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Churches, 1937

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The Churches. Church Army Founder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 11

Prebendary Wilson Carlisle, the founder of the Church Army, recently celebrated his 90th birthday. He founded the Church Army in…

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Catholic Leaders Favor Anti-Semitism Stirring Up Race Hatred in Australia

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Under the caption: “Sinister Motives!”on the back page of “A Catechism of Communism,” published by the Australian Catholic…

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Abos. in Pitched Battle Argument Over Girl At Mission Station PERTH

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 5

AN argument over a girl resulted in a pitched battle between two parties of natives at New Norcia Mission, 70 miles from Perth,…

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Historic Church. Celebration at Windsor. WINDSOR

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 12

The 128th anniversary of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church was celebrated this afternoon. It is the oldest Presbyterian Church in Australia. It was built by the "Portland…

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Mission Work. Financial Difficulties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 6

The Rev. J. W. Burton (general secretary of the~Methodist Board of Oversea Missions), speaking at the annual meeting yesterday, saW that all the missionary societies…

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Not Justice, Says Bishop Catholic Schools Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 5

A BITTER attack on the Press of England and Australia and upon the Premier of New South Wales, Mr. Stevens, for his attitude toward…

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Bishop Attacks Press. "No British Justice " Plea for Catholic Schools. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 11

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Wagga (Dr. Dwyer), at the opening of the additions to St. Joseph's College, North Goulburn to-day. criticised the Government and the Press for…

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Air Line to Canada Is Planned Pacific Islands May Be Vital Bases Mission of British Sloop Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 1

AN air service link between Australia and Canada, with which the acquisition of islands in the Pacific, and their development as intermediate stations are involved, will be discussed at the Imperial Conference in London…

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Preserving Peace. "Everybody's Duty." Churches As Guide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 6

The Rev. W. A. Marsh, at a meeting of the Council of Churches yesterday, said that Great Britain and the Empire had more to gain from peace than other countries in the…

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Tremors Felt in N.Z. Rang Chimes In Church Tower AUCKLAND

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 15

Three sharp earthquakes at Napier and Hastings caused alarm to-day. The tremors were soon over. Ornaments were dislodged in some houses…

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Council of Churches and Broadcasts

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 4

At a meeting of the Council of Churches yesterday it was decided that in the event of a move by the Australian Broadcasting Commission…

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Resents "Bishops in Politics" Churchill's Son-in-law Wants Practice "Discouraged" London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 3

THE Church versus State controversy, which arose from the part played by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Lang), and other Bishops in the abdication of King Edward, is again to be fought out in the…

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Town And Country Brides Wed At City Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 11

MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM FERGUS MACPHERSON leaving St. Mark's, Darling Point, after their wedding yesterday afternoon. The bride was Miss Sheila Elliott. ABOVE, AT LEFT, Mr. and Mrs. William Ashmore, who were married at St. Mary's Cathedral. At right, Mr…

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Dutch New Guinea. Catholic Mission Progresses

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 15

The eastern section of the Dutch East Indies, termed by the Administration the Molucca Islands district, embraces almost half of New Guinea, besides a number of…

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Catholic Transport Guild

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 26

It will be remembered that over 300 railway and tramway employees attended a Communion breakfast early in December last year. Enthusiastic support…

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Glimpses of Catholic Mission Life College of Propaganda Fide. Three Hundred Years of History

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 3

In 1693 a Spanish prelate, Msgr. Juan Vives, collected together in his. modest dwelling near the Piazza del Popo'o in Rome about a dozen lads destined to…

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Methodist Garden Fete

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4

A garden fete in aid of the Penrith Methodist Church will be held in the Parsonage grounds on Thursday and Friday next, 11th and 12th inst. It…

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Cyclone Damages Indian Mission

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 46

Nellore (India).—Great damage was unfortunately done to churches, bungalows and schools in the Guntur district by a cyclone which swept this area on…

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Diocesan Mission Fund Collection

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 30
Also in Catholic Freeman's Journal

The annual collection for the Diocesan Mission Fund will be made in each church of the Archdiocese of Sydney on next Sunday week, 14th inst…

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