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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Churches

Churches, 1907

153 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 8

The Disappearance of City Churches

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 3

The disappearance of the Church of St. Peter-ie-Poer in Old Broad street, to provide funds for the building of much-needed churches in the rapidly…

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Methodist. Tea Meeting at Peak Hill

Western Champion · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 16

A most successful tea-meeting and service of song, largely attended, was held in the interests of the Peak Hill Methodist Church on the 29th ult,…

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St George's Church

Western Champion · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 14

A meeting of the purishioners of St George's Church, Parkes, was held on Tuesday evening last. There were 40 present and the chair was occupied by…

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A Quaintly Named City Church

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 3

St. Margaret Pattens (writes a contributor to the "Westminster Gazette"), to which a new rector has been elected by the Corporation, is oddly named,…

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St. Stephen's Church

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 4

THE wardens of St. Stephen's Church of England have adopted the envelope system for collecting the stipend. This means that every subscriber to the…

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Catholic Opening and Blessing of St. Joseph's Church, Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 2

WE again remind our readers of the above ceremony, which will be performed by his Lordship, Dr. Gallagher, Bishop of Bathurst, on Sunday next at 11 o'clock…

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Methodist (Communicated.)

Western Champion · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 15

THE anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Sunday School were conducted on Sunday, morning, afternoon, and evening. A…

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Catholic Blessing and Opening of St. Joseph's Church Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 2

THE ceremony of blessing and opening St. Joseph's new Catholic church, Grenfell, an event so long looked forward to by the Catholics of the town and district…

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Stormed Seminary. a French Church Fight

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 9

About 150 persons were wounded yesterday in the storming of the religious seminary at Beaupreau, in the Maine-et-Loire department. The…

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Church Services. Sunday, July 7. Church of England

Western Champion · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 13

Parkes 11 and 7.30, Cooks Myalls 3, Rev R Seymour Smith. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Parkes 7.30, Mr J McDonald…

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St Peter’s Presbyterian Debating Society

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 4

The weekly meeting of the above Debating Society was held on Monday night. Rev. G. Cranston occupied the chair. The subject for debate was “That the Upper…

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Methodist Church

Western Champion · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 8

The usual quarterly meeting in connection with the Parkes Circuit was held on Tuesday. There was a good attendance. The Membership was…

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Strange Use for a Church

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 3

At Gretton on Northamptonshire there is a Wesleyan church that has been turned into four separate dwell-inghonses. The church was built in…

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Strange Use for a Church

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 8

At Gretton, in Northamptonshire, there is a Wesleyan church that has been turned into four separate dwellinghouses. The church was built in…

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The King at Church

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 6

The services in the Royal Church at Sandringham .are thus described in "Sunday at Home":--"The choice of hymns is invariably submitted to her Majesty, one…

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A Methodist Patriarch

Western Champion · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 14

The Rev John Watsford, the oldest minister in the Methodist Church, died at Melbourne on Wednesday at the age of 86 years. Rev John Watsford was…

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St George's Church

Western Champion · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 14

On Friday (this) evening at 7.30, the Rev R Seymour Smith, the newlyappointed rector of St George's is to be inducted. The solemn ceremony is to…

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Steeple As Motor Trap. Policeman Spy in Church Tower

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 5

A sergeant belonging to the Warwick shire police force stationed at Shipston-on-Stour devised a novel plan to capture motorists on Saturday last…

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The Methodist Church of Australasia Wyalong Circuit

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 4

Services for Sunday, July 28, 1907 Divine service will be conducted next Sunday as follows: Wyalong 11 a.m, Mr W Bartram…

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