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Churches, 1934

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Beginning the Church Year

The Methodist · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 9

THE new connexional year begins this week. "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof," wrote the ancient sage, but…

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Churches of Christ. Annual Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 9

The 49th annual conference of the Churches of Christ in New South Wales has been held. The conference is not clothed with legislative authority[?] as each clothed with…

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On Beaches Church Meetings Awkward

The Sun · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 4

Archbishop Mowll's scheme for church services and addresses on Sydney's surfing beaches seems to need the friendly co-operation of…

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Church Services on Beaches Must Seek the People, Says Cleric

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 4

Referring to the statement of Archbishop Mowil, that he had in contemplation a complete practical scheme for church cervices and…

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Julian Calendar Good Friday Lament and Decoration in Greek Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 7

Streamers from the crystal chandeliers, incense, and the flower decked representation of the Tomb in Gethsemane's Garden last night…

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Songster In Bowral Church Discovery of Elsa Corry

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1934 · page 6

THE discovery of Elsa Corry last year in the little church at Bowral as she sang "There is a Green Hill" at…

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Solemnity Of Good Friday Greek Church Rites Bourke-street Service All Night Vigil

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1934 · page 9

"... And the women which had come with Him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how His body was…

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The Church and the Show

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1934 · page 43

MR. S. M. BRUCE is reported as saying that ho was unsuited to politics He suffered from the…

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Foreign Mission Anomaly

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 4

Sir, -- Your correspondent, A. Johnson, rightly says in his letter in your columns recently. This world is full of anomalies." One of the…

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Methodist Missionary Marries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 11

A TAILORED gown of ivory lacquered satin, showing a high cowl neck and a long train cut in the skirt, and a cut tulle veil, held by a…

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A Weird Vigil. Beagle Bay Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 6

Our work was done. Beagle Bay Trappist Mission was saved for its natives. Four months' real manual labour by Bishop Gibney, Dean Marte[?], and myself, and the…

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The Churches. "A Servant of God."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 10

The State Moderator (Rt. Rev. D. F. Brandt) at Chalmers Cnurch yesterday referred to the aeath of Mr. Thomas Brown, who for upwards of 40 years had been closely associated with…

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Easter Services. Greek Orthodox Church. Archbishop Mowll Attends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 8

A large congregation attended the special Easter service—a continuation of the saturday midnight service—in the Holy Trlnity Greek Orthodox Church, Bourke-street,…

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Colors Flash In Church Array Cerretti Chapel Ceremony

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 8

IN a blaze of purple, crimson, and gold, the greatest array of Catholic prelates to gather in Sydney since the Eucharistic…

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Church's Growth One Hundred Years in Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 13

"One hundred years ago, the Catholic Church in Australia was looked upon merely as a sect to be tolerated," said Archbishop Duhig, of…

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Are Churches Barred on Beaches? Assertion of Cleric Denied by Mayors

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 7

SUPPORTING Arch bishop Mowll's proposal to hold religious services on the surfing beaches of Sydney next season,…

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Honors for Dr. Mowll From Greek Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 7

PAYING a surprise visit to the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Mowll was welcomed and given full Orthodox…

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Mission of Hope in the Indies Batavia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 8

AT the State dinner to-night, after the official welcome of the Australian Mission to Eastern countries, the leader…

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KILLINGS Mission --Police Argument Over Blacks Darwin

The Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 7

REV. A. J. DYER, second in charge of the Anglican peace mission to Caledon Bay, who arrived back in…

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Hurricanes Hit Ship In Succession Nightmare Voyage of Mission Ketch

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 9

DRIVEN hundreds of miles off their course, drenched to the skin for days, and unable to cook meals, the crew of the auxiliary…

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