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Churches, 1961

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Church hall work party

The Biz · Wednesday 31 May 1961 · page 7

The undercoat Was finished on the outside, window frames were started on and nearly finished…

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"Churchill" Who Couldn't Win Votes

Tribune · Wednesday 31 May 1961 · page 4

LONDON: A New Statesman correspondent explains why dictator Ngo Dinh Diem, of South…

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Church's re-union

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1961 · page 7

Former members of Kellyville Seventh Day Adventist Church came from all over New…

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Striking new church plan for Merrylands

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1961 · page 3

A new Presbyterian Church of striking contemporary design has been planned for the corner of Merrylands Road and Monitor Road, Merrylands. Holroyd Municipal…

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Church Street Plan for Improved Lighting

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1961 · page 3

The Works Committee of Parramatta City Council has been asked to favourably…

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News and notes from district churches

The Biz · Wednesday 7 June 1961 · page 13

A family picnic fair will be held on the Queen's Birthday, at 24, 26 and 28 Harrington Street, Cabramatta, at 11.30 a.m., by the Cabramatta Assemblies of God, which is using a tent until their church is built…

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"Recognise China,'' say churchmen

Tribune · Wednesday 7 June 1961 · page 5

NEWCASTLE: The Synod of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle last week endorsed a call by the Bishop of Newcastle, the Right Rev. J. A. G. Housden, calling for immediate Australian…

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Large Crowd Inspects Old Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 June 1961 · page 8

Historical St. Mary Magdalene Church of England, from which the St. Marys district gained its name,…

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New Church Service at Wallacia

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 June 1961 · page 9

The first of a new series of United Church services were well attended at Wallacia last Thursday, June 1…

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Vaste Kerkdiensten Presbyterian Church Nleuw Z[?] Wales

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 9 June 1961 · page 10

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Antique showing at church hall

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 14 June 1961 · page 13

The Royal Blind Society will benefit from an antique afternoon, which the Granville Auxiliary to the society will hold on Friday, June 16…

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Working bee for church

The Biz · Wednesday 14 June 1961 · page 5

The site of the new Methodist Church hall in Salisbury Street was a scene of great activity last week and good progress was made, thanks to all those who took part in the good work…

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Reformed Church van Newcastle ontving haar eerste predikant

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 16 June 1961 · page 9

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News and Notes from the District Churches

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 2

The guest speaker for the Young, Peoples Fellowship Tea This Sunday, at the Fairfield Methodist Church, will he Mr. Keith Laneford-Smith. A very beautiful…

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Tennis evening for church members

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 5

A church will hold a tennis evening to help the Princess Competition and also to assist the Church Equipment Fund…

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East-west Church Peace Assembly

Tribune · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 8

THE responsibility of Christians for peace is the underlying theme of the First All-Christian Peace Assembly meeting in Prague,…

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Sport with a Mission

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 June 1961 · page 12

LONDON: An Israeli basketball team was seen off from Riga with a sharp reproach by the Communist…

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Churches indict Portugal

Tribune · Wednesday 28 June 1961 · page 4

CONTINUED butchery of the Angola Africans by Britain's NATO ally, Portugal, has led to the…

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A French - Congolese scientific mission in the polar regions

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 30 June 1961 · page 4

A FRANCO-CONGOLESE climatological mission will go to Baffin Island via Montreal. Consisting of eleven French and…

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Theatre comes to the Churches

Tharunka · Tuesday 4 July 1961 · page 2

WESTERN.; theatre has its roots in the Greek religious-, plays and the Mysteryand…

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