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Churches, 1942

3,171 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 159

America's Promise to Australia Vast Supplies Quickly Lease-lend Man on Mission Here

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Australia should have no apprehension about the extent and promptness of American aid, which was already pouring from production lines in an ever-growing stream of planes…

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America's Promise to Australia Vast Supplies Quickly Lease-lend Man on Mission Here

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Australia should have no apprehension about the extent and promptness of American aid, which was already pouring from production lines in an ever-growing stream of planes…

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Moves in Total War Government's Effective Steps Dr. Evatt's High Mission by Our Canberra Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 4

Australia's total war effort for two and a half years, mainly aspiration, looks like becoming actuality, if the Government keeps up its form of the past short week and a half…

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National Day of Prayer Large Attendance at Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 4

City churches were crowded yesterday in response to the call of the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, to a day of national…

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Airliner Crash in China British Mission Head Among Victims Our Own Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 5

CHUNGKING, March 16.— Major-General Lancelot Dennys. head of the British Military Mission to China, was among…

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Eleven Fined Drinking Beer Near Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 8

Six men and five women were each fined 5/- at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday for having behaved offensively in Hunter-street,…

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Church Services for Navy Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 11

Services for the men of the Australian warships Perth and Yarra presumed lost off Java, will be held in Anglican and Roman Catholic…

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Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 5

Services for next Sunday, March 22, are Rooty Hill 11, St. Marys 4, Mt. Druitt 7.30. Rev. A. J. Barrett, Minister…

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Catholic Evidence Guild

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 19

Owing to the brown-out regulations, weekly meeting of the Catholic Evidence Guild, previously hold on Monday, will be held…

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Combined Dance. For Catholic Church & Business "Queen"

The Broadcaster · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

Over 100 dancers [?] in [?] at the Catholic Church hall [?] last Tuesday night [?] dance was held to [?] Catholic…

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Catholic Scouts Camp Abandoned

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 6

The executive of the Catholic section of the Boy Scouts has decided to abandon the Papal Banner camp, usually held at Casula…

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Good Response to Mission Appeals

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 6

Appeals for the missions are still meeting with good responses, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith…

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American Catholic Schools Favour Sport in Wartime

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 21

Instead of stifling college athletics, the war is bringing about "all-out" sports activities in many Catholic colleges in America. Marquette University in Mil…

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A Catholic Man's News-Review The Clean-up Was Overdue

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

Stirred to action by a vigorous press campaign, the New South Wales Government last week cracked down on an evil that has…

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By a Catholic Woman Doctor The pretty baby may lose its good looks

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 17

Enter a room full of children, and immediately one is struck by the dull and apathetic expression of the child who is a persistent mouth-breather. Now, what is the significance of…

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Christ Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 6

The times of services in Christ Church Parish have been altered, and from Sunday next, March 22, will be held as in church notices in this…

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Church of England

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 5

Church of England services for Sunday, March 22, are:—St. Marys: 8 a.m. (H.C.) and 7.15 (E.P.), Rector. Rooty Hill; 11 (M.P.), Rector, Plumpton:…

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Dutch Church Scorns Jew Baiting Pastoral Letter Nazis Tried to Suppress

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 8

A condemnation of the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Holland has been issued in a courageous pastoral letter by the Synod of the Dutch Reformed church…

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War Loss Insurance Plan Churches, Schools Are Covered

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 5

Property and plant of all religious organisations are covered against war loss or damage by the Commonwealth Government's war damage insurance scheme…

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Brothers' Boy Leads Churchill Squadron

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 1

Further reference is being made in the press to the exploits of "one of the hardest-hitting pilots in…

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