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Churches, 1938

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The Churches. New President. Council of Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 20

Colonel Frank Bell, who has been elected president of the Council of Churches, has been a commissioned officer of the Salvation Army for 51…

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Sugared Pills Films and Church

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 10

"EATING ALLOWED" announced a sign tacked up recently on the Anglican Parish Church in Kingston-on-Thames, near London. The Bishop…

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Church Notes Mother's Day Services In City Tomorrow

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 8

MOTHER'S Day will be celebrated in Sydney churches tomorrow by special services and addresses…

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Churchill Writes In "Truth"

Truth · Sunday 8 May 1938 · page 1

BRILLIANT as a statesman, equally brilliant as a journalist and publicist, the Hon. Winston Churchill, M.P., is the…

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Catholic Seamen's Institute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 9

At the annual reunion of the Catholic Seamen's Institute, Kent Street, yesterday afternoon, the president, Mr. M. J. O'Donnell, said that the debt on the institute had been…

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Mission of the Church. World's Debt to It

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 10

The Rev. A. P. Campbell, chairman of the Congiegational Union of Australia and New Zealand, preaching at a youth service at Killara, made a plea for the recognition of the…

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Mercy Mission On Roosevelt's Holiday

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sunday. -- President Roosevelt's holiday fishing cruise was interrupted by an errand of mercy. A radio message from the Norwegian…

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The Churches. University Service. Large Gathering at St. Andrew's

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 9

Members of the Senate and professorial staffs of Sydney University and students attended a special service at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday…

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St. John's Church, Canberra. 97th Anniversary. Prophecy Fulfilled. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 11

The little Gothic church of St. John the Baptist, Canberra, is celebrating the 97th anniversary of its foundation. In 1868 a tombstone was erected in its churchyard with…

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£50,000 to Mothers Record In Gifts, Telegrams: Church Tributes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY'S quarter of a million mothers yesterday received £50,000 worth of gifts, cards, and flowers. It was Mother's Day -- the most widely observed of any yet held…

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Nuns' Refusal to Quit Makes Church Uneasy London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 3

THE plight of the five nuns who refuse to leave a convent on the outskirts of Edinburgh may lead to court action. By barricading an inner door, they have defied, for more than…

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New Moderator Presbyterian Church. Installation To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 13

The Rev. E. Norman McKie, who will be installed as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to-night, is minister of St. Columba's…

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Australian Mission in London. London, May 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 11

The Empire Parliamentary Association will entertain Sir Earle Pago and the members of the delegation at lunch on Wednesday. Australian members of the International Wool…

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Trade Mission. Preparatory Meeting. Report on U.S.A. Talks. London, May 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 11

The Australian delegation (headed by Sir Earle Page), and the High Commissioner, Mr. S. M. Bruce, held their first interdelegation meeting this morning…

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Waiting at the Church

The Sun · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 4

The Police Association annual report urges the abolition of the rule preventing a man in the New South Wales Police Force from marrying until he has served three years…

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Church & Control Of Company MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 5

NO official connection exists between the Roman Catholic Church and the Australasian Catholic Assurance Company…

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Church Leader Many Other Jobs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 5

THE Right Rev. E. Norman McKie, who will be installed as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales tonight, is a potato culture and noxious weed expert. Once a bank clerk, he is now a…

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Presbyterian Services

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 13

Miss E. N. Quine, Superintendent of the Kindergarten Home Mission Sunday Schools, was the speaker on Sunday morning at the Merrylands Presbyterian…

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New Moderator Presbyterian Church. Installation Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 13

The Rev. E. Norman McKie was installed as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales at the Assembly…

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Tea Meeting and Social Evening Church Function Was Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 6

A successful tea meeting and social evening was held in St. Philip's parish hall last week. It was organised by the Ladies'…

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