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Churches, 1875

17 stories in Murray's papers

Albury Wesleyan Church. Laying the Foundation Stone

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 January 1875 · page 15

On Tuesday last the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new We cyan Church, took place at 4 p.m. ; the stone being laid by the Rev. R. C. Flockart, Chairman at the Ovens…

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Extraordinary Scene in a Church

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 3

On Sunday morning, January 22, the service at the Irvingite Cathedral at Albury, near Guildford— a building which was erected at a cost of £60,000, by the late Mr. Henry Drummond—…

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St. Matthew’s New Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 15

On Tuesday last W. Boles, Esq., of Sydney, the architect of St Matthew’s new Church, arrived in Albury to formally inspect and report upon the progress of the work, and enquire into the…

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Mr. John Brights Attack on the Established Church

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 4

At the meeting at Bingley-hall Mr. Bright delivered a speech that made great sensation in England. He said :—“ It is a most extraordinary thing in our history that for 300…

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Open Column. St. Paul’s Church and Statement of Receipts and Disbursements. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 2

SIR,—It having reached my knowledge that the sum of £15 19 2d was understood as being now due from the treasurer, Mr. J. D. Brown, it is scarcely necessary for me to trouble you on…

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Presbyterian Church of Wodonga. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 May 1875 · page 15

SIR,—A sub-leader of your last issue recommending the amalgamation of Episcopalians and Presbyterians for the purpose of supporting one clergyman for both denominations calls for…

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Opening of the Catholic Church at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 15

Corowa, a pleasantly-situated township on the banks of the Hurray, and one that is making very rapid progress, had a public edifice opened on Sunday that does credit to the enterprise and…

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St. Matthew’s Church. Sermon on Temperance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 May 1875 · page 15

St. Matthew’s Church was well filled on Wednesday evening last, the occasion being the delivery of a special sermon on “Temperance” by the Vicar; the text taken being from the 1st…

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Wentworth Roman Catholic Church, Wentworth

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 2

A FAREWELL ADDRESS AND TEST[?] TO THE REV. FATHER DUNNE. Previously to the departure of the [?] Pride of the Murray, last week, an address [?]…

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The Mission of the Fly

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 28 July 1875 · page 4

The generally received opinion about flies is that, despite limitless ingenuity expended on patent traps and poisoned paper, they form one of those ills of life which, it not…

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Presbyterian Soiree at Bungowannah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 15

A number of ladies and gentlemen connected with the Presbyterian Church at Bungowannah held a soiree on Wednesday evening last. The weather, hitherto so unpropitious for gatherings…

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Opening of the Congregational Church, Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 September 1875 · page 16

Whether the pulpit is losing its hold on the people—as many freely aver—or whether it is quietly but surely extending its influence—as others allege — the fact is self-evident that as…

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First Visit of the Bishop of Bathurst to Wilcannia. (Laying Tub Foundation Stoke of St. Jambs Church.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 4

The Bishop duly arrived on Saturday last, no preparation however was .made to celebrate the event, and ont of the large number of residents the district, but three came specially to town…

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The Church of England in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 7

Notwithstanding the difficulty that is felt to pay the stipends of the clergymen of the Church of England in country districts, it is gratifying to learn that the Church is extending its operations…

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Deniliquin Catholic Church

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 2

The devotions of the Jubilee, which were opened by the Right Rev. Dr. Lanigan on .Sunday last were closed on Wednesday morning. They appear to have been well attended. Oil Wednesday…

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Opening Op the New Wesleyan Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 November 1875 · page 16

The Wesleyan Church, though not one of the earliest established in Albury, has made considerable progress since the appointment in 1865 of the first resident minister, and the place of public…

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Business Morality. Churchman's Magazine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 December 1875 · page 4

IT would appear that it is extremely difficult, in some trades at least, to be at once successful and honest. Though there are no doubt business in which…

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