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Churches, 1931

3,398 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 170

Shots in Street Rushed to Scene in Big Car No One Hurt in Gun Play on Mission of Revenge

The Sun · Sunday 1 March 1931 · page 1

One of the most amazing shooting episodes in Sydney for many years occured at the corner of Riley and…

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Kindness to Animals. Church Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 8

In many of the city and suburban churches yesterday the preachers commended the work of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…

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Historic Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 8

Although the present Methodist Church at Dundas was erected in 1866, the building it replaced dates back to the early days of the colony…

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Church "Court" Evangelist's Stunt "Spoke in Tongues" Cessnock

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 3

Evangelist van Eyk's "Temple" was converted last night into a court room. There was the bench, on which…

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Appeal for World Union of Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- A strong appeal for the union of Christian churches throughout the world was made to-day by…

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Church to the Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 7

THAT the Church should give a lead in the rehabilitation of the world was the contention of Rev. D. F. Brandt last night at The Chalmers Street Presbyterian Church…

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Methodist Church. Annual A Conference. Second Reading of Stations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 10

The Methodist Conference continued its sesions in the Lyceum Hall yesterday. The president (the Rev. J. W. Burton) presided. Twice the conference delegates rose to their…

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Country News. Methodist Brotherhood. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 10

The Speaker of the House of Representative (Mr. Makin) was the guest of the Men Methodist Brotherhood at a community te[?] He gave an address on the "Call to Manhood…

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The Debts of the Workless Archbishop Severe But a Catholic Rector Is More Merciful

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 8

WHETHER it was quite wise for certain unemployed to proclaim publicity that. being out of a Job they would repudiate their debts, is open to question…

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Sydney Cup May Be Glare's Mission WAS [?] Leg of V.R.C. DOUBLE But Holdfast Came Undone and Big Sugar Went West Will Pay Punters to Wait and See Melbourne

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 5

ALTHOUGH Glare retains his place at the head of Australian Cup quotations, it is not by any means certain that he will start. THERE isn't anything the matter with him, but trainer Jim Truskett is beginning to think that he might do better if he made the Sydney Cup his…

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Sudan United Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 9

The annual meeting of the New South Wales committee of the Sudan United Mission was held under the chairmanship of the president, Mr. Frank Grose, in the Y.M.C.A…

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Methodist Church. Annual Conference. Home Missions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 9

The Methodist Conference resumed its sessions in the Lyceum Hall yesterday. The Rev. J. W. Burton, the president, presided. The business of the Home Mission and…

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Clergy's Fees to Be Cut Bad Year For Mission Work BRISBANE

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 4

The Methodist Conference approved a recommendation from the ministerial session that ministers and probationers' stipends be reduced by five per cent…

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Anglicans Warned "No Politics in Church," Says Primate NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 4

Reprimanding Anglican clergymen who set themselves up as "economists, financiers, and expert politicians," the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Wright,…

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The Oldest Church in Australia

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 4

A WAY up on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, on a point of land known as Portland Head, stands a small and unpretentious little building, whose history…

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BROADCASTING. Church Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 12

The Council of Churches intends to establish a broadcasting station in Sydney at an early date. A licence has been granted by the Postmaster-General's Department, and the call…

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Church and Politics. Archbishop Wright's Views. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 14

Preaching at the enthronement of the Right Rev. F. de W. Batty as Bishop of Newcastle this evening, the Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Wright) made reference to the relation…

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Bishop's Reprimand Church and Politics Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 7

Administering a strong reprimand to Anglican clergymen who pose as economists, financiers and expert politicians, Dr. Wright, Primate of…

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Lang Shocks the Churches Ponies This Time Wicked Racing Rationing

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 5

It is known that the churches are greatly shocked at the utter godlessness of Mr. Laing's proposal to severely ration pony racing…

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Lawson Parish

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 24

Fixed order of Masseur Hazelbrook—Lawson: First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Sundays, 8; Third Sunday, 10…

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