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Churches, 1940

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City Mission Needs Aid

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 7

The Sydney City Mission requires £500 before the end of this month to pay its accounts. The Mission helped more poor families…

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Amongst our Catholic People

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 14

His Lordship the Bishop of Cooktown (the Most Rev. J. Heavey, O.S.A.) has received a letter of congratulation and the Apostolic Blessing from the Holy…

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Catholic Directory for 1940. Information on Church In. Australasia

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 19

Many Catholic laity want to know from time to time some of the thousand and one matters which go to the functioning of the vast network of the Church in Australia…

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Glimpses Of Catholic Mission Life— First Mass in Blacks' Camp With Father Ormonde in the Far West

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

On Sunday, November 15, a party of members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society from South Broken Hill, in charge of their chaplain, Rev. Father…

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Mr. W. J. Smith's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 10

The managing director of Australian Consolidated Industries, Ltd., Mr. W. J. Smith, will leave Sydney to-morrow for the United States to purchase plant…

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Catholic United Services Auxiliary—"cusa"

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 16

From the list of donations published last week, was omitted the name of the Rev. W. P. Clark. P.P. whose donation was £25…

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Catholic Action Lecturers Now Available

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 16

For the benefit of all concerned, a list of several of the speakers available at the Secretariate is set out below, together with the subjects in which…

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Australasian Catholic Directory, 1940. Valuable and Informative Publication. All About the Church

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 19

The Australasian Catholic Directory for 1940, which is the official Year Book of the Catholic Church in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands…

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Around The Catholic World Latest Notes and News. Catholic Terms and Their Meaning

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 7

Lourdes.—A town on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains, famous for the miraculous shrine where the Blessed Virgin appeared in 1858 to…

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Catholic Evidence Guild. Outdoor Work Technique

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 16

The difficulty of drawing from the great reservoir of Catholics, competent to take up Catholic Evidence Guild work, was illustrated when, in a…

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High School Debating Hints. Training Catholic Speakers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 10

In answer to several letters we are reviving a guide to speakers in debate. The following hints are given with regard to debating which will help to bring…

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N.S.W. Catholic Debating Societies' Union

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 25

[For all information as to formation of new branches, affiliations, syllabus items, meetings, debates, and all competitions, please communicate with the general secretary of the Union…

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Fairfield Catholic Club. First Meeting in 1940

The Biz · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

At the first [?]eeting of Fairfield Catholic Club in 1940. which was held in the school hall, on Wednesday night, over 3s membeis and several friends attended…

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The Waitara Babes.0 "Catholic Press" Christmas Box

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 27

The Sisters of Merry, Foundling Home, Waitara, wish to thank very sincerely the editor, offices of the "Catholic Press" office, and all kind benefactors who…

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Third Triangular Interstate Carnival Catholic Young People Meet in Sydney THE N.S.W. Catholic Debating Societies' Union

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 18

The intensive preparation of twelve months proved efficient, and the Third Annual Interstate Carnival staged at Sydney under the direction of the…

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Death of Chinese Catholic Scholar at Age of 100

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 32

Ma Liang, also commonly known as Ma Hsiang-pai and Ma Hsiang-pai, an eminent Chinese patriot and scholar, who was a Catholic, passed away at…

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N.s.w. Catholic Debating Societies' Union. Press Correspondents

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 26

All press reports should be sent to Mr. K. Collopy, 64 Seaview-street, Balgowlah, by noon each…

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Catholic Evidence Guild. The First Meeting for New Year

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 17

The Catholic Evidence Guild will meet for the first time in the New Year at St. Mary's Chapter Hall, on Monday next, 8th inst., at 8 p.m. Rev. C. Roberts, D.D., Ph.D…

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Stop Press Phone: M2406, Newcastle 472 Trade Mission to Italy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- A Turkish trade mission will leave soon for Italy, Rome radio declares. It will negotiate a Turko-Italian trade treaty…

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Catholic Evidence Guild. the First Meeting for the New Year

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 18

The Catholic Evidence Guild will meet for the first time in the New Year on Monday, January S, at St. Mary's Chapter Hall, at 8 p.m. The Rev. C. Roberts…

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