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Churches, 1938

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Britain's Air Mission to U.S. Queried London

The Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 5

The British air mission to America is concerned solely with exploratory inquiries, it was stated in the…

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Purchase of Planes. U.S. Restriction. Britain Not to Be Exempt. Mission in Washington New York, April 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 16

The British Mission headed by Mr. J G. Weir, has arrived in Washington, lo negotiate purchases of AmcriCan military aircraft. says the…

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Smallest Church in the World

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 12

A church in Guernsey, Channel Islands, has accommodation for six people, and is claimed to be the smallest in the world. It was built by…

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New Guinea. Catholic Mission, Alexishafen, New Guinea

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 3

Kanakas try to imitate the Westerners but in their own fashion. Sr. Theophane, S.Sp.S., tells how they do it. "Each tribe has its own method of…

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Glimpses of Catholic Mission Life— Catholic Progress in British East Indies

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 3

The British East Indies include India, Burma, Ceylon and British Malaya. About the year 40 A.D. the Apostle St. Thomas is said to have come from…

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Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 5

The annual Presbyterian Tea and Concert will be held in the Mt. Druitt Hall on Saturday next, 30th inst. Anzac services in all churches were…

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Presbyterian Church Anzac Service

The Broadcaster · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 2

The services were well attended at the Merrylands Presbyterian Church on Sunday last. In the morning the service was…

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Farewell Social Presbyterian Church

The Biz · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 2
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Last Saturday night a social was held in the Masonic Hall, Guildford, for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Anderson, who intend…

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Catholic Church to Blame!

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 10

My friends denied what I said, and blamed the Catholic Church. Of course they did. That's what the Catholic Church is for. Rightly or…

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Merrylands Presbyterian Church Anzac Service

The Biz · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

The services were well attended at the Merrylands Presbyterian Church on Sunday last. In the morning the service was…

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Catholic Ball

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

The Catholic Ball in aid of St. Nicholas' Church, will be held in the Dungowan Theatre, Penrith, on Thursday, 19th May. The juvenile ball…

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Catholic Dance

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 5

A dance will be held in the Masonic Hall, Penrith, to-morrow, Friday, 29th inst., in aid of the Catholic Ball funds. Admission is 1/6…

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The Anglo-Catholic

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 12

I am an Anglo-Catholic. How am I only semi-Catholic? Because, whilst you profess the Catholic name, you refuse in actual practice…

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Amongst Our Catholic People

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 18

Two young students, Patrick Fitzgerald and Leonard McKenna, received the holy habit of religion and began their novitiate with the Blessed Sacrament Fathers…

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Generous Natives. Help Mission Work

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 39

White Fathers, working in the Bukoba Vicariate, Tanganyika, are assisted by 16 native priests. The total Christian population is 60,000. There are three hospitals,…

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Regular Catholic Broadcasts for Shanghai

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 36

Shanghai (China).—Shanghai is henceforth to have Catholic broadcasts every two weeks. A long standing wish of the Most Rev. August Haouisee, the…

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Catholic Scouts. Papal Banner Camp

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 25

The competition of the Catholic section of the N.S.W. Boy Scouts' Association for the Papal Banner was held as usual at Casula during the Easter week-end. Over…

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Catholic Action Spreads in Kenya

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 36

Nyerl (Kenya Colony, East, Africa).—The Consolata Missionary Fathers of Turin have organised a number of African youths in central Kenya into…

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Catholic Progress in Shan States

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 42

Kengtung (Burma).—On Christmas Day, 1937, a moving ceremony took place at Kengtung, Shan States, East Burma. Around the Prefect Apostolic, the Right…

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