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Churches, 1941

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Churchmen Plait a New Society

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 3

At Malvern College in England recently, 23 bishops, 14 deans and nearly 200 other leading…

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Churchill Thinks--

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 4

Many people believe that the next two months will decide the outcome of the war, and that Germany's thrust into the Balkans is the beginning of the major blitzkrieg…

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CHURCHILL "Blood and toil, tears and sweat"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 2

In June last year, as Panzer divisions tore Western Europe apart, Britain turned to a man whose warnings she had neglected for years. Sixty-five-year-old Winston Churchill brought to his new job first-hand…

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Woman to be church minister

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Saturday. -- A woman who earns her living as a domestic servant will be ordained as a fully-accredited church minister next…

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Thefts From Moscow Church

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Saturday (A.A.P.) -- Holy vessels have been stolen from the Catholic Church of St. Louis, in Moscow, Mr. William Bullitt, former…

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Catholic Schools. Diocesan Inspector's Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 6

The Diocesan Inspector of Catholic Schools, the Rev. Father T. J. Pierse, in his annual report to Archbishop Gilroy, read at St. Mary's Cathedral Chapter Hall…

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From the Pulpit. Churches Disunited. Economic Aspect of Gospel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 8

The Rev. Richard Piper, secretary of Methodist Overseas Missions, preaching at Willoughby yesterday said that the Christian forces of the world were…

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Sutherland Baptist Church. Official Opening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 3

The new Sutherland Baptist Church was officially opened on Satuiday by the President of the New South Wales Baptist Union, Mr. R. E. Walker. It…

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Birthrate Advice Not Church Job

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 8

Sydney clergy do not favor asking couples marrying to sign a declaration to accept the…

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Turramurra Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 3

The new Church of St. James. Turramurra, the foundation stone of which was set on Saturday by Archbishop Mowll, is of English Gothic design…

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Bombs Hit 1986 Churches London

The Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 3

Figures compiled at the Vatican show that nearly 2000 churches, belonging to various denominations, have…

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Menzies Weekends with Churchill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) spent the weekend in the country with the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill)…

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Granville News Many Tributes Farewell To Former Parish Priest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

Compelled, although he resumed duty only last November after extended sick leave, to relinquish his charge of the Granville parish…

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Targets of "Nazi Vandals" Wren Churches And Literature Graphic Letter From London

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

So that it may help people to "grasp the real devilment that must lie in the hearts of these new earth monsters, Hitler and…

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"Would Like One Great Church" New Rector of All Saints

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

Rev. Edward Walker, new rector of All Saints', made his first contact with Parramatta more than 40 years ago, when as a…

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Christian Science Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

Man was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. The golden text was: "Beloved now are we the sons of God, and it does…

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French Threat to Convoy Food. Nazis' Latest Plot. Mr. Churchill May Reply. Possible Move By U.S.A. From Our Own Correspondent and A.A.P. LONDON, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 11

A plot by the Nazis to provide yet another problem for the Royal Navy before they launch their vaunted "Spring offensive" is seen behind the declaration of the French Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister, Admiral Darlan, that he would order French…

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Dedication of Manse Springwood Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

No withstanding the inclement weather, there was a large gathering in the grounds of the Presbyterian Church at Springwood on Saturday…

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Cabramatta Catholic Club

The Biz · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 4

Cabramatta Catholic Club's monthly dances, on the 1st and llth inst., were well attended by members and visitors from Cabramatta. and the surrounding…

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Glimpses Of Catholic Mission Life Tragedy in the South Seas I. Islands of Isolation

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 3

Away out in the mid-Pacific, right on the equator, is a little known group of islands called the Gilberts. They are really atolls, low-lying projections of…

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