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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Churches

Churches, 1862

12 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

Laying the First Stone of the Pre Byterian Church at Taralga

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1862 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, the 1st of January, 1862, being apart for the pleasing duty of laying the first of the Presbyterian church at Taralga our [?] Scotch friends had determined that it should be…

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Vocal Church Music.—to Singers of All Denominations

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1862 · page 4

Turning over a pile of books and papers, which for the last three or four years had been gradually receding from view, under the coating of dust which was settling upon it, I…

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Church Meeting

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 23 April 1862 · page 2

YESTERDAY, at noon, the annual meeting of trustees, churchwardens, and pew-holders of St. Clement's Church took place in the church. The attendance…

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Berrima Auxiliary to the Church Society

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1862 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Berrima auxiliary to the Church Society, as convened by advertisement, was held in the court-house, at Berrima, on Wednesday evening last, the 14th instant, and, in point of…

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Local and Provincial. Wesleyan Church Extension and Sustentation Fund

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 June 1862 · page 2

On Monday evening the annual meeting In conenxion with the Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society, was held in the chapel, smith-street, Goulburn. The meeting was rather…

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Extraordinary Scene in an American Church

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 June 1862 · page 4

A scene occurred in St. Paul's Church, Alexandria, Virginia, on Sunday morning, 9th February, 1862, which has perhaps never had parallel among civilized…

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Church of England. Opening of Saint Bartholomew's Church, Windellima

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 21 June 1862 · page 3

THIS addition to the places of public worship in the district of Bungonia was opened for service on Monday last. The day chosen for the first use of the new building being the festival for Holy Trinity,…

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Local and Provincial. Primitive Methodist Chapel

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1862 · page 2

The anniversary services, in connexion with this chapel, were held on Sunday and Monday last. Two sermons were preached on Sunday, by the Rev. W. Kingdon, to large and attentive congregations…

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Local and Provincial. Presbyterian Tea-meeting

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 13 September 1862 · page 2

On Thursday evening a tea-meeting was held in the newly erected Presbyterian school-house, to celebrate the erection and opening of the building. The edifico itself is erected in the immediate…

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A Leaf From the History of Church Patronage in Ireland

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 5 November 1862 · page 4

ON July 19th there died his Grace the Lord John George Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland. As he belonged to the fortunate…

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A Leaf From the History of Church Patronage in Ireland

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 6 December 1862 · page 4

On July 19th there died his Grace the Lord John Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland. As he belonged to the fortunate Beresford family, it is…

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St. Clement's Church School.-- On

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 24 December 1862 · page 2

Sunday last sermons were preached, and collections made, in St. Clement's, on behalf of the Church of England School. The object of the collection is to obtain…

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