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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Churches

Churches, 1885

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Church of England Working Men's Literary Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1885 · page 2

AT the usual weekly meeting of the above association, held on Monday last, reading and recitations were given by Messrs. J. Whitlow, junior, C. Holdorf, Geo. Armstrong, and J. Hahn, and were…

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Presbyterian Church

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1885 · page 3

THE Presbytery of Goulburn met hero on Wednesday evening last, and received the report of the deputation who had conferred with the petitioners for another minister for Goulburn; and that…

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Catholic

Southern Argus · Saturday 16 May 1885 · page 2

The Archbishop of Sydney, the most Rev. Dr Moran, will on the 9th June leave the colony, for the purpose of paying a visit to Rome upon church business, the exact nature of the business being at…

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Presbyterian Church

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 2

LAST evening the petitioners for a second minister for Goulburn met in the Mechanics' Institute, when consideration was given to the reply of the Presbytery; and it was unanimously resolved to…

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The O'Connell Memorial Church

Southern Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 2

The great services which the illustrious Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Liberator, as he has been called, rendered to the land of his birth, have made his name dearer to the hearts of his countrymen…

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Presbyterian Church

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 2

On Monday evening the petitioners for a second minister for Goulburn met in the mechanics' institute, when consideration was given to the reply of the Presbytery; and it was…

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The Roman Catholic Diocesan Synod of Victoria

Southern Argus · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 2

The first Roman Catholic Dioceson Synod, preliminary to the first, national council of the Catholic Church of Australasia, to be held at Sydney at the end of the year, took place on Tuesday, in St…

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Church of England Literary Society

Southern Argus · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 2

The twenty-fourth half-yearly meeting of the Church of England Working Men's Literary Association was held on Monday night at St. Saviour's schoolroom. The president, Archdeacon…

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Church of England Working Men's Literary Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 2

THE 24th half-yearly meeting of this society was hold in the usual meeting-room on Monday evening last, the president (the Yen. Archdeacon Puddicome) being in the chair. There were 16 members…

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The Roman Catholic Diocesan Synod of Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 7

THE first Roman Catholic Diocesan Synod, preliminary to the first national council of the Catholic Church of Australasia, to be held at Sydney at the end of the year, took place on Tuesday, in St…

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Church of England, Iandra

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 2

A “ Bush“ tea meeting and bazaar in aid of the new church building scheme was held in the woolshed, Iaudra, on Thursday last, 21st instant. The wool-shed was appropriately and tastefully…

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Christ Church Parish

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 2

THE second meeting of ,the Christ Church Branch of the Church of England Temperance Society was held yesterday evening in the school building, and was in all respects as successful as its predecessor…

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New R. C. Church

Southern Argus · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon (Whit Sunday), Archbishop Moran laid the first stone of the new church in Duke-street, Woolloomooloo, to be dedicated to St. Columbkille, one of the most illustrious of Irish…

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The Kippilaw Church

Southern Argus · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 2

The notice in our last issue from the Rev. G. M D'Arcy Irvine, M.A., to his parishioners at Kippilaw was repeated by mistake. That portion of the advertisement, therefore, which says "therewill be…

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Presbyterian Church

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 May 1885 · page 2

A numerously-attended meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday last, the Rev. Mr. Ross, the general Church Agent, occupying the…

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Confirmation of a Parish Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 6

THE following road has been confirmed, and it is declared expedient to open and make it, according to the plan and book of reference, to be seen at the Police Office,…

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Catholic Literary Society

Southern Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Herald

A meeting of gentlemen favourable to the reorganization of the Catholic Literary Association, was held on Sunday afternoon in the Bourke-street schoolroom. His Lordship, the Right Rev. Dr…

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Church of England Working-Men's Literary Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 2

THIS society, as if to assert its imperishableness, still continues to hold its meetings in the room at the rear of the parish church. The attendance on Monday night, though less than promised at the…

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Church Society for the Diocese of Goulburn

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 June 1885 · page 2

ON Sunday last able and interesting sermons were preached in St. Clement's Church, Yass, and at St. James's Bowning, by the Rev. J. Studds in aid of the Church Society…

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