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The best Christmas story: The old, old story [by L. E. Homfray, 30 December 1924]

4 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by L. E. Homfray was published in Daylight (Adelaide, SA), 30 December 1924.] The Best Christmas Story. The old, old story. “Tell me the story always, If you would really be In any time of trouble A comforter to me.” Despite all our … [Read more...] about The best Christmas story: The old, old story [by L. E. Homfray, 30 December 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: L. E. Homfray (1873-1951) (author), religion, SourceTrove, year1924

[Maitland Ministers’ Association] [9 October 1915]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled news item, about the opposition of the Maitland Ministers’ Association to extended alcohol trading hours and to raffles (as a form of gambling), was published in The Maitland Weekly Mercury (West Maitland, NSW), 9 October 1915.] [Maitland Ministers' … [Read more...] about [Maitland Ministers’ Association] [9 October 1915]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: religion, SourceTrove, year1915

Methodist Church, Numurkah: Anniversary services [report on a church sermon, 12 May 1911]

18 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, a report on a church sermon, was published in The Numurkah Leader (Numurkah, Vic.), 12 May 1911.] Methodist Church, Numurkah. Anniversary services. On Sunday last the three services at the Methodist Church were well attended, the occasion being … [Read more...] about Methodist Church, Numurkah: Anniversary services [report on a church sermon, 12 May 1911]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Numurkah, religion, SourceTrove, white Australia as a metaphor for spiritual purity, word wowser, year1911

White Australia [23 July 1910]

18 January 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about a sermon by the Rev. G. E. Wheatley on White Australia. Published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 23 July 1910.] White Australia. At the Leederville-West Perth Congregational Church last Sunday evening, the Rev. G. E. Wheatley delivered the second … [Read more...] about White Australia [23 July 1910]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), religion, sermons, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1910

The effect of religion on the formation of character [essay by Norman L. Beurle, 21 March 1901]

13 May 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This essay by Norman L. Beurle was published in The Ballarat Star, 21 March 1901; it was the winning entry in the essay section of the Ballarat literary competition in October 1900.] The effect of religion on the formation of character. (A first prize essay, … [Read more...] about The effect of religion on the formation of character [essay by Norman L. Beurle, 21 March 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Christianity, Norman L. Beurle (1876-1931) (author), religion, SourceTrove, year1901

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