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Churches, 1940

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"Toning Down" Mr. Churchill London

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

Neutral journalists besieged the Foreign Office to-day in an effort to discover whether Mr. Churchill's broadcast inviting the small neutrals…

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Neutrals Snub Churchill Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

LONDON. Monday.--It is apparent that Mr. Churchill's invitation to neutral countries to join up with the Allies has met with a distinctly…

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News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Correspondents Churchill Displeases Neutrals Irked By Invitation To Join Allies LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

Newspapers in the United States, Italy, Denmark, and Belgium suggest that the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Churchill) said the wrong thing…

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Presbyterian Church, Eastwood, Sydney

Construction · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 6

Architect: H. O. Woodhouse. Builder: A. W. Edwards. The interior of this new church is 67-ft. long, 33-ft. wide, with transepts in addition on each side, and an Elder’s Court, at the end, this being semicircular in plan with a semi-elliptical dome above carried out in fibrous plaster. The interior of the nave is designed with fluted pilasters to the walls with…

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Presbyterian Church, Eastwood, Sydney

Construction · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 6

Architect: H. O. Woodhouse. Builder: A. W. Edwards. The new Presbyterian Church at the corner of Rutledge and Trelawney Streets, Eastwood, has been designed on the Early Colonial style and the attractive proportions and simplicity is indeed refreshing. The walls are of warm red face bricks with a darker tone brick base, while the entrance piers and…

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Mission To Japan Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 8

The Consul-General for Japan (Mr. Akiyama) wants Australia to send a trade delegation to Japan…

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New Inspector of Catholic Schools

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 5

Mr. John Connolly, formerly of the Education Department, having retired from the position of Inspector of Sydney Catholic Schools,…

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Soldiers at Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 10

Liverpool churches of all denominations have among their Sunday congregations a large proportion of 2nd A.I.F. men…

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Christian Science Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Life was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. The Golden Text was: "This is the record, that God hath given to us…

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Church Missionary Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 10

The annual summer school of the Church Missionary Society began at Stratford School, Lawson, yesterday, and will continue until January 30. The chairman is the Rev. Canon…

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Society of the Atonement. Anglican Community to Catholic Order

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 39

The history of the inception and the growth of religious foundations within the Church has always claimed the deep interest of the Catholic faithful, says the…

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Glimpses Of Catholic Mission Life— Where The Gods Hold Sway

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Standing like a mighty and proud sentinel on the Ehr Yu San mountaintop, and commanding a distant view in every direction, the old Buddhist…

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St. Bernard's Parish, Mascot

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 22

An event of importance will be held at St. Bernard's, Mascot, on Sunday, 28th inst., when his Grace the Most Rev. Dr. N. T. Gilroy will bless the Infants' New…

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Methodist Fete

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 5

The Penrith Methodist Fete will be held on March 14 and 15, 1940, not March 12 and 13, as previously announced…

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Merrylands Presbyterian Church Last Sunday's Services

The Broadcaster · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Both services at the above church last Sunday were conducted by Mr John Perkins. At the morning service the lesson was…

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Fairfield Catholic Club

The Biz · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 9

In the absence of Father Harrington, the chairman at last night's (Wednesday) meeting of Fairfield Catholic Club was Mr. Bede Kelly…

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Jewish and Catholic Campaigns

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Lord Marley, Deputy Speaker of the British House of Lords and member of the Parliamentary Committee or Refugees in the courses of his address at montreal,…

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Amongst our Catholic People

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 14

The Rev. Father E. A. Concannon, of Toowoomba (Q.) left recently for Taroom, where he will carry out relieving duties…

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Catholic News From Germany. Gives News of Church in Germany

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 25

Ed. Note.—"The North-west Review" (Canada) has received the following news letter on Germany from the Catholic Observer in the Netherlands…

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Catholic Hall for Defence Men

The Sun · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 11

The Catholic United Services Auxiliary hall, to be known as "Cusa," near the Chapter House of St. Mary's Cathedral, will be officially opened…

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