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Churches, 1936

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A Hindu Temple Becomes a Catholic Church

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 3

Bombay (India).—A Harijan temple at Mettupalayam, Salem District, has been converted into a Catholic chapel by Adi-Dravidas of that, village who were…

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Protestant and Catholic Differences

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 10

Had Catholics remained loyal to the throne, Ireland would be one of the most prosperous nations in the world to-day. With the possible political and national…

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Amongst Our Catholic People

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 18

Rev. Father P. Coffey, who has been transferred to Port Pirie (S.A.), after three years' sojourn at Peterborough, was recently farewelled by Peterborough…

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Port Keats Mission. Successful Development

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 3

There was a great deal of misgiving when the Port Keats Mission was founded. The natives had a bad name, the country was supposed to be swampy…

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Catholic Speakers. the Week's Activities

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 25

Mr. Peter Gallagher, LL.B., lectured last Monday on "The Sacrifice of the Masa," upon lines laid down by Rev. Father Eustace Dudley, S.J., in a recent number of…

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Catholic Missionaries Praised in Japan

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 3

Obihiro (Japan).—The Mayor of Obihiro visited the German Franciscan Fathers here recently to thank them for their assistance in relieving the distress…

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Glimpses of Catholic Mission Life Thirty-five Years Ago in China. a Gripping Story of the Boxer Rising

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 3

My friend, Father Ange Verstraeten, is as alive as he looks, fresh-complexioned as when, he landed in China thirty-nine years ago. The keen air of…

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Catholic Club Notes. Election of Officers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 25

After a fortnight's strenuous campaigning the names of the successful candidates for election to the committee of management were announced at the adjourned…

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The Disloyal Catholic—in Belfast! "Enquirer," Parramatta

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 10

I have been highly edified by your unflinching attitude towards bigotry and religious intolerance. That's the sugar. Now for the pill…

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The Association of Catholic Action. Monthly Meeting

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 26

The monthly delegate meeting of the above Association was held in the office of the Association, which is situated in the Australasian Catholic Assurance…

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N.S.W. Catholic debating Societies' Union

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 37
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[For all information as to formation of new branches, affiliations, syllabus items, meetings, debates, and all competitions, please communicate with the general secretary of the Union…

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Archdiocese 225 Schools. Sydney's Splendid Catholic System

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 15

How few of the many who benefit by Catholic education realise the close network formed by Catholic establishments. Even in the comparatively small portion of N.S.W. embraced by the Archdiocese of Sydney there are 225 Catholic schools, including kindergarten…

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The Association of Catholic Action. Branch Reports

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 21

A centre of Catholic Action was successfully inaugurated at St. James' Parish, Forest Lodge, on February 19 last. At the invitation of the parish priest…

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Trade Mission. Manchester Delegates at Canberra. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 15

Members of the trade mission from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce arrived at Canberra to-day to hold consultations with Federal Ministers. They were…

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Catholic Women's Section— People Who Manage Their Neighbours

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 14

WHY should narrow-minded people with fixed opinions on religion, morals and sound etiquette consider themselves justified in interfering with the lives of people who have courage to break conventions…

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Raising the Leaving Age—and the Catholic Position

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 24

THE Employment Research Committee, in a report to the Minister for Labor, recommends that the age of admission to employment should be raised to sixteen years, and that, to facilitate such provision, the necessary steps should be taken to raise the school leaving age, so as to bring it into conformity…

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Catholic Speakers. "The Necessity of Sacrifice in Religion."

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 27

Mr. Peter Gallagher, L.L.B., lectured last Monday on "The Sacrifice of the Mass" on the lines laid down by Rev. Euctace Dudley, S.J., in a recent…

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Wallis and Futuna. a Catholic Oasis of the South Seas

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 5

The entire population of Wallis and Futuna, two islands lying about 400 miles north-east of Fiji, is Catholic. These islands, which were erected into a separate…

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Marist Brothers's Randwick. First Catholic Action Meeting of the Year

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 39

A splendid gathering of ex-students and senior students of the College welcomed Mr. Mayne, of the Catholic Evidence Guild on Monday, February 24…

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