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Broken Hill & the Far West · Churches

Churches, 1889

26 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 2

Congregational Church

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 2

THE Rev. W. Wilson, of Port Pirie, filled the pulpit and conducted the services in this church yesterday. In the evening he delivered an interesting discourse on the…

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Primitive Methodist

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 2

LAST evening a public meeting was held in the Primitive Methodist Church, preceded by a teameeting. The service of song, entitled "The Brave Covenanters,"…

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Anglican Melbourne. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 3

Bishop Goe, of Melbourne, has just received a present of £8000 from Mr. G. W. Rusden, an English visitor, towards the endowment of St. Paul's…

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Overcrowding a Church. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 3

Father Heffernan, a prominent Roman Catholic clergyman, has been summoned by the police to answer a charge of having allowed the…

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St. Peter's Church

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 2

THE Rev. W. S. Hopcroft, who, it is possible, will succeed the Rev. C. G. E. Ashworth in the Anglican charge of the Broken Hill parish, will preach…

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Church Matters

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1889 · page 2

GREAT changes are being wrought at the local churches. Elsewhere to-day it is announced that the Baptist Church will be temporarily closed in consequence of…

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St. Peter's Church. Trouble About the Finances

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 2

YESTERDAY evening a meeting of the local Anglican congregation was held at the York Hotel. The subject chiefly under discussion was the state of the finances…

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Congregational Church

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1889 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of this church was held at the manse on Monday evening, when the finances were put on a satisfactory basis, the amount of money…

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A.bomb in a Church. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 3

While the congregation were in the San Carlo Church, at Rome, a commotion was caused by a bomb being thrown in through a window. The…

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Church Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 2

ABOUT 20 of We principal male members of the congregation of St. Peter's Anglican Church met in the Australian Club Hotel last evening to talk over matters…

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Congregational Church

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1889 · page 2

As announcement appears ia a local contemporary thit the Rev. Mr. Cook has "been appointed to succeed the Rev. Keith Mackay as Congregational minister…

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Burgling a Church. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 3

It has just been reported that articles to the value of £30 were stolen from St. James' Roman Catholic Church, at Elsternwick, during Wednesday night…

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Burgling a Church. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1889 · page 3

News comes from Laura, a northern town, that James Vance, alias McGaffen, has been there committed for trial for burgling the local Bible Christian Chapel…

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To Re-open a Church

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 May 1889 · page 2

THERE have been many changes in the ministerial circle in the town during the past few weeks, including the retirement of the Rev. J. Burrows, and the arrival…

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Roman Catholic Church

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 2

AFTEB the morning service yesterday, a meeting of members of the Roman Catholic Church at Broken Hill was held, Bishop Dunne presiding,to consider…

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The Home Rule Mission. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 3

The Irish delegates,as previously telegraplied met with a tremendous ovation on their sjcrival in Sydney on Saturday afternoon The new Masonic Hall waa…

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The Irish Mission. More Enthusiasm. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 2

The Irish delegates, Messrs Dillon, Esmonde, and Deasy, Ms.P., met with a most enthusi[?]stic reception at Her Majesty's Theatre yesterday afternoon…

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Church Disestablishment. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 May 1889 · page 2

The House of Commons last night rejected a motion affirming the principle of church disestablishment in Wales…

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Anglican Church

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 2

No clergyman has yet been appointed to take charge of the Church of England at Broken Hill, whose cure is rendered vacant by the removal of the Rev. C. G…

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The Anglican Church Synod. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 3

The annual session of the Church Synod commenced at St. Peter's Cathedral this morning, when the usual inaugural services were held. This afternoon the…

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