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Churches, 1908

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St. Mary's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the male parishioners of St. Mary's Church was held in the School Hall on Monday, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of engaging…

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Mr Churchill's Triumph

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 2

Mr Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, was introduced into the House of Commons last night as a representative of Dundee, and was…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 6

Rev. J. A. McLennan, of Jamestown, is the new Moderator of the South Australian Presbyterian Assembly. The 26th anniversary of the New South…

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Methodist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 6

The president of the Methodist Conference (Rev. B. Danks) has sent Mr. Adrian Steel as temporary supply to Mudgee in consequence of the death of the late Rev. E. Crozier…

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The Proposed New Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 3

Very handsome designs, it is stated, have been prepared for the new Presbyterian Church it is proposed to erect here during the present year…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 6

A number of the Marist Fathers, who have been doing duty in the mission fields of the islands for some years past, are now on their way to Sydney for, the purpose of making their…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 6

The Rev. A. C. Hirst, for the past 12 years rector of St. Luke's, Scone, has been appointed to the parish of Paterson. Plans have been prepared for the erection…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

Rev. J. A. McLennan, of Jamestown, is the new Moderator of the South Australian Presbyterian Assembly. The 26th anniversary of the New South…

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Methodist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

The president of the Methodist Conference (Rev. B. Danks) has sent Mr. Adrian Steel as temporary supply to Mudgee in consequence of the death of the late Rev. E. Crozier…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

A number of the Marist Fathers, who have been doing duty in the misison fields of the islands for some years past, are now on their way to Sydney for the purpose of making their…

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Methodist Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

By advertisement elsewhere, it will be noticed that the Methodist Church intends holding a fair this year, on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of October. A largely attended meeting of the congregation,…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Bush Baptisms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

The New South Wales Presbyterian Assembly concluded its sittings on Thursday with a discussion as to whether home mission agents, when…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services. Sunday, May 17

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 2

Church of England: S Allan's, 7.30 a.m (H C.); M., 10.30 a m; E., 7.30 p.m. S. Matthew's, Apple Tree Flat, 3 p.m. S Mark's, Aberdeen, 10.30 a m (H.C)…

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St. Mary's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of male parishioners of St. Mary's Church was held in the School Hall last evening for the purpose of giving further consideration to the proposal to engage an ordained curate to…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Saturday. Church Destroyed by Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 5

The newly-erected Roman Catholic Church at Granville was this morning totally destroyed by fire, but how the blaze originated is not known. By the time the…

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Dundee Election. Mr. Churchill Returned. London, May 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 14

[?] the vacancy in the representation of Dundee in the House of Commons, caused by the elevation of Mr. E. Robertson to the House of Lords, took place yesterday, and…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

The Rev. A. C. Hirst, for the past 12 years rector of St. Luke's, Scone, has been appointed to the parish of Paterson. Plans have been prepared for the erection…

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Fire at Granville. a Church Burned Down

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 3

The newly-erected Roman Catholic Church at Granville was on Saturday morning totally destroyed by fire, but how the blaze originated is not known…

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Rugby's Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 8

One of the biggest successes that Rugby School has introduced is the annual "camping-out." To take at least 75 boys from a London slum for a week's camping by the…

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[?] Education Bill. a Probable Compromise. Roman Catholic Not Satisfied. London. May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 5

[?] R. M'Kenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, [?] President of the Board of Education, [?] the second reading in the House of [?] of the Education Bill introduced by him…

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