MR G. A. PASCOE (Deputy-Chairman). THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY:
HISTORIC CHURCH DESECRATED.—Christ Church, Russell, the oldest church in the Dominion, which has been desecrated by excursionists. The collection box was rifled, the altar rail broken, the Bible, flags, and seats moved, and cigarette butts, matches, lunch papers, and confectionery wrappers scattered over the floor.
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21990, 14 January 1937, Page 14
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54MR G. A. PASCOE (Deputy-Chairman). THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY: HISTORIC CHURCH DESECRATED.—Christ Church, Russell, the oldest church in the Dominion, which has been desecrated by excursionists. The collection box was rifled, the altar rail broken, the Bible, flags, and seats moved, and cigarette butts, matches, lunch papers, and confectionery wrappers scattered over the floor. Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21990, 14 January 1937, Page 14
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