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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1896

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The Roman Catholic Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 5

Monsignor Verdon, late principal of St. Patrick's College, Manly, has been appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin in succession to the late Dr. Moran…

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The Mining Conference. Church and School Lands [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 2

THE Mining Couference to-day passed the following resolution:—" That all church and school reserves bo brought lender the provisions of the Mining…

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The Wesleyan Church. Anniversary Services

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 4

The anniversary services of the Wesleyan Church were hold on Sunday last, the Rev. James Woolnough preaching morning and ovening. The…

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The Church House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 3

The Church House, Westminster, which has been erected to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee was formally opened by the Duke of York yesterday…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 7

An iron church, weighing 50 tons, seating 600 people and costing £15,000 is being put up for the Bulgarian congregation in Constantinople. Moosignor Verdon, late principal of St. Patrick's…

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St. Patrick's Church

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 2

Referring to tho approaching feast of St-Patrick, which occurs on Tuesday, 17th March (St. Patrick's Day), the Very Rev. Father Meagher, in the course of his…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 7

The Rev. A. M. Tait, of St. Andrew's, Goulburn, is the Moderator-elect of the Presbyterian General Assembly. The Portuguese in South-East Africa have…

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St. Andrew's Church Fair at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 2

A fairly large attendance has rewarded the efforts of the promoters of the above, which was opened at 3 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon, by Mrs. G. P. Bowman, of Sydney, but formerly of…

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Presbyterian Church, West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

Last evening a tea and social meeting in connection with the Presbyterian Church, West Maitland, was held in the School of Arts. The gathering was organised by the ladies of the congregation as a…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 6

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has been converted to the Orthodox Greek Church. A Catholic church was opened at Kalgoorlie on Saturday. The Bishop of Perth will formally open…

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Holy Trinity Church, Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 6

Yesterday, being the anniversary of the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new church of the Holy Trinity at Lochinvar, special commemorative services were held morning and…

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Friday, March, 6, 1896. Methodist Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 2

A MOVEMENT has for some considerable time been proceeding, having for its object the union og the different Methodist bodies in Australia; and at the Conference of the…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 6

The Rev. Mr. Taylor has been appointed chairman of the Congregational Union of Tasmania for the current year. A call from the Congregational Church at…

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All Saints' Church

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 2

From an advertisement in another column it will be learned that sermons will be preached in All Saints Church tomorrow—in the morning by the Bishop of…

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The Bishop of Newcastle at All Saints' Church

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 4

ALL Saints' Church was densely packed both morning and evening on Sunday last, When the Bishop of Newcastle preached with reference to the…

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The Wesleyan Methodist Stations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 4

At the meeting of the Wesleyan Conference on Wednesday, the third reading of the draft of Ministerial stations was passed. Among them were the following:—…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 7

At the Presbyterian Assembly last week, it was stated that the gross revenue for the year amounted to £37,350, and the expenditure, including investments, to £30,353…

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Smoking in Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 5

Commenting on the fact that the pastor of a church in the Whitechapel district in London lately announced his intention to tolerate in future the smoking pipes during services,…

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St. Patrick's Church

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 2

The "Quarant Ore," or forty hours adoration which is hold annually in all the Catholic churches of the diocese was commenced in the above church on Sunday…

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The Church and the World

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 2

The Churches, which have just been holding annual Conferences and assemblies in the various colonies, have been unusually outspoken in regard…

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