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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Churches

Churches, 1871

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Church of England Burial-ground. To the Editor of the Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1871 · page 3

SIR,—Permit me a small space in your journal to call the attention of the churchwardens, or those connected with the church burial-ground, to its present condition ; for it is almost impossible for…

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The Late Irish Church Convention

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1871 · page 7

THE Archdeacon of Ardagh said he wished to bring before the House a matter which, in his mind, was of the utmost importance to the Church of Ireland, of the utmost…

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Church Music. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 31 January 1871 · page 3

SIR,--I cannot help being struck with the exquisite monotony which characterises the singing at St. Clement's Church. Will it be said the only lit and proper way to adore the Creator is…

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Roman Catholic

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1871 · page 2

THE present cathedral church in Goulburn being considered too small to accommodate the members, it had been resolved at a preliminary meeting of some of the Catholics of the city to enlarge the…

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Police Court. Tuesday. (Before G. O. M. Clarke, Esq., P. M. and J. Broughton, Esq.) Church V Pickering.—thrratening Language

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 February 1871 · page 2

Mr. Freestone for complainant; Mr. Gordon for defendant. The information stated that on the 21st Jan. defendant made use of threats towards…

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Roman Catholic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1871 · page 2

AT eleven o’clock on Sunday last the Lord Bishop, with their Lordships the Bishops of Bathurst and Maitland, assisted by Dr. Mc Alroy and Fathers Gallagher, Slattery, O’Keefe, and Coffey, performed…

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Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Catholic Cathedral

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1871 · page 2

THE accommodation afforded by the present Roman Catholic cathedral church of SS. Peter and Paul in this city being considered insufficient for the congregation, it was recently decided to add to it; and on…

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Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Catholic Cathedral

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 February 1871 · page 2

THE accomodation afforded by the present Roman Catholic cathedral church of SS. Peter and Paul in this city being considered insufficient for the congregation. it was recently docided to add to…

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Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Catholic Cathedral

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 February 1871 · page 3

The accommodation afforded by the present Ro[?]sn Catholic cathedral church of SS. Peter and Paul in this city being considered insufficient for the congregation, it was recently decided…

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The Opening of the Wesleyan Church, Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 February 1871 · page 2

IN 1875-8 a church was erected by the Wesleyan body in Yass on a site in Meehnn-street, and at the time of its erection it was considered a well-designed and commodious building. About…

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Proposed Enlargement of St. Clement's Church, Yass

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 March 1871 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last, a meeting of members of St. Clement's Church was held at the schoolroom, for the purpose of considering a proposal made by the Archdeacon for the enlargement of…

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Presbyterian Church

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew's Church, Goulburn, was held on Tuesday last. The Rev. S. F. Mackenzie, M.A., pastor of the…

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Primitive Methodist Tea Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 3

ON Wednesday a tea meeting in aid of the Primitive Methodist Church was held in the Congregational Chapel, after which a public meeting was held…

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Church of England, Queanbeyan

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the Queanbeyan auxiliary to the Church Society of the diocese of Goulburn was held in Christ Church school-room last Friday evening…

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Church of England Synod

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 3

THE first session of the second synod of the diocese of Goulburn commenced on Thursday. In the morning prayers were held in St. Saviour's Cathedral, where the members of the synod partook…

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Church of England Synod

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1871 · page 2

BEFORE submitting to the vote of the Synod the resolution, which proposed the adoption of measures for the repeal of the Church Act, the Right Revd. the President spoke as follows:…

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Roman Catholic

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1871 · page 4

On Tuesday, 2nd instant, the Right Rev. Dr. Lanigan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn accompanied by the Rev. M. J. Coffey arrived in Tumut; and on Sunday last the…

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Church of England Synod

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1871 · page 2

[In the report of the first day's proceedings of the Church of England synod the names of Mr. W. H. Maybury (lay representative for Bega) and Mr. S. H. Belcher (lay representative for Braidwood) were…

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Church of England Synod. Tuesday, March 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1871 · page 2

THE Synod resumed at three p.m., prayers were said by the Right Revd. President. The minutes of the previous day were read by the Secretary and confirmed…

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Goulburn Church Society

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Church Society of the diocese of Goulburn was hold in the hall of the mechanics' institute on Wednesday evening. Owing to the very inclement state of the weather the…

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