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Churches, 1938

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Church Protest in Germany Berlin

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 5

Bishop Conrad von Preysing's pastoral was read out from the pulpits to the packed congregations an hour before the delivery ol Herr Hitler's…

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Story in Window of Church New Edifice Is Opened at W'gong COST £14,000 WOLLONGONG

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 7

In the presence or nearly 2000 people, the Very Rev. Dr. R. G. McIntyre, officially opened and dedicated a fine new Presbyterian…

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OPEN R.A.S. Show with Service Thank Creator For His Bounty, Says Clergyman the Churches

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 6

THAT the opening of the Royal Agricultural Society's annual show should be accompanied by a harvest thanksgiving service. was the…

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New Church Opened

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Sunday. -- A new Presbyterian Church, erected at a cost of £14,000, was opened yesterday afternoon by the Rev. Dr. R. C. McIntyre…

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Marriages Are Made In Heaven, But The Bride Chooses The Church Favorite Wedding Backgrounds In City and Suburbs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 3

IT happens every day, all the year round.... Some girl feels she is the centre…

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Hates League Of Nations, Democracy and Soviets “My Mission”—war-mongering Hitler’s Smooth, False Claims Speech a Threat to Peace and Liberty

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 4

Hitler’s speech will go down as one of history’s greatest falsifications. The Nazi “revolution” was bloodless the fascist chief had the…

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Building and Construction New Churches. Wollongong Activity. Recent Ceremonies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 5

Two official ceremonies associated with churches at Wollongong have taken place within the past few weeks. Last Saturday, the new Presbyterian…

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Mormon Church Elders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 7

Messrs. Rufus K. Hardy and George A. Smith Elders of the Mormon Church, arrived from the United States yesterday, by the Mariposa. Mr. Hardy stated that the membership…

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St. James' Church. Petition Being Signed. "Widespread Dissatisfaction."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 10

The petition from dissatisfied member of the congregation of St. James' Church, King Street, will be presented to Archbishop Mowll early next month…

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Gift to Church To Swell Rent Roll? to the Editor

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY.—A perusal of the approved plan for the rebuilding of St. Andrew’s Cathedral scents to indicate that the valuable city properties between the Cathedral and Kent Street, which were resumed at the public expense by the Stevens…

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Mormon Elders Visit Aust. Growth of Church

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 4

Elder Rufus K. Hardy and Elder George Smith, of the Mormon Church, were welcomed by a big band of Australian Mormons when they…

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Anglican Church. Plea for Greater Tolerance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 16

Mr. Edwin Giles, senior churchwarden of St. James' Church, said yesterday that the congregation of the church had no intention of presenting a petition to the Archbishop of…

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Catholic Pilgrims Almost Fill Liner

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 2

The Wanganella was almost fully booked out by Catholic pilgrims when she left Sydney yesterday for New Zealand…

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Roman Catholic Men's Societies in the Eucharistic Procession

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 18

Wearing the regalia of their orders, many members of the Irish National Foresters, the Hibernian Society, and the societies of the Sacred Heart, the Holy Name, and St. Vincent de Paul marched in Sunday's procession at Newcastle behind the chariot that bore the Host to the Altar, where the final benediction was pronounced. Other pictures of the memorable Congress appear on the immediately preceding pages…

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Terror In China Missions Collate Atrocity Reports Japanese Murder Catholic Priests

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

HONGKONG, Tuesday. CATHOLIC missions in North China are collating strictly authentic…

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Women's Part in the Church: Missionary Enterprises the Prime Minister and Dame Enid Lyons at the Congress

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 15

The photograph shows them on arrival, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Tweedy and Mr. J. A. Swanson. They took part in the early proceedings and attended the Pontifical Votive Mass of the Holy Ghost, places having been reserved for them at the foot of the altar steps alongside the Mayor and Mayoress of Newcastle. AT THE MISSIONARY EXHIBITION…

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St. James' Church. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 8

Sir,—When the attendance at St. James' Church is under discussion, well-known fact should not be forgotten-(a) The residents in St. James's parish are…

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Trial of Church Leader. Short Sentence Expected. BERLIN, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 16

The trial of Dr. Martin Nelmoller, the Protestant leader, who has been charged with malicious attacks on the State of the Nazi party, repeated abuse from the pulpit for…

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New Churches at Wollongong

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 7

Indicative of the remarkable expansion of the Illawarra District and particularly Wollongong, is the activity in church building in the district. On February 19th, the new Wollongong…

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Sydney Man for Big Church Post

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 7

The Rev. R. B. Reynolds, M.A., B.D., minister of the Burwood Congregational Church, will succeed Dr. G. H. Wright as Principal of Camden College…

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