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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1879

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Presbyterian Church, Hinton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 6

The Anniversary of the Hinton Presbyterian Church, was celebrated on Thursday evening, by a soiree in the School of Arts, Hinton. The weather was most unpromising,…

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The Approaching Election of a Bishop of the Church of England

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1879 · page 4

We have received a letter from Canon White which shows strongly how careful a newspaper conductor should be in infringing the established rules of the paper. The…

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Catholic Education. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 1

SIR,—The education question now exciting so much interest, in this colony, and its sister colonies- Victoria, New Zealand, Queensland, and South Australia,…

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Episcopalian Church Improvements

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 2

THE exterior view of St. Paul's Church, Murrundi, has recently been gr[?]atly improved-whiel the convenience of those persons atten[?] that place of worship…

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A Roman Catholic Priest Drowned. (By Telegraph to the Evening News.) Oueanbyan

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 September 1879 · page 7

About six o'clock on Saturday afternoon last, the residents of Queanbeyan were startled by the intelligence that the body of Father M'Auliffe, the priest in charge of the…

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The Roman Catholic Bishop of Maitland on Education. (By telegraph to the S. M. Herald.) Tamworth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 September 1879 · page 7

Dr. Murray, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Maitland, delivered an important address on education on Sunday evening, at St. Michael's Church, Tamworth, preaching from the text,…

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Church of England Provincial Synod. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1879 · page 3

The fourth session of the Provincial Synod of the Church of England in New South Wales was opened in Sydney on Tuesday, Sept. 9. In the morning, divine service was…

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Provincial Synod of the Church of England. (From the Sydney Daily Telegraph.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 14

The sittings of the session of the Provincial Synod, adjourned from Friday last, were continued at the Church rooms, Phillip-street, on Tuesday…

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Church of England Provincial Synod. Wednesday, September 17

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 6

The President took the chair at 7 o'clock, and read prayers. The President reported that assent had been given to the Bill for creating corporate…

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Provincial Synod of the Church of England. (From the Sydney Daily Telegraph.) Thursday, September 18

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1879 · page 6

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. NOTICES OF MOTION. By Canon Smith:—"That this House…

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Wesleyan Methodist Church Sustentation and Extension Society

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1879 · page 6

The annual meeting on behalf of the Wesleyan Methodist Church Sustentation and Extension Society was held in the Wesleyan Church, High-street, West Maitland,…

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Church of England Sunday School, Oakhampton. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1879 · page 14

This being, I think, the first public announcement of there being a Sunday School in this locality, I may be pardoned if I write at some little length with regard to it. The…

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Wesleyan Methodist Church. (From a correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1879 · page 4

The seventeenth session of the Maitland District Meeting commenced in the Highstreet Church, West Maitland, yesterday morning, under the presidency of the Revd…

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Wesleyan Methodist District Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 4

The second day's sitting commenced on Thursday morning at half-past nine, when the examination of candidates was resumed one of whom was unanimously recommended to the Conference, with the…

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Wesleyan Methodist District Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 5

The final session commenced on Friday morning, and was fully attended. Consent was given to the proposal to erect a brick or stone church at Taree, in the…

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Wesleyah Church, West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 6

The usual anniversary services in connection with the Wesleyan Church, West Maitland, were held on Sunday and Monday last. On Sunday special sermons were preached by…

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Church of England Synod. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 14

It is proposed to hold a Special Session of the Fourth Synod of the Diocese of Sydney to consider the bill recommended by the Provincial Synod at its last session as proper…

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Public Meeting at Wesleyan Church

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 1

AMONGST the many financial institutions in connection with the Wesleyan Church of New South Wales, the Church Sustenation and Extension Fund ranks as…

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Congregational Church, West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 2

On Sunday last, anmversary services in connection with the Congregational Church, West Maitland, was held in the church, High-street. The sermons were preached by…

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N. S. W. Presbyterian General Assembly. (From Wednesday's Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 15

The General Asssembly of the Presbyterian Church met on Tuesday evening, in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street. The Rev. James Benvie, the retiring Moderator, preached an…

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