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Churches, 1940

3,533 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 177

"Frustration" "In the Church. What Is Wrong?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 6

"The Church does not pull its weight according to its opportunity. The standard among the clergy and its intellectual and devoted laity is probably higher to-day than it has…

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The Churches. Two Centenaries. Christ Church and Holy Trinity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 3

Two churches, Christ Church St. Laurence, Railway Square, and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Miller's Point, yesterday celebrated the cen…

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Church Service on Beach

Daily News · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 5

[?] choir in cassock and sur[?] helped attract a crowd of about [?] to a Church of England beach service conducted by Archbishop…

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The Churches Messages For The New Year

Daily News · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 4

The need for prayers of thanksgiving for the past, and of supplication for the future, was the theme of many of yesterday's sermons. Preaching at St. James' Church,…

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Christ Church Centenary

Daily News · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 5

On January 1, 1840, the foundationstone of Christ Church, St. Laurence, was laid by William Grant Broughton, Bishop of Australia…

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N.z. Catholic Centenary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 8

The Pope has appointed Archbishop Panico as Papal Legate to the Catholic centenary celebrations in New Zealand. He will leave Sydney soon, and will be accompanied by…

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Fire in Church and Chancellery. Priceless Tapestries Ruined. ROME, Jan. 1. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 8

Fire broke out shortly before midnight last night in the Apostolic Chancellery and in the famous adjacent Church of San Lorenzo. Fire brigades, hampered by bitterly cold…

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Celebration of Centenary. Christ Church, St. Laurence. Plaque Unveiled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 5

A plaque commemorating the laying of the foundation-stone of Christ Church, St. Laurence, by Bishop Broughton, 100 years ago, was unveiled…

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Tea Water Saves Church

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 3

When a fire broke out in the Christmas crib of the Sacred Heart Church, Darlinghurst-road to-day. City…

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Christ As Source of Stability the Churches

Daily News · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 5

"THE Lord is at hand; in nothing be anxious," said the Rev. Neil Madeod, at the New Year service yesterday at St. George's Free Presbyterian Church. Mr. Macleod said that…

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Cleric Shocked by Scenes New Year Crowd Drowns King's Cross Church Service

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 2

"Events at King's Cross on New Year's Eve make one feel that we are a degraded race." The rector of St. John's Church of England,…

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Centenary Service In City Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 7

A plaque was unveiled yesterday at the main entrance to Christ Church St. Laurence, George Street, city, to mark the centenary of the church…

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Turkish Mission Will Visit Italy Rome

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

A Turkish mission, it is reported, will arrive in Italy shortly, to negotiate an Italo-Turkish trade agreement…

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REV. W. A. ANDERSON. Death Announced. Prominent Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 13

The Rev. William Addison Smyth Anderson, former general secretary of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales, died at his home at Chatswood…

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St. John's Church Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 6

St. John's, 8 a.m. (H.C.) 11 a.m, and 7.15 p.m. Rev. D. R. S. Begbie; St. Peters, 10 a.m. (H.C.) Rev. D. R. S. Begbie, 7.15 p.m. Layman; St…

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Crib-Afire In Church

Daily News · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

Believed to have been caused by a light fuse, straw in a crib caught fire yesterday at Sacred Heart Church, Darlinghurst…

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Road-Workers Save Church From Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

Four road-workers yesterday saved the Sacred Heart Church, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, from serious damage by fire…

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Fire in Church. Workmen Help to Check Flames

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 16

The crib erected. in the Sacred Heart Church, Darlinghurst, for special Christmas services burst into flames yesterday, and the Rev. Father Evans, who was in the church,…

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Foundation Centenary. Christ Church St. Laurence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 10

There was a large gathering of parishioners and visitors last night at the convention being held to celebrate the centenary of the laying of the foundation-stone of Christ Church. St…

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Methodist Presentations

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 5

At Penrith Methodist Church on Sunday, December 24, three members of the Second A.I.F. were given mementos from the Penrith congregation…

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