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Churches, 1931

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Granville News Church Appeal Finance for Hospitals Granville Will Help

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 7

Granville Council will support the Church and State Hospital Appeal. That was agreed upon on Tuesday evening when the executive committee of the…

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In Baptist Church Service of Remembrance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 16

A service of quite unusual character was held in the Dundas Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon. Although the present church building…

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Pontiff Urges Mexico to Support Church Leaders. His Letter

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 37

A message from the Holy See to the faithful in Mexico calling for submission and obedience to the Catholic authorities in the nation was read by the…

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"Socialist Food Taxes." Mr. Churchill's Warning. LONDON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 9

Mr. Winston Churchill, in an article in the "Morning Post," entitled "Socialist Food Taxes," epresses the opinion that the food supply of Britain is one of the wonders of…

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Western Suburbs Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 13

The fifth annual match between the executive officers and the Umpires' League will be played on Anniversary Day at Wardell-road. Play starts at 10.15 a.m. The executive team is:—R. C…

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Clergy Commend Church Broadcast LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 1

There is no evidence that wireless broadcasting of church services prevents churchgoing, or that the listeners lean back in their armchairs smoking, and taking the services too casually, says the committee…

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Hospital Tax Favored Church & State Appeal Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

Newcastle Hospital Board favors a direct tax on the community for the upkeep of hospitals in the State. At its meeting last night…

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Wed in New Church Maids in Hydrangea Tonings

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 16

It was to be expected that Miss Beryl Earnshaw would light on something unusual and striking in frocking ideas for her wedding…

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Aborigines Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 17

In the annual report of the New South Wales section of the United Aborigines Mission, read by Mr. Henry Bush at the Y.W.C.A. Hall last night, it was stated that there were 50…

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Catholic Young Men

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

BATSMEN predominated during the 1st round of the second series, and results indicate a definite change in the point score…

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The Mariners' Church

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

A generation ago there were many persons who held that they belonged to Stepney, although they had never set foot in that ancient ecclesiastical parish…

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Social at Peakhurst. Farewell to Church Workers

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

A social evening was held last Saturday evening at the School of Arts, Peakhurst, by the parishioners of Holy Trinity, the object of which was to…

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Drunken Orgy at Church Prawns and Tomatoes Around St. James's

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

Hundreds of men and women last night witnessed the drunken orgy of four young men in the vestibule of St. James's Church, King…

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Terrible Tragedy at Marriage of Old Couple Brides and Groom Both Die in Church BRINDISI

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

TRAGEDY followed the bride and bridegroom, aged 70 and 73 respectively, as they walked haltingly to the altar in a Brindisi…

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Cronulla Methodist Church

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

The large congregations attending the services on Sunday last were much moved by the earnest appeals of the Missioner,, Rev. R. O’D. Finigan, who is…

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Methodist Hospitals

The Methodist · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 18

The Australasian Methodist Church may well be proud of its three hospitals in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. In Brooklyn, U.S.A., a very…

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The Finigan Mission

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

The Rev. O’D. Finigan who is conducting an Evangelistic Mission in the Cronulla Methodist Church this week entered the Ministry of the Methodist…

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The Churches. Rev. V. Clark-Duff. Artarmon Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

The Rev. Victor Clark-Duff, who had the unique distinction of being stationed on three separate occasions in one centre, Cessnock, was recently inducted to the Presbyterian…

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Women's Home Mission League

The Methodist · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

The Women's Home Mission League held its monthly meeting on Thursday, January 15. Owing to the absence in the country of the President (Mrs. J. Woodhouse), Mrs. W. H. Jones (vice-president),…

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Inland Mission. (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 9

Sir,—Thank you very much for printing my photograph on the front page of your last issue. It was really quite a good likeness. I do not now…

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