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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1893

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Presbyterian Church, Hinton. Annual Tea Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 7

The annual tea meeting in connection with the Presbyterian Church, Hinton, was held in the School of Arts at that place on Thursday evening last. The hall, which was tastefully decorated…

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Church and State. Conflict in Italy, [By Cable.] LONDON ,Thursday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 5

The Pope has refused King Humbert of Italy the right of nominating a candidate for the position of Patriarch of Venice. In consequence of this…

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The Church Congress

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1893 · page 5

Arrangements for the Anglican Church Congress to be held in Hobart next January are well advanced. It is expected that 15 or 16 bishops will be present, representing Australia and New…

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Paterson Churchyard. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 7

SIR,—I trust you will allow me, through your widely-read journal, to ask visitors to the above churchyard to respect the flowers and trees. Only last Tuesday a person plucked and…

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Gladstone and the Church

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 7

Recently a Lancashire correspondent wrote to Mr Gladstone stating that a Rochdale Nonconformist minister, who bad lectured on…

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Bazaar in Aid of St. Peter's Church, East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon, the Bazaar in aid of St. Peter's Church, East Maitland, was opened in the Mechanics' Institute in that town by Mrs. Lart of Bishopscourt. The movement has been occupying…

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Mission to the Chinese in Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 4

The fourth annual meeting was held in Clarine Hall on Tuesday last, when the following report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. The former committee and office-bearers were re-elected,…

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St. Paul's Church Restoration

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 6

Our readers will hardly need reminding that, in the disastrous flood of March last, St. Paul's Church suffered severely from the devastating waters. The platforms upon which the seats are…

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Wesleyan Church, West Maitland. Anniversary Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 3

On Monday evening the public meeting in connection with the anniversary of the Wesleyan Church, Weat Maitland, was held in the church in High-street. There was a good…

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St. Paul's Church, West Maitland. Thanksgiving Service

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 7

The work of restoration of the above church from the great damage done it by the disastrous flood of March last being now complete, a thanksgiving service was held on Thursday evening. In…

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Baptist Church, Hinton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1893 · page 4

The anniversary services in connection with the above church were held on Sunday last, and were followed on Tuesday evening by the annual public meeting. On Sunday morning, Mr. Chas. Way…

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Fire at Murrurundi. THE R. C. Church Damaged; Murrurundi

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 2

ST. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church"; Haydonton, caught fire last night; the vestry being completly destroyed: The main building was saved after a…

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New Parish Priest. Induction at St. Patrick's

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 2

A very interesting and impressive coremony was performed by his Lordship the Bishop of Maitland, the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, at St. Patrick's…

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The Holy See and Anglican Orders

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1893 · page 7

Cardinal Vaughan's attention having been drawn by a member of the Historical Research Society to an editorial statement in the Church Review, alleging that he had alluded…

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Industrial Exhibition in Connection with the Congregational Church, West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1893 · page 5

Yesterday an Industrial Exhibition was opened in the Town Hall, West Maitland, in connection with the Congregational Christian Endeavour Society Juvenile Association. The Rev. A. W…

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Industrial Exhibition in Connection with the Congregational Church, West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 3

A large attendance has rewarded the efforts of the promoters of the above since its inauguration, especially in the evenings, when there has been the attraction of music both vocal and instrumental in…

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The Queen and the Presbyterian Church. (Sydney Presbyterian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1893 · page 6

Her Majesty the Queen, on September 11, laid the foundaon stone of the new parish church at Crathie, the parish in which Balmoral Castle is situated. It is 45 years since…

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St. Luke's Church, Scone

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 2

A MEETING of the parishioners of St. Luke's Church was held on Tuesday evening, in the schoolroom, the Bishop of Newcastle (Dr. Stanton) presiding…

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Mission to the Chinese

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 7

On Thursday evening, the usual annual tea and public meeting in connection with the mission to the Chinese in Maitland came off in St. Paul's schoolroom, Cross-street. On these occasions the Chinese…

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BRITISH & Foreign News. The following extracts are from files to October 8th:— Explosives in a Church

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 7

A startling explosion took place on the night of Sunday Oct. 1st, in St. George's Cathedral, Southwark, during the delivery of a special sermon by…

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