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Churches, 1878

18 stories in Murray's papers

The Churches and the Civil Service Dismissals

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 7

The following address, signed by the heads of the principal religious bodies, was sent on Monday to the Chief Secretary of Victoria :— “TO THIS HONORABLE GRAHAM BERRY, CHIEF…

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Albury Presbyterian Church. Induction of the Rev. Mr. Henry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 9

The formal induction of the Rev. Mr. Henry as Pastor or the Presbyterian congregation in the Albury district, took place on Tuesday afternoon at the church ; the clergymen assisting at the…

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Church of England, Bethanga. Tea Meeting and Soiree, Bethanga, January 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 9

On Monday last a tea meeting and soiree was held in the Bethanga Assembly Rooms in aid of the Church of England Building Fund. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion with…

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The Mullengandra Church. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 11

Sin,—Referring to your correspondent at Mullengandra in last week’s Banner, it is somewhat amusing to hear you can find some one so gifted depicting the deplorable state of matters in this…

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For Sweet Charity's Sake. "Real Ladies" Tending a Bar and Running a Billiard Room for the Benefit of an Episcopal Church

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 March 1878 · page 2

A correspondent travelling in Novada sends us some particulars of a curlous enterprise lately undertaken by the ladies of the Episcopal Church of Carson City, for the…

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For Sweet Charity’s Sake. “Real Ladies” Tending a Bar and Running a Billiard Room for the Benefit of an Episcopal Church

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 2

A correspondent travelling in Nevada sends us some particulars of a curious enterprise lately undertaken by the ladies of the Episcopal Church of Carson City, for the…

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Wesleyan Church, Wodonga. Valedictory Tea Meeting to the Rev. J. W. Crisp

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 10

A farewell tea meeting was held under the auspices of the member of the Wesleyan Church, Wodonga, on Monday last, in connection with the approaching departure of the Rev. J. W. Crisp…

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The Word “Church.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 3

The following is copied from the Church of England Messenger. We give it insertion, as there may be those among our readers who can assist Mr. Jones in his interesting enquiry:—…

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Hay Police Court. (Before Dr. J. M. Gordon, J. P.) Church of Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 2

On Thursday morning, Hector Gillis was brought up at the police court charged that he did at Wagga Wagga, on or about 10th June, 1875, unlawfully murder one Raymond…

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St. John’s Church, Thurgoona

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 10

The Easter meeting at this church was held on Easter Tuesday, at 4 o’clock p.m., Rev. A. D. Acocks in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the meeting, said…

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Morrice Memorial Church, Mullengandra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 10

The annual meeting of the congregation of this church was held on Easter Tuesday, at 11 o’clock a.m., the Rev. A. D. Acocks in the chair. After the meeting had been declared open,…

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St. Matthew’s Church. Adjourned Annual Meeting of the Congregation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 10

This meeting took place on Tuesday, 7th May, the Rev. A. D. Acocks in the chair. The meeting having been opened with prayer, The CHAIRMAN spoke as follow:—At the…

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The Australasian Wesley an Methodist Church

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 4

The second General Conference of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Church, which has just concluded its sessions in Sydney, is an event of more than merely denominational…

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Poetry. the New Church Doctrine

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 26 June 1878 · page 1

THERE a come a sing'lar dootrine, Sue, Into our church to-day; These cur'us words are what the new Young preacher had to say:…

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Scraps, Original and Select. King O’toole and St. Kevin. (A Legend of the Seven Churches.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 9

“By that lake, whose gloomy shore Skylark never warbles o’er, Where the sky hangs high and steep, Young ST. Kevin stole to sleep.”…

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Wesleyan Church, Rutherglen. Communicated

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 October 1878 · page 2

ONE of the most interesting and successful tea meetings ever held in Rutherglen came off on Monday, the 7th inst., in the Town Hall. It was…

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Opening of the Goombargana New Church

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1878 · page 3

THE opening services in connection with the above place of worship took place under very favorable circumstances, the weather being delightfully fine and the attendance…

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Anniversary of the Albury Wesley an Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 December 1878 · page 10

The anniversary services of the Albury Wesleyan Church were conducted on Sunday last by the Rev. F. Neale. The occasion was further celebrated on Tuesday evening by a tea-meeting…

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