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Churches, 1947

2,274 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 114

Catholic Priest on Grave Charge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 4

BRISBANE, Saturday.--Denis Roche (33), Roman Catholic priest, was charged in Rockhampton Court yesterday with having been in a…

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No Guard for Uno Mission Palestine Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 3

LONDON, May 30 (A.A.P.).— The Palestine Government will not provide guards for the UNO commission of inquiry unless members…

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"Has the Church an Answer to the Problem of Divorce?" Address given by the Rev. W. Bruce Gentle, M.A., in the Church's Forum of the Air

The Methodist · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 4

I believe that the Church has an answer to the problem of divorce, but it is its own answer and may be quite unacceptable to hosts of people. It may be unacceptable to you who are listening, but…

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Parson's Surplice On Fire In Church

The Sun · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 3

LONDON.--While a congregation composed entirely of clergymen was singing a hymn which referred to "the consuming flames…

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Churchill's Secret Speeches "... and anyhow, whatever happens, we mil all go down lighting to the end." -- Following the collapse of France, and the threatened invasion of Britain

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 18

Even deeper must be the recognition of the commanding part played in the Allied victory by Winston Churchill as a result of the publication of his secret…

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Gambling on Rise in Britain Churches Alarmed At Transactions Govt. Plan to Aid Treasury

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 10

LONDON, Saturday.--The steady growth of gambling in Britain is being viewed with alarm by the churches. RECENTLY it was rumored that Dr…

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The Churches Empire Youth Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 12

An Empire Youth service will be held in St. Andrew's Cathedral to-morrow at 3 p.m. Major-General F. A. Maguire will…

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Threepence in plate not enough: give more, urges Church paper

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1947 · page 2

MOST of us pay more in one week to see a cinema show than we give our Church in a month, says the current edition of the Anglican Church paper "The Church Standard." The journal adds: "Generous…

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The Pulpit Mission Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 5

The general secretary of the Home Mission Society of the Diocese of Sydney, Canon R. B. Robinson, said in St. Andrew's…

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LETTERS to the Editor a Catholic condemns all religious bigotry Appeal to hierarchy

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 6

SIR,--As a Catholic, I endorse most of what John Ryan said in his letter of protest against the complaint of Thos…

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Church Riches in Hungary

Tribune · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 8

A MESSAGE to the Catholic Weekly from Budapest complains that “the church has been deprived by land reform measures of about 600,000…

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Crowd Mobs Faith Healer in Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday.--Fifteen hundred people mobbed Avak Hagopain, Iranian faith healer, when he attended services yesterday at the…

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Urge to Kill While at Church Organ

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 19

ST. JOSEPH (Missouri), Tuesday.--Strewart B. Allen (16), a minister's adopted son, who yielded to an uncontrollable urge to kill while playing classical music on a church organ, will…

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Urge to Kill by Boy When Playing Organ in Church

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

ST. JOSEPH (Missouri), Tuesday. -- Stewart B. Allen (16), a minister's adopted son who yielded to an uncontrollable urge to kill while playing classical music on a church organ, will stand his trial today…

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Urge to Kill While at Church Organ

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 19

ST. JOSEPH (Missouri), Tuesday.--Stewart B. Alien (16), a minister's adopted son, who yielded to an uncontrollable urge to kill while playing classical music on a church organ, will…

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Urge to Kill by Boy When Playing Organ in Church

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

ST. JOSEPH (Missouri), Tuesday. -- Stewart B. Allen (16), a minister's adopted son who yielded to an uncontrollable urge to kill while playing classical music on a church organ, will stand his trial today…

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Man (101) Fractures His Wrist on Way to Church

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 6

BATHURST, Tuesday. -- William Henry Paul, Bathurst's oldest resident--he is in his 101st year--is in Bathurst Hospital with a…

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Urge to Kill While at Church Organ

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 19

ST. JOSEPH (Missouri), Tuesday.--Stewart B. Allen (16), a minister's adopted son, who yielded to an uncontrollable urge to kill while playing classical music on a church organ, will…

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Congregational Memorial, Church Anniversary Services

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 1

Guildford Congregational Church looked its very best on Saturday, May 31st, when thanksgiving services conducted to comm[?]orate the treat…

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Catholic Ball a Glamourous Success

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 1

Public interest in a big social event of the town has never been more noticeably awakened in Penrith than it was in the Catholic Ball held in the…

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