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Broken Hill & the Far West · Churches

Churches, 1896

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Good Friday. Church Services

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

GOOD FRIDAY was celebrated in the usual quiet manner in Broken Hill. Beyond a couple of cricket matches and the excursion of the Bible Christian Sunday School to…

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The Greek and Bulgarian Churches. Their Union Urged. London, April 6

Western Grazier · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

Russia is urging the union of the Greek and Bulgarian Churches, under one patriarch…

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South Baptist Church

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

THE sale of gifts at the South Baptist Church on Easter Monday passed off successfully. In the evening there was a large attendance. All appeared…

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The Churches

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 2

THE Rev. A. F. Burgess, who succeeds the Rev. W. T. Hiatt in the charge of the Wesleyan Church at South Broken Hill, preached in the Sulphide-street…

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Further Horrors in Armenia. Kerosene Poured Through a Church Roof

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

THE catalogue of Armenian horrors is further extended (says the Westminster Gazette of March 20) by a letter sent from the Grosvenor House…

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Dropped Dead in Church. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 2

Frank Shields, an elderly resident of Milton, was walking along the aisle of the church there on Sunday, when he reeled and dropped dead…

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Li Hung Chang's Mission. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

It transpires that, in addition to acting as the representative of the Emperor of China at the coronation of the Czar, the Chinese Viceroy (Li…

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Sudden Death in Church. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 2

Catherine Morey, aged 77, was attending St. Joseph's Church yesterday, when she died suddenly during the service. She suffered from an…

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South Catholic Concert and Social

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 2

A very successful concert was held at Hegarby's Hall, South Town, last evening in connection with the South Roman Catholic Church. There was…

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A Lunatic in Church

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 3

THE service of the Lonsdale-street Wesleyan Church was disturbed on Thursday night by a middle-aged man who, entering the church without…

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A Many-sided Mission

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 3

LAUNOESTON (Tas.) wire:—Dr. M'Call, a popular resident on the North-West Coast and an ex-member of the Assembly, leaves to-morrow for…

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General Cable News. Catholic Schools in the East LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 2

The Propaganda of the Roman Catholic Church (a body in Rome, controlling the foreign mission) has issued an order forbidding the French…

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Anglican Reunion with Rome. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 4

Mr. Gladstone has spoken in praise of the paternal attitude of the Pope in inquiring into the validity of Anglican Orders with a view to facilitating the…

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Anglican Reunion with Rome. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 1

Mr. Gladstone has spoken in praise of the paternal attitude of the Pope in inquiring into the validity of Anglican Orders with a view to facilitating the…

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The Church of England Bazaar

Western Grazier · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 2

The bazaar in aid of the Church of England which was opened on Monday evening, 25th ult., in the large and commodious building known as Stratton's Store, was…

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Wesleyan Church Harvest Festival [Contributed]

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 2

On Sunday last the services at the Wesleyan Church were in connection with the annual harvest festival. The church was nicely decorated with fruits, vegetables, and…

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Bomb Explosion in a Church. Six Persons Killed—fifty Injured. London, June 8

Western Grazier · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 2

While a precession was entering a church in Barcelona, Spain, a bomb explosion occurred, killing six and injuring 50 of the persons present…

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Affairs in Crete. Wrecking of Christian Churches. London, June 11

Western Grazier · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 2

The Turkish troops in Crete have wrecked three Christian churches…

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The Churches

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1896 · page 3

SPECIAL services in connection with the anniversary of the Beryl-street Baptist [?] were held yesterday the officiating clergyman being the…

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The Churches

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 June 1896 · page 2

To-day is the festival of SS. Peter and Paul, and services are being held in the Roman Catholic churches. Bishop Dunne, who celebrated 11 o'clock…

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