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Churches, 1940

3,533 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 177

More People at Churches. City and Suburbs. Good Friday Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 15

An outstanding feature of the church services held in the city and suburbs yesterday, was that they were much more largely attended than similar…

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Churches of Christ New President Appointed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 15

Senior haplain W. J. Crossman, who is in camp with the 18th Field Brigade, was elected yesterday the president of the New South Wales Churches of Christ Conference…

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Central Baptist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 15

An all-day convention was held at the Central Baptist Church yesterday, the Rev. W. L. Jarvis, is president of the Baptist Union, presided…

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Easter Day Services. Celebrations in the Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 15

In the churches of all denominations throughout the State to-morrow, Easter Day, will be observed by special services…

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Rebuilding Church. St. Benedict's, Broadway. Old-time Masonry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 12

The partial demolition and rebuilding of St. Benedict's Church as part of the scheme of widening Broadway, George Street west, has revealed interesting building methods of…

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"The Toreador" Premier Friend Of Winston Churchill LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 2

"The Toreador has succeeded the Bull," writes a correspondent in the "Daily Mail." M. Reynaud. aged 61, who has…

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Crowds Throng Churches

Daily News · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 3

BY far the biggest and most comprehensive Procession of Witness ever seen in Sydney was…

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Record Attendances At Good Friday Church Services

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 6

Sydney churches had record attendances at their Good Friday services yesterday. Congregations at the leading city churches were estimated at 30,000…

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Delegates invited to church service

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 March 1940 · page 2

The adjournment of the A.L.P. Easter Conference for a church service today was urged yesterday by Mrs. Lillian Fowler, ex-Mayor of…

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Warfare "Contrary to Spirit of Church"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 March 1940 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- War was contrary to the spirit, teaching, and the purpose of the Church, declared a resolution carried unanimously at the 75th annual meeting of the Church of Christ today…

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Duce Scotches Nazi Plan For U.S.A. Mission LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 3

Hitler planned a fortnight ago to send Dr. Schacht, Nazi finance expert and Minister without portfolio, to the United…

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Churches' Curb on Liquor Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 2

Placing of the entire population on the same basis as soldiers in the use of intoxicating liquor…

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Joyous Easter Services the Churches

Daily News · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 4

FITTING services to celebrate the joyous festival of Easter were observed in all the Christian churches yesterday, sermons treating happily of the Resurrection of Our Lord. "From the very dawn of human…

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Attack on Profit Greedy Churchmen Kiama

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 7

Controllers of many of the big companies in New South Wales were prominent churchmen, who put profit before Christian principles. Speakers at the convention of…

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Why Rector May Drop Church Cricket Team

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 1

Because the players do not attend church regularly, Rev. A. W. Setchell, rector of St. Paul's, Harris Park, may not enter his church team in the local cricket competition next season. The team, which goes under the name of Parramatta…

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Church Camps

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

Ten girls of the Granville Baptist congregation attended the Senior Girls' Missionary Union's Easter week-end camp at Thornleigh. Young men of the…

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Car Parking in Church Street Question Raised in Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

A motion to ask the Transport Department to prohibit the parking of vehicles for longer than an hour in Church-street, between…

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Car Drive for Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 7

Castle Hill Presbyterian Church Ladies' Guild held an enjoyable car drive to Ebenezer, where a service was conducted at the Historic old…

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Stepped Out Smartly to Church Parade Girl Signallers Camp at Castle Hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 7

A feature of the Easter Camp at Castle Hill Showground, by 150 members of the Women's Emergency Signal Corps, was the…

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Talkie in Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 8

A talkie film, "Barrabbas," was shown at Auburn Methodist Church in association with the evening service on Sunday. The service was conducted by…

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