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Churches, 1900

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Fatal Gun Accident. a Roman Catholic Priest Shot

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 4

A SAD death by recidental shooting occured on Tuesday evening, the Rev. John [?]. A [?] Catholic [?]…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 6

Monsignor M'Donald died suddenly near Auckland from heart failure just after celebrating Mass. Mr. F. E. White, of Armidale, has made a generous gift of £100 to the diocesan church…

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Sermon. Preached by Dr. Laing, in St. John's Presbyterian Church, Muswellbrook, on the First Sabbath of the Year 1900. "Fight the good fight of faith."—Timothy, [?]., 12

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 2

YOU will permit me to indulge in a little allegorising on war which may not be without advantage at a time when we are daily reading of war and fight…

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The Melanesian Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 2

The Melanesian mission held its annual meeting on Monday (13th Nov.) at the Church House, West-minister, London, when the President of the English Committee, the Lord Bishop of Newcastle…

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Local and General News. Church Services. Sunday, Jany. 14, 1900

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

CHURCH of England: S. Alban's, (E.C.), 7.30 a.m.; M., 10.30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. Holy Trinity, Mus[?] Creek, 3 p.m. S. Luke's, Spring…

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Church Aid Fund

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

We have been requested to state that a General Meeting of the Parishioners of St. Paul's, Murrurundi. will be held in the Schoolroom on Tuesday evening next, 16th…

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Advertising on Church Walls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 5

Whoever paid the Scotch were slow must retract (says the National Provisioner.) Thescot is doggedly aggressive, and business to the backbone. A, Presbyterian church over in the Burns "ain land"…

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Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 2

A correspondent in Branxton writes :—"A sum of nearly £250 has been netted by the bazaar in aid of the Branxton Roman Catholic Convent debt which was opened by…

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Mr. Winston Churchill's Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 3

Mr. Winston Churchill arrived from Delagoa Bay on December 28, by the Steamer Induna, and was given a remarkable reception. It was not an organised but a spontaneous demonstration. A…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 7

The death is announced of the Rev. James Martineau, D.D., LL.D., the eminent divine, at the age of 94. Five thousand copies of the New Testament in…

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Advertising on Church Walls

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 13

Whoever said the Scotch were slow must retract (says the National Provisioner.) The scot is doggedly aggressive, and business to the backbone. A Presbyterian church over in the Barna "ain land"…

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Local and General News. Church Aid Fund

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 2

A meeting of parishioners of St. Paul's Murrurundi, was held in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of bearing the Bishop of Newcastle and the Ven…

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A Peculiar Parish

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 6

One of the king of England being in the North, was entertained by the Bishop of Durham, at his palace there. Among many of the clergy at that time with the bishop…

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Local and General News. Church Services. Sunday, January 28

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

CHURCH of England: St. Alban's, 7.30 a.m. (E.C.); M., 10.30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. Holy Trinity, Muscle Creek, 3 p.m. St, Mark's, Aberdeen), 7.30…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 7

Twelve Assumptionist Fathers, including Father Bailly, director of La Croix, have been prosecuted at Paris for belonging to an illegal association. Sir Daniel Cooper has given £500 to the Rev. F…

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Mr. Winston Churchill's Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 9

Mr. Winston Churchill arrived from Delagoa Bay on December 23, by the steamer Induna, and was given a remarkable reception. It was not an organised but a spontaneous demonstration. A…

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Church of England Services. Gun[?] February 4

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 2

ALL SAINTS' 7.30 a.m., 11 a.m. (Holy Communion), Rev. J. Chaffers-Welsh; 7.30 p.m., Rev. R. G. Knox BELFORD, 10.30 a.m., Mr R.C. M'Donald…

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Free Presbyterian Sabbath School Picnic

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

ON Anniversary Day was held the annual picnic in connection with the above mentioned Sabbath School. Owing to sickness and the departure…

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Cardinal Waughan on the War. Circular Letter to the Roman Catholic Clergy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 4

By the English maild to hand on Thursday, we received a copy of a circular letter issued by Cardinal Vaughan to the Roamn Catholic…

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Church Services. Sunday, Febuary 4, 1900

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

PRESBYTERIAN: Rev. Dr. Laing will preach in Muswellbrook Church at 11 a.m. and Deman at 7.30 p.m. Church of England: St. Alban's, M.,…

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