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Churches, 1929

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Broken Hill's New Church Bishop Hayden Blesses Foundations

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 39

His Lordship Bishop Hayden recently blessed the foundations of the new Church of SS. Peter and Paul, which is being erected at North Broken Hill in…

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League of Nations. Help of the Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 12

That it was the province of the churches to accomplish even more than they were doing to assist the League of Nations in the fulfilment of its ideals, and to arouse a wider…

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Fire in a Church. Evidence of Incendiarism. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 12

An attempt to burn the Presbyterian Church at Cambridge was frustrated by the caretaker, who discovered smoke issuing from a window. Bursting open a side door, which…

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Church's Activities Pope Replies to Mussolini Truth and Virtue London

The Sun · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 15

Replying to the Lateran speech of Signor Mussolini, in which he declared that the Roman Catholic Church was not sovereign, but was subject to…

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Tried to Fire Church

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 10

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday.-- Someone broke into the Trinity Presbyterian Church at Cambridge, and attempted to set it on fire. The…

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Methodist Church, Cronulla

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 3

Owing to the unusually heavy rain which fell last Sunday morning, the attendance at the Special Mothers’ Day Service at the abovenamed church was…

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Presbyterian Women's Reunion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 4

The assembly hall at the Y.W.C.A. Hall, Liverpool-street, was filled yesterday afternoon, when members of the Presbyterian Ministers' Wives' Association met for their…

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Methodist Empire Services

The Biz · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 4

The usual Empire Day services in connection with the Methodist Church will take place at Fairfield on Sunday next. In the evening special…

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£200,000 Scheme Presbyterian Building

The Sun · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 11

It was announced to the N.S.W. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to-day that a tender had been let "for the erection, in Margaret-street,…

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Kogarah Cong. Church

The St George Call · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 6

Sunday, May 12th was happily .and suitably celebrated as "Mothers' Day" and was enjoyed by large congregations especially at the evening service…

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Out-West The Work of the Bush Church Aid Society

The Biz · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 6

"Australia for Christ" is the slogan of the Bush Church Aid Society, a deputation from which, in the person of Rev. F. H. Meyer, visited St…

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Annual Meeting of Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Churches of St. Marys, Rooty Hill, Mt. Druitt, etc., which was postponed on account of the lamented death of…

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REORGANISATION. Of Church Offices. Presbyterian Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 22

There was considerable opposition to provisions in the report of Mr. Campbell, convenor of the committee on Church offices, which embraced a scheme of reorganisation…

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Presbyterian Women's Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 11

The first annual meeting of the Presbyterian Women's Federation was held in the Scots Church, Church Hill, yesterday afternoon, in the presence of the Moderator, the…

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New Mission Hostel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 11

Mr. and Mrs. George Earp gave an "at home" at their residence, Highgate, Oceanavenue, Edgecliff, yesterday afternoon, when a drawing-room meeting was held with the…

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£200,000 SCHEME. New Offices. Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 17

When the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church ot New South Wales met at St. Stephen's Church yesterday, the Assembly Hall committee reported that the Church's…

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Methodist Men Service in Unlikely Places

The Methodist · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 6

One of the federation's team workers found himself planned in his own circuit, for a Sunday morning service at a home where abide many upon whom…

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Shall Mere Business Man Be Executive Head of Presbyterian Church? Assembly Wants "Sanctified Common Sense"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 9

A hard-headed business man at £1000 a year, as executive head of the Church offices, or--A member of the ministry…

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Leichhardt Central Mission Winter Clothing Appeal. (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 12

Sir,—Would your readers kindly receive our appeal for clothing, especially for women and children? We can make a wise discrimination in the…

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Induction, Welcome, and Mission. Rev. Kay Mason at Corrimal

The Methodist · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 16

On the 19th April, the Rev. Kay Mason was inducted to Corrimal Circuit by the Rev. R. H. Doust (chairman of district)…

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