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Churches, 1900

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 11

The total promises to the New South Wales Presbyterian Centenary Thanksgiving Fund now exceed £20,000. At the Goulburn Anglican Synod objection was…

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Our Singleton Letter. Fire at All Saints' Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 4

What might have been a big conflagration, attended with serious come quences, was very happily noticed in time at All Saints' Church yesterday afternoon. A press containing chair music was…

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Fire in a Church

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a fire was discovered in All Saints Church. A press containing the choir music was found to be on fire by a lady, who, fortunately, was…

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Transvaal War [?] KRUGER'S [?] THE [?] in America. [?] Captured. Lord Roberts Marching Northwards. [?] Mr-occury Laing's Nee. [?] of Roman Catholic Churches. General [?] Overawes President [?] the Relief of Mafeking. Narrow Escape of Major Baden-powell. London, May 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 3

It is officially [?] that General Sir [?] from [?] ordered [?] with a force of 600 [?] men, to proceed to No[?] in Westers Zululand. On his…

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Local and General News. Church Services. Sunday, May 27Th, 1900

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

PRESBYTERIAN: Dr. Laing will preach at Muswellbrook at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Wesleyan: Scone 11 a.m., Kayuga…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 3

The special anniversary services at St. Andrew's Church Newcastle, to commemorate the close of three years' ministry of the Rev. J. Crookston, pastor of the church, were highly successful, the…

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Union Church, Munni

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1900 · page 2

On Thursday last the opening of the new Union Church, was celebrated by an opening service, a tea, public meeting and concert at night…

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Church of England Mission Work in Australia. Enthusiastic Meeting in Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 4

There was a good attendance, including a number of ladies, in the Masonic Hall, Newcastle, last evening, in spite of the counter attraction of the patriotic concert, to hear Archdencon Langley, of…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 14

A funny thing occurred at the Weslovan anniversary social, Mudgee, last week. Rev. J. B. Penman was exhorting his hearers to greater seal, and exclaimed, "What is wanted in Mudgee…

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Mission at Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

WE are informed that a mission will be opened in St. Thomas' Church, Aberdeen, on Sunday next by one of the Pussionist Fathers,…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 6

In a letter to a "distinguished member of the Anglo-Jewish community," Lord Roberts has paid a high compliment to the fighting qualities of his Jewish soldiers…

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Church Social

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 2

A SOCIAL reunion in connection with, the Wesleyan Church will be held in the local School of Arts this (Wednesday) evening. A good programme has,…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 10

Canon Sweeting, lately chaplain of Freemantle Gaol (W.A.), an old colonist, and a prominent chess player, died on Thursday, aged 70. The Bishop of Zululand will represent the…

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The Melanesian Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

The story of the Church of England's great [?] enterprise in the Pacific has been often told (says the [?] but never to connectedly and [?] E. B. Armstrong tells it in…

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The Trouble in China. Wholesale Destruction of Mission Buildings. Hundreds of Christians Massacred. LONDON

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

The Powers are hurrying reinforcements to Teirtsin. It is estimated there will ultimately be 30,000 foreign troops in China…

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The Melanesian Mission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 12

The story of the Church of England's great missionary enterprise in the Pacific has been often told (says the Argus), but never so connectedly find exhaustively as Mr. E. S. Armstrong tells it in…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 11

Coadjutor Bishop Gallagher succeeds the late Bishop Lanigan in charge of the Goulburn See. The Cardinal has received a cheque for £50 from the Governor, as a contribution to Catholic…

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Church of England Entertainment

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

We have been requested to state that a slight error occurred in the balance sheet of the recent entertainment in aid of St. Paul's Church. The error in question was in the…

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S[?] Andrew's Pro[?]byterion Church

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the above congregation, held a few weeks back, the Rev. Dr. White was granted two months' leave- of absence, ewing to the condition of…

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Children in Church

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

Perhaps I shall shock some of my readers when I say that I do not approve of taking children of tender years to church. There are two objections to…

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