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Sydney · Churches

Churches, 1931

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"Eastern Star" Granville Presbyterian Service

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 10

A special service was held in the Granville Presbyterian Church on Sunday night, attended by chapter members of the Order of the Eastern Star…

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Roman Catholic Schools. Annual Diocesan Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 13

Archbishop Kelly presided yesterday afternon in St. Mary's Basilica Chapter Hall, when the 28th annual diocesan report was presented, and prizes were distributed to successful pupils…

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Catholic Seamen's Institute. Statue of St. Francis Xavier Blessed

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 28

It was edifying to see, on Tuesday evening, 3rd inst., the Goan crew from the R.M.S. Narkunda attending at the CathoLic Seamen's Institute. Rev. Father A…

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N.s.w. Catholic Debating Societies' Union. the Union

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 32
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The annual moonlight excursion of the Union was held on Wednesday, 4th March. The attendance was considered fairly good, there being about 320…

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Popular Customs of Sea. Relics of Catholic Times Had Religious Origin

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 3

MODERN progress is doing away with many of the old time sea customs observed by sailors and seamen of years ago. With the passing of the old square…

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Roundabout Notes. Chiefly Catholic. The Fine Catholicity of a "Movie" Star

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 7

Ramon Novarro was lately interviewed at Hollywood by the representative of a Sodality journal, "The Queen's Work." Some of his answers to the journalist's…

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Notes of the Week. Political and Otherwise. Methodists and Catholic Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 21

Catholics in New South Wales who are acquainted with the Rev. Dr. Prescott's views on Christian education will not be surprised at a recent address at the…

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Tempe Parish Furnishes a Lesson Remarkable Work of the Parents' Association. How Thousands of Pounds Were Saved

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 22

Catholic enterprise, loyalty and devotion at Tempe saved Rev. Father J. Smith and the Sisters of Mercy approximately £2000, as…

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Looking Backwards. Our Catholic Life of Long Ago. Notes From Our Files of 1885

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 16

The foundation stone of a fine new Hibernian Hall was laid in Swanston-street, Melbourne, in January, in the presence of 5000 persons. In addition…

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The Training of Young Australians. Something the Non-Catholic Citizen Might Think About. Father Lockington, S.J., on the Pope's Encyclical

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 6

"Occasions such as this give added courage to the Catholic citizen. And they should give much food for thought to the non-Catholic citizen of Australia…

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Memorial Gates At Church of England Girls' Home

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 2

Last Saturday afternoon there was a large attendance when the Most Revcrond, The Archbishop of Sydney officiated at the Dedication of Fence and…

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The Church of St. Maria Maggiore. Story of Great Basilica Holding Relics of the Crib

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 38

IT is particularly fitting that the Holy Crib—those relics of the manger in which Christ was born—should be enshrined in the oldest of the churches in…

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St. Francis Xavier's Church, Lavender Bay

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 26

At the above church a Noyena of Grace began on March 4th and ends to-day (March 12th), the day of the canonisation of St. Francis Xavier. The novena…

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Blessing of Shrine at Our Lady of Peace Church, Gladesville

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 26

His Excellency the Apostolic Delegate will, on Sunday afternoon at half-past three o'clock, bless the Shrine erected by the parishioners at Our Lady of Peace…

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The Church, the Worker and Mr. Bondy Hoare

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 24

WE read in a daily paper that Mr. Bondy Hoare, the Northern miners' president, has launched an attack on the Christian Churches. Mr. Hoare, replying to some remarks of Anglican Bishop Batty, of Newcastle, says he agrees with the suggestion that the stage' is being set for a world-wide battle…

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Revolution in Spain Does Not AfFect Church. Hierarchy Helps to Establish Order After Riots. Madrid. January 5

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 40

Except at Gijon in Asturias, where the strikers slightly damaged a church, the occurrence being made possible largely by police negligence, no attempts…

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Mexico's Thronged Churches

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 29

Three very interesting articles on "Modern Mexico" have recently appeared in, "The London Times." The special correspondent who sends them…

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To Church and Charity Traveller's Bequests

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 7

Probate has been granted of the will of the late William McDonnell, of Hamilton, traveller, who died on October 27 last at the age of 72, His estate was…

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Methodist Church

The Biz · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 2

The annual Home Mission service and public meetings in connection with the Methodist Church Sustenta[?] tion and Home Mission Society of…

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