Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1972-2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Manila folders, 2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The NSW Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society was formed in 1817. The first meeting was held on 7th March, making it the oldest continuously operating organization in Australia. The Tasmanian Auxiliary was formed in 1819, followed by the Victorian Auxiliary in 1840, the SA Auxiliary in 1845 and the Queensland Auxiliary in 1855. The state Auxiliaries jointly formed a Commonwealth Council in 1925, which met annually. The affairs of the British and Foreign Bible Society were carried out in Australia by powers of attorney. In 1976 a constitution was drawn up and 'The Bible Society in Australia' was incorporated, with the Commonwealth Council being renamed the Australian Council. The stated aim of the Society was 'to promote and encourage the wider circulation, distribution and use of the Holy Scriptures...without doctrinal note or comment throughout the world..." A National Youth Division, Translation Department and Mission Support Division carried out the work of the Society, with State Secretaries in charge of each state division. It became and continues to be a member of the United Bible Societies. In 2010 the state divisions were dissolved to form a national organization - Bible Society Australia. The Bible Society Australia group now includes Koorong, Eternity newspaper and the Centre for Public Christianity.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence and draft designs for the brochures of Bible verses on specific topics, referred to as 'Selections'.
General
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God to the rescue – 1977
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God spoke the 10 commandments – 1980
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Who is Jesus? – 1982
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The Bible and the family – 1982
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Good news by John – 1982
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Living in love – 1982
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True rest and peace – 1981
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Consider! Did this really happen? – 1982
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Like tongues of fire – 1982
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Filled with joy – 1980
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He is risen – Go and tell! – 1982
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He is risen – 1982
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Are you satisfied? – 1982
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Guide for life – 1980
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Shafts of light – 1981
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For you in hospital – 1982
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Relax! – 1980
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Turn back you are going the wrong way – 1980
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Come alive – 1980
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Listen…be glad – 1980
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Constant love – 1980
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Victory over death – 1980
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I am telling you the truth – 1980
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Satisfied? you can be – 1980
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The Holy Spirit and the church – 1982
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The Lord … He is by your side to protect you – 984
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The castaway book: what Paul learned from a lion
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The heart of Christmas – 1985
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Here’s good news for you – 1980
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How to find life – 1981
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How to be right with God – 1981
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Open 24/7 including Good Friday and Easter Sunday – 2010
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Are you satisfied? -1987
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Filled with the Holy Spirit – 1984
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Secure? – 1996
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The good life – 1986
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After death? – 1985
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Love – 1982
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Be strong in the Lord – 1982
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Discover the word – 1991
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What is my future? – 1991
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New life from old? – 1991
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The Jesus way – 1988
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Has the sun gone? – 1992
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Hurting? – 1991
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Three promises that can change your life – 1991
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God cares for you - 1995
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God cares – 1995
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For you in hospital – 1992
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In hospital – 1991
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In times like these – 1992
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Who is Jesus – 1983
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Guide for life – 1991
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Where are you going? – 1994
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Congratulations – 1991
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Raising kids God’s way – 1994
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A change for the better – 1994
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Come alive – 1984
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Any questions? – 1991
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The challenge never ends – 1994
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Hope for you – 1991
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Happy are those – 1984
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Love – real love! – 1984
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Turn to the Lord – 1984
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The sky reveals – 1984
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Trust in God – 1984
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Who touched me? – 1984
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Living hope at Easter – 1999
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Your future in the star – 1996
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Christmas again – 1996
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Thank God it’s Friday – 1994
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Jesus is alive – 1995
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Peace be with you – 1995
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God is dead – 1995
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Three days later – 1995
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We have seen Jesus – 1993
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It’s a promise – 1995
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From doubt to belief – 1995
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Easter is about bunnies, isn’t it? – 1993
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Happy Christmas – 1995
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What do you give the person who has everything – 1995
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Joy to the world – 1994
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What the blokes on night shift did on Christmas Eve – 1995
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The light has dawned – 1995
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Here with us – 1995
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The greatest gift – 1995
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The real cost of Christmas – 1994
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A change for the better – 1994
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The glory of Easter – 1993
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The Shepherd Psalm – 1992
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How to experience a still point in a turning world – 1989
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Hope for you – 1992
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Winners every time – 1991
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Discover the Word – 1991
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In times like these – 1992
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Gift – 1993
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Jesus is born – 1993
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Save the world – 1993
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Good news for you – 1993
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A gift for you – 1993
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The light shines for you – 1993
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What has Christmas got to do with me? – 1993
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Peace on earth – 1991
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Glory in heaven and peace on earth – 1991
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Rejoice – 1992
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The three gifts – 1991
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He lived among us – 1991
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Christ the King – 1992
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Joy – 1992
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No greater gift – 1988
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Christ the Saviour is born – 1989
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Where is he? – 1989
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God’s messenger proclaims – 1989
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Glory to God in the highest – 1989
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Joy – 1990
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For unto us – 1990
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We saw his star – 1990
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We have come to worship him – 1988
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Dignity – 1997
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If you’re in crisis, panic! – 1997
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How to be right with God – 1989
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How to stop worrying – 1989
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The Shepherd Psalm – 1984
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Lord, you know me – 1990
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Shafts of light – 1986
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The good life – 1990
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Who is Jesus? – 1988
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A new lease of life – 1990
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After death? – 1990
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Congratulations and welcome – 1990
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The Bible and the family – 1986
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Love is what a family needs – 1990
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Love – 1988
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Jesus Christ, hope of the world – 1986
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The Jesus way – 1988
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Come alive – 1986
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Guide for life – 1988
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New life in Christ – 1986
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God cares for you – 1990
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The shepherd Psalm – 1990
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Born to be King – 1989
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Happy are those who believe – 1987
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Raised to life – 1992
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Jesus died for all – 1992
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Alive today – 1992
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Remember his words – 1992
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Dead and alive – 1993
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Do not be afraid – 1992
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From death to life – 1992
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They will see me! – 1989
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Your king is coming – 1989
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He is risen indeed! – 1989
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Find joy at Easter – 1989
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Father forgive them – 1986
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It is finished – 1990
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When it was evening – 1991
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Consider the evidence – 1988
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He has been raised – 1989
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Scripture meditations for Easter week – 1987
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The first Easter - 1989
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We are healed by his suffering – 1987
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A day to change the world – 1987
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The risen Lord is with us – 1989
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Happy are those who believe – 1989
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Who is he? – 1988
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Let the King of glory come in – 1988
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The Lord’s victory – 1988
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Christ’s victory – 1991
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Sing with joy – 1988
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Surprised by joy – 1987
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The Lord is risen indeed – 1988
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Rejoice, he lives – 1989
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He is risen – 1986
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What is Easter? – 1990
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Today’s word for you – 1993
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Good news for Elizabeth – 1973
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Good news for the Eyre Peninsula – 1977
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Murray Bridge, the river city – 1979
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South Australia – Land of promise? Visions of freedom! – 1986
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Adelaide, festival city – 1976
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Good news from Girls’ Brigade – 1992
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Good news for Scouts – 1988
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The victory of Easter – 1981
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“He is not here, he has been raised” – 1983
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No greater love – 1978
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He died for us – 1981
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Good news announcer – Christmas 1982
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Good News – 1980
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How Christmas started – 1978
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Bethlehem – 1978
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The promised good news – 1980
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God’s promise kept – 1980
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Christmas greetings
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The birth of Jesus – 1978
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Lord of the universe – 1984
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Glory to God – 1984
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The light shines – 1984
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A child is born to us! A son is given to us! – 1979
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The brightness of God’s glory – 1980
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Your saviour – Christ the Lord – 1985
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A great light – 1985
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How to find peace – 1981
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What do you think of Christ – 1980
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Salvation for all – God’s plan – 1980
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Worried? – 1977
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Trust me – 1980
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Why me? 1981
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Something worth believing – 1976
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Look how the wild flowers grow
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Good news for women1975
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The light has come – 1979
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Light at last! – 1980
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A prayer for strength – 1980
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I am the resurrection and the life – 1983
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Our living hope – 1982
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Christ’s resurrection – our hope – 1983
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Christ died for us 1983
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Christ is risen – 1982
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He lives
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God raised him from death1980
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Towards the goal – 1985
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Tread softly for my dreams are already broken – 1985
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The meaning of Christmas – 1979
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The Christmas story – 1985
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Revolutionary thoughts – 1975
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Now… - 1974
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New life – 1974
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Jonah, the man who said no – 1974
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Jesus Christ loves you – 1972
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The good life – 1983
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“I am the…” series bookmarks – 1986
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Thank you God – 1976
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Living for God – 1980
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Good news for Lugarno – 1981
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Good news for the festival – 1978
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Fighting together for the faith – 1980
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Good news from the Postal Sunday School Movement – 1974
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Good news for Concord – 1980
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Good news for Perth – 1976
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Good news from the Girls’ Brigade – 1979
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Good news for Lillydale Shire – 1977
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Good news for Victoria – 1976
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Good news for Ringwood – 1975
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Over the ocean – 1980
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Christians, be concerned!- 1982
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Each one is a part – 1977
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Good news for Scouts – 1982
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Jesus said, I am the bread of life – 1981
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Good News Seminar – Scripture Sample pack
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50 years PSSM – 1982
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Only one person ever stand between you and God – 1983
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The Victory of Easter and Mark’s gospel TEV – for the Salvation Army – 1984
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A biblical souvenir of your confirmation
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The good life – 1986
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A time to cry, alone – 1986
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I’m in control – 1986
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When you get it all together, you may find there’s a piece still missing – 1985
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First the bad news, then the good news – 1985
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Some good news for Australian youth – 1985
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Create a pure heart in me – 1975
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Let us pray – 1985
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Be still and know – 1984
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Jesus Christ, hope of the world – 1986
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Personal witness pack – 1980
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General outreach pack
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Special groups and counselling pack
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Children, youth and teaching pack
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Hospital and visiting sick pack
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Christmas is a time for joy and celebration – 2001
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Giving us life – 2000
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Christmas 2000 years ago – 1999
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Birth of hope – 1997
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Saving at Christmas – 1998
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Peace on Earth? – 1998
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Christmas is for everyone – 2001
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What do you give the person who has everything? – 1995
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We are not alone – 1997
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Win the prize – 1998
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The challenge never ends – 1994
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New life – 2001
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Who cares? – 2002
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You do have a choice – 2000
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A prayer for difficult times – 1999
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Happy Easter – 2003
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Light for the world – 1998
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New life – 1996
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Freedom – 1997
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Lasting security – 1996
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Who is Jesus? – 1991
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We have seen Jesus – 1993
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Open all hours – 1999
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Finding inner peace – 1997
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Setting the record straight - 1997
Children’s
- Good news: a colouring book from Good News for Modern Man – 1974
- Hey kids, here’s good news – 1982
- The ten commandments – 1982
- The birth of Jesus – 1984
- To Bethlehem – 1976
- The message from heaven – 1974
- A royal gift – 1974
- The song of the angels – 1974
- The star that shone for Jesus – 1974
- The enemy of God – 1974
- The boy who always pleased God – 1974
- Jesus in the wilderness – 1974
- The first disciples – 1974
- A teacher asks a question – 1974
- The well that never runs dry – 1974
- Jesus visits his hometown – 1974
- A call to follow Jesus – 1974
- The light of life – 1974
- A little girl lives again – 1974
- The bread of life – 1974
- Jesus, master of winds and sea -1974
- The king of glory – 1974
- Jesus tells a true story – 1974
- Jesus heals a leper – 1974
- Jesus invites the children – 1974
- The rich young ruler – 1974
- Jesus and Zacchaeus – 1974
- Jesus enters Jerusalem as king – 1974
- In the upper room – 1974
- From the garden to the judgement hall – 1974
- The crucifixion – 1974
- The resurrection – 1974
- Jesus returns from heaven – 1974
- Search for the child – 1985
- Find the clues – 1985
- Mary’s book is for all the world – 1973
- Why should I? – 1986
- A baby in a stable? – 1983
- What an amazing story – 1985
- The lost son – 1986
- Forgive one another – 1986
- The man in the tree – 1986
- The good Samaritan – 1986
- See for yourself – 1989
- “now the grave is open and the body is missing” – 1988
- Who rolled the stone away? – 1990
- Go…now…tell – 1991
- Can you solve the big mystery?- 1991
- Jesus loves the little children – 1990
- Follow that star – 1988
- Let’s go see – 1989
- The searchers – 1991
- Mission possible – 1991
- God isn’t mad at you – 1993
- Down and up – 1994
- Ghosts can’t eat! – 1996
- Dead and alive – 1993
- The great star chase – 1996
- If it feels good, do it – 1996
- Guess what is in the Bible?
- Willing and wanting to – 1996
- Who doesn’t care? – 1996
- I want to see – 1996
- Hooray for God – 1996
- A decorator’s guide to Christmas – 2002
- What the hay? – 1997
- A child – 1998
- Looking forward to Christmas – 2000
- Come on an adventure 2000BT – 1999
- The truth about Christmas – 1998
- Star gazers – 1995
- Extreme action – 1997, 2003
- The road to life – 1997
- Choices – 2001
- The world’s most asked question – 1996
- Never alone – 2000
- Walking and talking – 2000
- Brekky at the lake – 1996
- The true survivor – 2002
- At the end of the road, a great surprise – 1995
- Jesus is alive – 2010
- Dead and alive – 1993
- BBQ on the shore – 2003
- Where are you going – 1994
- This through there – 1998
- Hooray for God – 1996
- Eggs + buns = Easter – 2002
- A dark day – 1997
- No worries – 1999
- Who doesn’t care? – 1996
- Willing and wanting to - 1996
Translations
- Yes – a living Saviour – Greek, Arabic, Polish, Italian, Yugoslav (Croatian), Russian, Spanish – 1980
- Good news – polyglot – 1980
- Easter selection in Kwara’ae – 1975
- Gospel of John in Orokaiva – 1975
- New life in Christ – Arabic - 1980
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Alphabetical
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Permission of Bible Society Australia required to access records 50 years old or less.