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Churches, 1932

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Presbyterian Assembly Personalities

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 5

SOME OF the delegates who attended yesterday's session of the Presbyterian Assembly, at Scots Church:--(L. to r.) Rev. A. Fraser, Hornsby; Rev. R. Miller; Mr. D. R. Hamilton; Rev. W. Grant-Forsyth; and Rev. A. Clark, Crow's Nest…

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Tempe Parish. the May Dance

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 26

The Empress Room, Mark Foy's, looked very gay and bright for the May Dance on Wednesday evening of last week, which was organised for SS. Peter…

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Pageant at Presbyterian Demonstration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 12

A Biblical scene from the pageant at the Welfare of Youth demonstration, held at the Assembly Hall, Margaret-street, last night…

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A Parish Success. St. Anne's, Bondi

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 28

The parish rolled up in their numbers on Tuesday evening, of last week for the annual Dance of St. Anne's, Bondi Beach, though the absence of the…

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Mission From Arabia London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 1

The Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon, gave a dinner to-night at the Foreign Office in honor of the official mission from the King of Hedjaz…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Work of Missions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 13

The 67th annual session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales was opened yesterday morning by a communion service in the Assembly Hall,…

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Catholic Education Association: Annual Conference

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 6

The eleventh annual conference of the Catholic Education Association was opened on Ascension Thursday, 5th inst. Mass was celebrated at St. John's College Chapel…

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New Catholic Presbytery. Branxton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 10

A large gathering witnessed the laying of the foundation-stone of the new presbytery by the Rev. E. Gleeson, Roman Catholic Bishop of Maitland. Monsignor Roche (Lochinvar)…

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"Unholy Spell'' Mission To Society Leaders ?

The Sun · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 14

"There is, also, a work no less urgent among the leaders of society, who often cast,an unholy spell over those upon whom their influence…

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GILGANDRA. Fine Gathering of Catholic Men

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 29

Members of the Gilgandra branches of the H.A.C.B. Society and the St. Vincent de Paul Society made a very commendable combined effort for the success of their…

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TWENTY-ONE Home Mission Fund Birthday Gifts

The Sun · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 29

To celebrate the 21st birthday of the Ladies' Home Mission Union, members brought gifts of money to the annual meeting and exhibition of…

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Annual Corpus Christi Procession. Catholic Societies' Co-operation

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 17

The Very Rev. Dr. J. Nevin (President of St. Patrick's College, Manly) presided at a meeting of the Catholic Societies held at 52 Elizabeth-street on Wednesday, 4th…

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News and Views in Catholic Circles. Chiefly Personal

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 14

Miss Maureen Linehan, who was recently admitted hy the Full Court of Victoria to practise as a barrister and solicitor, is a past student of the Academy…

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For Women Twenty-first Birthday. Ladies' Home Mission Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 3

On May 11, 1911, the inaugural meeting of the Ladies' Home Mission Union was convened at the Town Hall by Mrs. J. C. Wright, who was then elected president, and has hold…

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

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 10

The general president, Mr. C. D. Irwin, presided over a meeting of the Executive of the Union on Friday evening last, 6th May, the following members being…

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N. S. W. Catholic Debating Societies' Union. the Union Executive

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 26

The general president, Mr. C. D. Irwin, presided over a meeting of the executive of tho Union on Friday evening, 6th inst. An application for affiliation with: the Union was received and…

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Catholic Teachers' Annual Conference. His Grace Archbishop Sheehan's Instructive Opening Address

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 13

OF special interest to our Catholic readers is the annual Conference which opens yearly on Ascension Thursday and at which a number of…

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Black and White: A South Sea Problem The Catholic Attitude to Coloured Races

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 12

My Dear Australian Fellowman,- Speaking in a general way, we white men consider ourselves as fundamentally and intrinsically superior to those poor fellows…

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Looking Backwards Our Catholic Life of Long Ago. Notes From Our Files of 1886

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 9

Here are some paragraphs taken from the "Freeman" in September:—The Rev. Father Michael Tierney has been appointed chaplain to the Randwick…

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The World's Catholic News the "Fides" Service To Help Spread of Faith Korean Convert Gives Farm

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 8

Pengyang (Korea).—Putting his farm at the disposal of a fervent Catholic family in order that the latter might settle in a pagan neighborhood and form…

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