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Mid North Coast · Churches

Churches, 1908

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Church of England Fair and Christmas Tree

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

BEAUTIFUL weather prevailed for the holding of the above event, which took place in the Agricultural Hall on Friday and Saturday week. The attendance was not large on…

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Robing a Church

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

A thief was discovered tampering with the library box, containing money, in the St. John's Cathedral. Hh was secured after a violent strangle, by the sacristan of the…

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Methodist

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

THE quarterly meeting of the officers and stewards of the Methodist Church was held last Friday week. There were about 20 officials present, Rev. H. E. Andrews…

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Methodist Home Mission

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

The annual meeting in connection with tho above Society will be held on Sunday next throughout the Dungog and Stroud circuit. The Rev. A. E…

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New Catholic Marriage Law. How It Effects Australia

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

Cardinal Moran has directed a circular to the Roman Catholic clergy in which he reminds them that the, new disciplinary law regarding the…

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The New Methodist Church. Laying the Foundation Stones

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 4

THE ceremony of laying the foundation stones of the new Methodist Church took place on Wednesday last [?] intensely hot and unpleasant weather…

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Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 6

Rev. S. p. Stewart .will leave for England on the 11th of March, representing the Presbyterian Church of, Eastern Australia. He will be absent…

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Church Changes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 2

The Rev. Father Laughton, who is now on his way from Ireland, will succeed the late Dean Bean as P.P. at Grafton. . . Rev. A. Frazer, of the Grafton Presbyterian…

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Presbyterian Church

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 2

The annual congregational meeting was held in Port Macquarie Church, when Reports of Session, Committee of Management, and Balance-Sheet were presented and…

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Seizure of a Church

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 4

The Reverend Gladstone for[?]bly ejected the Rev. J. Oates from a church in Nanoka, victoria, on Sunday last. He then took possession himself, and nailed up all doors…

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Presbyterian Church. Annual Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 6

The annual congregational meeting of the Upper Manning Presbyterian Church was held this year at Woodside on Wednesday evening, representatives being present from…

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Local and General News. Methodist Church

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 2

The Rev. Mr. Page, well known on the Manning, and at present stationed in Quirindi, has been appointed by the Wesleyan Conference to go to Tonga…

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Apparition in Church. Police Investigate Supposed Miracle

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 11

The inhabitants of Brin, a village near Nancy, in France, and of the whole surrounding district, are discussing a supposed miracle witnessed by a couple…

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Victorian Church Dispute

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 4

Rev. G. Gladstone yesterday continued his campaign against the Church of England authorities at Nathalia. He forced an entrance…

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Sale of Work. in Aid of Funds to Erect an Episcopalian Church in Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 5

A meeting of ladies was held in the School of Arts on Saturday last to organise a sale of work to raise the necessary funds to build an Episcopalian…

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Methodist Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

The arrangements in connection with the Methodist Chrysanthemum Show on the 24th and 25th are progressing very satisfactorily. Through Mr. Robin's…

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Garden Miracle. Ripe Beans Produced in Six Weeks. Microbe's New Mission

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 3

Professor Bottomley recently revealed a mystery which he has been nursing for many months. It has been generally held for nearly twenty years that…

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A Year's Church Offerings

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 4

According to the official returns for the year ending Easter, 1907, issued by the Convocations of Canterbury and York, the voluntary offerings…

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Church-bell Casting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

The accurate casting of a large church bell is an operation of great nicety. The first step is to plan it out carefully on paper, and from the…

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Church Street Upheaval

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 6

A correspondent writes complaining of the stink occasioned by the upheaval in Church Street, and suggesting the free use of disinfectant. No good can…

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