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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1874

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The Church of England and the Church of Rome

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1874 · page 5

ON Thursday last, the most Rev. Dr. Vaughan, Archbishop Condjutor of the Church of Rome in Australia, in the course of a speech addressed to the students, ex-students, professors and friends, assembled at St…

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"The Witness and Australian Presbyterian." [Edited by the Rev. George Sutherland.] the Explanati0n 0F Our Position, (From the Witness, January 17th.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1874 · page 1

It is due to such of our readers as were subscribers to the Australian Witness to explain clearly and fully the change which has so suddenly and, to many, unexpectedly taken place. It is in one brief sentence…

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Presbyterian Church Op Eastern Australia. (From the Witness)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1874 · page 5

WE rejoice that this Church is again giving symptoms of vitality and energy. There was a time when the Presbyterian Church which bore the above name bid fair to become the Presbyterian Church of the…

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Church of England, Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the members of the Church, in the parish of Christ Church, Grafton, was held on Thursday evening, April 16th, adjourned from Easter Tuesday. The Rev. J. SPENCER, curate of the parish,…

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The Roman Catholic Cathedral in Brisbane

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1874 · page 5

AN adjourned meeting of the Roman Catholics of Brisbane was held at Stephen's Schoolroom, on Sunday last, to complete the arragements for the reception of the Bishops from the southern colonies,…

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Wesleyan Church, Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1874 · page 4

A TEA AND PUBLIC MEETING, to commermorate the opening of the Wesleyan Church, Grafton, ofter enlargement, came off with groat ECLAT, in the Church on Wednesday ovoning last. The picture was even an…

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Church of England, Casino. [From the Express.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 3

A MEETING of members of the Church of England was held on Thursday afternoon in the Court House, Casino, for the purpose of receiving the Churchwardens' accounts and electing office-bearers for the current…

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Arrest of Roman Catholic Bishop in Germany

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 3

BIS[?] ENERHARD has been arrested for acting in contravention of the [?]lesiastical laws. He was lodged in the prison of Treves. There was no disturb[?] on the occasion. It see[?] that the Bishop is one of the…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1874 · page 4

ON Wednesday evening last, it was our pleasing dutyy to attend the tea and public meeting, at the Presbyterian Church, Prince-street got up for the purpose of welcoming the advent of the Rev. J, INNES to Grafton…

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Consecration of the New Roman Catholic Cathedral, Brisbane. (From the Herald)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1874 · page 7

MAY 19TH.—For upwards of twenty years past, the Roman Catholics resident in Brisbane have had, for their principal place of worship, one of the largest ecclesiastical…

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Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1874 · page 6

THE Presbytery of Sydney in connection with the above church, met in Sydney on Monday, the 8th instant. Present: The Revs. G. Sutherland, and I. M'Kay, ministers, and…

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The Presbyterian Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 6

THE Presbyterian Church ought to be a preaching Church. The strong point in our services should be the teaching. This is not arged as opposed to worship, which must be…

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Laying the Foundation Stone of the Cathedral Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 5

ON Wednesday last, the first stone of the Cathedral Church Grafton, was laid by the B[?]ROR OF GRAFTON AND ARMIDALE. The Diocesan Synod being in session at the time, [?]early all the Clergy and many…

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Church of England Synod. Diocese of Grafton and Armidale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 3

THE secound session of the first Synod of the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale was opened at Grafton on Tuesday last. Morning prayers were said and the Holy Communion celebrated at Christ Church, at…

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Return of Church Funds, Lands, &c. Diocese of Grafton and Armidale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 3

THE subjoined is the return of all funds, lands, churches, schools, parsonages, and other properties, held in trust, for the Church of England, in the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale, laid upon the table…

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German Evangelical Church at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 4

WE are glad to learn that the German residents of Grafton and the Clarence River are resolved not to be behind other religious bodies in our town, in the matter of a church in which to hold Divine…

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German Evangelical Church at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 4

As we announced in our last issue, the German residents of the Clarence are fully alive to the importance of erecting a church of their own at Grafton, and we are glad, to learn that, they are taking the…

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The Church of Scotland

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1874 · page 3

THAT great controversy which for more that a contury and a half har agitated the Church of Scotland, which haa originated various sessions from that Church, and was the cause of that memorable disruption of…

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Alleged Government Grant of £1000 for the E[?]ection of a Roman Catholic Church at Albury

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1874 · page 6

To the fact of the Premier paying a visit to Riverina (says the Southen Argus of September 17th) is the Catholic community indebted for the performance of a tardy act of justice…

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Arrival of the English Mail Via Suez. Sydney, Wednesday, 10 A.m. King of Denmark in London. Princess of Wales' Visit. Empress of Russia Visits England. Emperor of Austria in England. Grand Conservative Banquet. Intolerance to Wesleyans. Extensive Fires in England. West Indian Mail Company's Workshop Destroyed. Intended Assassination of Prince Bismarck. Strikes Subsiding. Emigration to America. Holland Resigned. Murder and Suicide. Prince of Wales Goes to Germany. Exeter Reredos Case. Issue of Rifles to the British Army. English Yacht Won the Prince of Wales' Cup. Bishop Summers Death. Carlist Atrocities. Old Catholic Movement Collapsed. Hyacinth Resigned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1874 · page 4

The R.M.S. Pera, with the English mails, VIA Suez, arrived at Adelaide at midnight on Monday, and sailed for Melbourne at eleven o'clock on Tuesday…

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