Canberra to host Bible Society world office shift and new staff
The Bible Society wired to unify its Commonwealth office in Canberra with moves by Rev Ames Payne and Rev RK Hickin to relocate staff. Canberra will host the fourth global scripture translation center, with New Guinea and Pacific work directed from the capital. A vast staff shift follows, including Leo Buckmin and Keith Ellen moving between Canberra and Sydney, and the distribution centre continuing in Sydney. The paper notes 24 Catholic appointments in Canberra Goulburn, and the Billy Graham crusade events upcoming in Canberra churches.
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The
Commonwealth Council
Common Wealth Office
Canberra
Ames Payne
Alings Street
Civic
Cociety
RK. Hickin
Payne
Leo Buckmin
New Guinea
Pacific
Andrew Taylor
ANU
Tae
New Guineas
Ma Een Wa
Society
Billy Graham
Lane Adams
Canberra Theatre
Mr Smith
Crusade
Comemister
National Rose Gardens Tied to Canberra Heritage
A historical overview traces Canberra’s national rose garden idea from 1924 talks by NSW rose society leaders and government officials to the 1930s expansion around Parliament House. It notes civic groups like the Canberra Horticultural Society pushing cooperation among states, the Parliament House precinct dedication in 1927, and the 1942 rose plantings including Mevron and Lady Helen Maggiola among others.
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Canberra
Australi
National Rose Society of
New South Wales
Messrs
W. H. Ifeuwld
A. J. Berrie
Co. W. Marr
National
NRS
Nsw
Commonwealth
Esmail
Bruce
Canberta Horticultural Society
Department of the Interior
Parliament House
R. A. Broinowski
Joint House Department
Rex Hazelwood
SRS
SSW
Parliamentry
Broinowski
Houses of Parliament
Mevron
de van Bossem
Talisman
Fen Joseph
New Guinea Teachers College Choir Visits Canberra
A choir from Gaulin Teachers' College in New Guinea will tour Australia from December 18 to January 20. They arrive in Canberra around lunch on January 14 and depart after breakfast on January 16, staying at the Presbyterian conference centre on Cotter Road. They will not perform concerts during their Canberra visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ College
New Guinea
Canberra
Gaulin Teachers’ College
Rabaul
Australia
Presbyterian Conference Centre
Cotter Road
World Council of Churches forms 50 member Vietnam War aid commission
The World Council of Churches plans a 50 member commission drawn from Vietnamese Christians, East Asia Christian Conference, and Protestant agencies to coordinate aid for Vietnam War needs. Consultants from the Roman Catholic Church and other faiths are included with Asia meetings planned early this year in Geneva. The body will confer with planners, develop recommendations, and draft a unified programme and budget for member agencies.
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World Council of Churches
Vietnam
East Asia Christian Conference
WCC
Asia
Interchurch Aid
Refugee and World Service
Geneva
World Council Exec Sees Asia Evangelism Intensifying
Dr Eugene L. Smith executive secretary of the World Council of Churches New York office returning from the Asia South Pacific Congress on Evangelism predicted stronger evangelistic activity in Southeast Asia. He noted emphasis on feasibility for justice and evangelistic concern and said a clearing office would be created in each nation to gather and circulate evangelism material.
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Southeast Asia
Eugene L. Smith
World Council of Churches
New York
Dr Smith
Singapore
Weekend church services across Canberra and suburbs
A dense register of denominations lists Sunday schedules for churches in Canberra and districts. It notes Holy Communion observances, morning and evening services, masses, and parish activities at St John the Baptist, St Patrick, Sacred Heart, St Mary, St Benedicts, and numerous others, with times ranging from early morning to evening across Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, and independent congregations.
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Perry Smith
North Canberra
St John Baptist Anglican Church
Reid
A. T. Shakespeare
Church OF Englante
Johm
Baptia
Eid
Weu P.M
Rte
St Pauls
Moamuke
Roy Tr
Jobn Munro
Suretoy
Murnwhus
Warerabundah
David
Airalle
Chynowers
Stes Varratamla
Deakin
Holyroa Fcor Phillie Ave
Anrit Sty
Hackers
Rew Solin Rink — Fondar
HC Adam WC Amd
Good Shepherd
Hughes Cunio-Gwares
Mev C. A Oeborne
Yams United Service
Som
Gere PS Hall
Sar
Rout Worden
Pearce
Earansi Farrer
Maryann — Revi S Atkins
Potten
Hy Bam
Inima
Musser
Tom HE
St Mary's Church
Ballumblr Street
St Benedict
A. L. Bridge
O'Conner
Itam
R. Perry Smith
HW. Spear
St. Colawha
H. AL Miller
Wlata Wiehin
Lyneham
Vandermark
St Margaret's
Hackett
Mr J Tster
Jalet Moethodist
Presbyterian
St James Curtin
Tan MacPherson
Aldan& Nurrabondih
Red Hill
Moody
fleth-Pirew
Caunhberra-Qurunkeyan
Sitle
St John the Hoplist
Queariberan
Morting Toei
Christ Kyom
Lawmon
Wrighth
Lawton G
Seventh Day Adventist Turner
Tigm
A. Townend
Assembly OF God
Canberra
Fhister & Inb
Church OF Christ
Hutson
H. Anderson
G. McFarlin
Christian Science Gatton
Cennen Acpiure School
Anaiican
John Semitem
Tada
Mr Wriott
Times cryptic ACROSS quiz clues list
Across clues include wordplay and definitions like He bestows a pet functory kiss with a supercilious air nine letters and Arrived with plenty in the legendary city seven letters. Other entries suggest cryptic parsing for entries such as Is it Alice turning to do specialised writ ing nine letters and The bread of idleness four letters.
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Alice
High Court
Dan
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Institute of Anatomy
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Phoenix Room
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Federal Highway
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Queanbeyan
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