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Churches, 1941

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50-50 War Battalion Of Church Ministers Letterettes in Fifty Words Church Recruits

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 10

Our minister enlisted last week as a soldier. How about all ministers and priests enlist.ng, and forming their own battalion? We should be just…

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St. John the Baptist's Church at Canberra Centenary Celebrations This Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 15

THE first official ceremony ever to be held in Canberra was the laying of a…

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Churchill Lifts His Hat High

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 3

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Churchill) waves his John Bull hat on his walking-stick to acknowledge cheers of Bristol crowds. He visited Bristol after Nazis had raided it two successive nights last month…

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Mr. Menzies' Mission In America

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 8

MR. MENZIES isn't paying a courtesy call on the United States. His mission is twofold,…

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F.l. Brien Leaves Parramatta Loss to Catholic Community

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 7

By the departure of Mr. Frank L. Brien, who has purchased two news-agencies at Katoomba, the Catholic community of Paramatta loses one of its…

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Christian Science Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 10

Everlasting Punishment was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. The Golden Text was; "He that…

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Concert for Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 10

A concert in aid of Holy Trinity Church, Baulkham Hills, was held in the School of Arts on Thursday and was well attended…

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Catholic Mission

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

Within the last two weeks Fr. Wallace of the Redemptist Fathers, has teen conducting a mission in the district, with very satisfactory results,…

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Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

The annual tea and concert in connection with the St. Marys—Rupertswood chrge of the Presbyterian Church was held at Mt. Druitt on…

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Merrylands Presbyterian Church

The Broadcaster · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 2

Special services to mark the 23th anniversary of Merrylands Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday evenings, May 18 and 25. The preacher on May…

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Penrith Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

Mother's Day will be celebrated next Sunday at Penrith Presbyterian Church at both diets of public worship. The children's choir will render…

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Glimpses Of Catholic Mission Life Papuan Missionaries Attacked Eye Witness Story

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 3

Last February the "Herald" published a brief, but lurid account of an attack on the mission by the villagers of Inawaia, in the Vicariate of Papua. The following…

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Mission Film

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

In Castlereagh Methodist Hall on Tuesday evening Rev. Richard Piper, State secretary of the Overseas Mission, gave a very interesting address,…

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Springwood Methodist Church Community Concert

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 6

A successful community concert, organised by the Young People of the Church, was held on Thursday evening last in the Church. Mr J. Engisch was…

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Radio Patrol Secret Mission

The Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 33

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Catholic Contracts Let Recently

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

Scott, Green and Scott, to A. E. Ranch, Orange, for extensive additions and alterations at St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurat…

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Amongst Our Catholic People

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 15

The Very Rev. Father Nesdale, Adm., is absent from Peterborough (Port Augusta diocese) on annual leave. Rev. Father Baragry, M.S.C., who is doing…

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Lanstone v. St. Marys Presbyterian

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 8

K. Wines and A. Ellison (L.) v C. Wedesweiler and C. Diggelman (St.M. P.), 6-4; Miss P. Wiggins and Miss K. Cummins v Mrs Blake and Miss Moore,…

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True Christian Education. Statement by Anglican Archbishops

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

On February 17, 1940, "The Times" published a leading article on "Religion and National Life," which created such a controversy that Britain's leading newspaper…

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Catholic News. St. Mary's Cathedral

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 18

Next Sunday Masses will be celebrated in the Cathedral at 6, 7. 8 (which will be attended by the Holy Name Society), 9, 10 and High Mass at 11 o'clock, at…

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