Bernard Judd (1918–1999) was an

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cleric from

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. Judd had been a student at

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and later gave scripture lessons there. He studied at

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and was ordained in 1943. He was the rector of St Peter's East Sydney from 1947 to 1986. He was a man of strong belief and was noted for his opposition to alcohol, drugs, gambling, organised crime and (in earlier years) the

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. He broadcast on local radio station 2CH and wrote many letters to the ''

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''. He was made a

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(MBE) and

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(OAM). Judd worked with Robert Brodribb Hammond to support the less fortunate. "Bernard Judd was a Christian man of quite remarkable stickability in those causes and convictions to which he had committed himself. His convictions were strong, but he was no bigot. He was independent in mind and judgement." — Bishop Donald Robinson. There is a Bernard Judd Foundation and a Bernard Judd Memorial Lecture.

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Obituary in school magazine

1918 births 1999 deaths People educated at Sydney Boys High School Moore Theological College alumni Clergy from Sydney 20th-century Australian Anglican priests Members of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia {{Anglican-clergy-stub