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Murray · Churches

Churches, 1882

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The Italian Government and the Church. London, Jan. 3

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 January 1882 · page 2

At his customary reception on New Year's Day, King Humbert declared emphatically that the Italian Government repudiated any desire to…

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Albury Presbyterian Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1882 · page 10

On Monday last the annual meeting of the Presbyterian congregation took place in the church. The Rev. Mr. Henry occupied the chair. After the usual devotional exercises,…

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Extraordinary Scene in a Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 7

The Nelson Evening Mail gives particulars of a most extraordinary incident that was witnessed at Christ Church in that city on a recent Sunday morning. A man entered the church just after…

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Annoyance to Congregations Leaving Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 15

The other morning, at the Bathurst Police Court, the police magistrate took the opportunity of speaking publicly on a matter which came under his personal observation on the previous…

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The Racecourse V. the Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 15

The Forbes Times points out that two clergymen have had to leave Wilcannia at different times because they could not get their stipends as agreed upon. In fact the town cannot or will not support…

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Wodonga. St. Luke’s Church and Parochial District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 14

The annual report of this church and parochial district states that a meeting of St. Luke's Vestry was held on the 19th ult., Rev. J. A. White in the chair. The meeting was opened with prayer,…

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Presbyterian Church. Germanton. Tea and Public Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1882 · page 8

On Wednesday, 1st inst., a tea meeting was held at the Presbyterian Church, Germanton, to celebrate the induction and ordination of the Rev. John Walker as Presbyterian minister of…

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The Church of England. (From the Riverine Advertiser.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 3

[?] of England in this town has just [?] another epoch in her history, and has, [?] set out on a newer and grander [?] On Sabbath last divine service…

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The Maloga Mission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 14

A deputation waited on the Colonial Secretary a few days since to request the Government to reserve an area of land (about 700 acres) at Maloga for the use of the aboriginals, and to take other…

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Novel Church Attractions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 15

A popular London clergyman (says London Figaro) has announced an exhibition of pictures in his vestry after the Sunday night’s services, to be illuminated by the electric light, and that all…

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A Fire Scare in a Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 15

The Bendigo Advertiser states that quite a sensation was caused on Sunday week in the Golden-square Wesleyan Church during the holding of the anniversary public meeting. Cries of “Fire !”…

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Mining on Church and School Lands

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1882 · page 15

The Hon. F. B. Suttor, Minister for Public Instruction, having had under consideration the position of those persons who had been promised mining leases on Church and School…

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St. Patrick’s Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 14

The Tenebrae and other ceremonies peculiar to Holy Week were carried out by the Very Rev. Father Dunne and Rev. Father Buckley, assisted by Fathers Carroll (Germanton) and…

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St. Matthew’s Church. Annual Easter Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 10

The annual Easter meeting of the congregation of St. Matthew’s took place in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening, the Rev. A. D. Acocks, vicar of Albury, in the chair…

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St. Matthew’s Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1882 · page 14

A meeting of the members of the congregation was held in the church schoolroom on Wednesday evening, the 18th inst., to arrange for the liquidation of the debt due to the firm…

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St. Jude’s Church, Tumbarumba

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1882 · page 9

The annual Easter meeting was held in St. Jude’s Church, Tumbarumba, on Tuesday, the 11th instant, at 4 o’clock p.m. The attendance of parishioners was small. The Rev. W. M…

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St. John Church, Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 3

PURSUANT to advertisement in the Free Press a meeting of the Building Committee and of the subscribers to the building fund of St. John's Church was held in the…

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Church of England, Tarramia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 14

One of the pleasant social gatherings for which Tarramia has annually become famous, took place on Thursday, April 20th. It was the annual school treat kindly provided by…

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St. John’s Church, Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 22

The adjourned meeting of the committee and subscribers of St. John’s Church of England, Corowa, was held in the School of Arts on Monday evening. The Rev. H. E. Thomson…

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Dedication of a Chinese Church at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 15

The Bound of the kettle-drum and tinkling cymbal which has been a puzzle to many of the inhabitants for the last few nights, has (says the Argus) come to a climax at last…

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