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Churches, 1937

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Looking Back On EASTER The VOICE of The CHURCH

The Sun · Sunday 4 April 1937 · page 7

ACTUALLY, no one is indifferent to the meaning of Easter. No man or woman ever quite gets away with the idea…

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Catholic Debating Societies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 11

More than 100 degelates from 20 branches attended the annual conference of the New South Wales Catholic Debating Societies' Union at the A.C.A. Building, King-street,…

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From the Pulpit. Slackness in Mission Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 8

Canon J. S. Needham, preaching at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday morning from the text, "Where there is no vision the people perish," said that the Christian churches were…

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Dr. Radford Dies. Former Bishop of Goulburn. Church Leader

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 6

Dr. Lewis Bostock Radford, formerly Warden of St. Paul's College, Sydney University, and Bishop of Goulburn from 1915 to 1933, died in St. Luke's…

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Marriages Of Interest Which Took Place On Saturday Beautiful Flowers And Frocks Blooms From Parents Garden Decorate Church

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 9

THERE was a large attendance at St. Peter's Church ol England St. Peters, on Saturday afternoon. the occasion being the marriage or…

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Fervent Worshippers Pack "Noisy" Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 1

PASTOR R. M. Leghorn, of Hurstville Baptist Church, and his congregation last night prayed for an amicable settlement of the complaint about their "noisy" services. A resident of Dora Street…

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Presbyterian Style of Handwriting

The Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

A LETTER, which was the subject of evidence in the Causes Court to-day, was in a Presbyterian type of handwriting taught 60 or 70 years ago, stated Dr. C. A. Monticone, handwriting expert…

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Thief at Methodist Parsonage

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

Police are searching for a thief who broke into the Methodist Parsonage at Turramurra on Sunday night and made his getaway with…

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Methodist Ministers. Preparation for Wesley Commemoration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 7

At a meeting of the Methodist Ministers' Association yesterday, the president (the Rev. W. Deane) urged ministers to prepare for the commemoration next year of the…

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Catholic Truth Society Admits Franco’s Brutality

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

Below we publish an extract from a pamphlet issued by the above society, entitled “For God and Spain.”…

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Exploding Bombs Explode Legends During Catholic Service Proves Religion Not Banned New Spanish Army Wins Big Battle

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

The bombardment of Durango by Franco’s aeroplanes blew up not Only buildings and defenceless men and women, but also the widely broadcasted statement by the Roman Catholic…

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Today's News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Exclusive Correspondents Hitler, Stalin As Friends Outlines of New Policy Seen French View of German General's Secret Mission to East Paris

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 3

FRENCH military leaders and diplomats are curious about a second visit soon to be paid to the East by General von Reichenau, Commander of the VIIIth German Army Corps…

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My Life Story: By Noel Coward. Depressing and Gloomy Weeks. Play Written in a Churchyard. (Copyright—all Rights Reserved.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 7

THE year 1922 was a depressing one for Noel Coward as he relates in this, the sixth instalment of his…

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One Service for Many Churches MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 9

The conduct of one service for a number of churches will be carried out next Sunday, when almost every Anglican Church in the Ballarat…

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New Fuel for German Church Struggle Berlin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 3

THREE happenings of importance have occurred in Germany which may bring to an end one aspect of the religious struggle while further aggravating another. Catholics in Austria and…

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Half-castes Now Outcasts. Mission Problems. Control of Aborigines. Federal Action Urged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 14

Recommendations that the Federal Government should be urged to take over the control of aborigines in Australia, and that there should be a…

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Council of Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 14

The Council of Churches of New South Wales, at its monthly meeting yesterday, decided to exclude the Press from all its future meetings…

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Muggs and Skeeter Church Manners

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 9

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La Missione Ecclesiastica Anglicana Sconfessata Dal Suo Gerarca Il Vescovo Di Gibilterra (Nostro Comunicato via Acrea) Extract from "London Times" March 2nd, 1937 Churchmen's Visit to Spain Bishop of Gibraltar's Protest (To the Editor of the "Times")

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 1

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Catholic Ball

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 April 1937 · page 4

The Penrith Catholic Ball will be held in the Dungowan Theatre on Thursday, 27th May. Dancing will be from 8.30 p.m. till 2.30 a.m. A poultry…

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