregor 45 n.o., Loader 44, Aldous 13) defeated Kogarah St. Paul's 37 and 9 wickets for 72 (S…

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Dr. Harrington Lees Dead Sudden End of Great Church Leader Last Peace Plea

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Almost simultaneously with the announcement from Melbourne last night -that Dr. Harrington Lees,. Archbishop of Melbourne, was…

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Central Methodist Mission

The Methodist · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 4

Sunday, 13th January, will be observed as Home and Foreign Mission Sunday in the Central Methodist Mission, Lyceum Hall, Pitt Street. The Rev. J. W. Burton, M.A., General Secretary, will be the preacher…

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Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Time flies! Again the anniversary of the Presbyterian Church is looming in the very near future, and the ladies connected therewith have already made…

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Norman Dunning Mission at Burwood

The Methodist · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 8

Burwood Mission opens on January 26. The churches from Strathfield to Hornsby are to share in the blessing. During the week ending 2nd February, there will be special meetings for prayer in…

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Norman Dunning. a Methodist Missioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 11

Some measure of courage must be ascribed to the Methodist Church of Australia in inviting a missioner to visit these shores. After some recent experiences with world-famous…

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Methodist Men On the Baptism of Power

The Methodist · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 13

Naturally, having prayed for the Norman Dunning Mission, we are now keenly interested in the campaign opening this week at Newtown. Some…

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Economic Mission. Opinion in England. LONDON, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 18

Financial circles generally approve the tone of the report of the British Economic Mission to Australia. It is regarded as fair and businesslike, but important men are…

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Handicap May Be Chosen Opposition Will Be Weaker. Miss Australia's Mission

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

IN VIEW of the inferior calibre of her prospective opponents in the longer race, the connections of Miss Australia will probably see fit…

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Children and Church Attendance

The Methodist · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 8

It has been truly said that the problems of Christianity is the problem of Church attendance. It is conceivable that a man may be a true Christian, though for a reason he does not attend…

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Jubilation at Dubbo Extinction of Church Debt

The Methodist · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 8

On Monday, December 31st, a memorable function was held in the church grounds of our Dubbo Methodist Church, when the debt extinction scheme, known as the "Pyramid of Pounds," was brought to a…

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Church Wrecked. Storm at Eureka. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 17

During a storm at Eureka the Methodist Church was wreckec. The vestry and schoolroom collapsed, and the main building was twisied on its blocks and is in a very…

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The Churches. Rev. O. S. Fleck. Assistant Minister St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 11

The Rev. O. Sydney Fleck, the new assistant minister at St. Andrew's Cathedral, was born in Sydney, and received his early education at the Paddington and Bourke-street…

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Methodist Notes

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 27

The Rev. Norman Dunning, of the British Methodist Church, has arrived in Sydney for special work in the Commonwealth. He is visiting Australia at the…

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Economic Mission's Report

Truth · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 12

THE report of the British Economic Mission tells us nothing that we did not already know concerning ourselves. It offers no broad constructive policy, throws no fresh light upon Australia's problems…

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Presbyterian Fellowship Union Conference Grounds Development

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 27

Another milestone in the progress of the Presbyterian Fellowship Union of New South Wales was reached when the new hall was…

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Rich and Rare Were the Laces They Wore Church Charmingly Decorated Reception at Ambassadors Henery—abel Wedding

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 24

Decorations of palms, white ros[?] and ivy made a picturesque setting at St. Phillip's Church on Tuesday evening for the redding of Miss Phyllis…

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Churches of Christ

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 27

The Church of Christ, at Tempe, has been holding services and Sunday school in a tent pitched on the land purchased as a church site at the corner of…

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Bells of Memory Honor A.I.F. Digger Old Church Tower

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 4

Beneath the stone-paved floor of Westminster Abbey, mid the hallowed dust of Kings and great men of the Empire, rest the bones of the Unknown…

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Lovely Picture in Bowral Church Two Sydney Weddings

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 37

AT St. Simon's and St. Jude's Church, Bowral, a delightful bridal picture was made last night by Miss Mary Cordeaux and her attendants,…

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