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Churches, 1884

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The Redmond Mission. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1884 · page 6

The Times this morning contains a letter from Mr. Gowen Evans, of The Argus, in which be protests that the official report of the meetings of the Irish National League held in…

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Catholic. the Hillston Mission

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 2

At a meeting of the Catholics, held some considerable time past at Hillston, it was unanimously resolved to build a church, suitable to the wants of the increasing population of the town and district: the…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with, nor are we to [?] had required for opinions expressed by our correspondents. Public Versus Catholic Schools. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1884 · page 3

SIR,--Permit me, through your paper, to notice some recent utterances of the Rev. Father Bermingham on education; and if my running commentary evolve from those…

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Public Versus Catholic Schools. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 3

SIR,--Perhaps the most difficult of all people to criticise are those who by the nature of their office have been accustomed to a life of exemption from criticism, and…

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St. John's Church Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 2

WE announced last week the probability of a permanent exchange of pulpits between the Rev. Frederick Davis, M.A., of Moruya, and the Rev. H. E. Thomson, of Corowa…

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Correspondence. the Church at Argoon. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1884 · page 15

SIR,—I crave a space in your valuable paper to correct an error in Mr. John Ross’s letter of the 5th inst. He says:—“After consulting several residents of the district I convened a…

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Colonel Stewart’s Mission. Cairo, March 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 6

Colonel Stewart, who, shortly after the defeat of Hicks Pasha, was sent on a mission to the White Nile districts with a view to pacify the native tribes, has returned, but is understood…

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Correspondence. St. Matthew’s Church Organ

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 7

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBURY BANNER. SIR,—“Andante,” with that sort of injudiciousness which has given rise to the old adage “Save me from my friends,” has opened up a…

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Opening of the Corowa Wesleyan Church

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 3

IT seems barely a week ago since we witnessed the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new church erected by the Wesleyan body in Corowa…

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The Presbyterian Assembly

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 15

The Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney closed its sittings on the 13th inst. The Assembly adopted the report of the committee on intercourse with other churches, which was devoted…

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Mr. Redmond’s Mission to Australia. London, March 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1884 · page 6

Mr. J. E. Redmond, M.P., has complained to the Irish National League of the bitter attacks made upon him during his recent Australian tour by the colonial presa and the…

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The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. Rome, March 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1884 · page 6

It is announced that His Holiness the Pope will formally proclaim Dr. Moron as Archbishop of Sydney, at a Consistory to be held at the Vaticanon Thursday next…

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Consecration of the Bishop of Ballarat. Imposing Roman Catholic Ceremonies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 May 1884 · page 5

On Sunday morning, at 10 o’clock, Monsignor Moore, D.D., late Vicar-General of the Ballarat diocese, was consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Ballarat. Before giving an account…

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Wesleyan Church Baraar

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 May 1884 · page 3

LAST Wednesday a bazaar, in old of the building fond of the Wesleyan Church Committee, was formally opened by L. Levin, Esq., M.L.A., at the School of Arts, Corowa. Although the hall was…

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St. Matthew’s Church. Easter Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 May 1884 · page 10

The annual meeting of the congregation of St. Matthew’s took place in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening. In the absence of the vicar, the chair was taken by the Rev. W. M. White,…

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The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1884 · page 15

It was expected that important letters relating to the appointment of Archbishop Moran would be received by the R.M.S. Iberia, but no communications of any kind arrived. Two…

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The New Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 4

A telegram from Rome, dated 7 p.m. on Thursday night, announced to us the definite appointment of the Most Rev. the Bishop of Ossary to the Archiscopal See of Sydney, New South Wales, vacant since the…

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Opening of the Congregational Church, Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 3

In our next issue we shall give the details of an event to which residents in the three townships, and indeed a very large section in the surrounding…

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Opening of the Congregational Church, Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 3

LAST Sunday the announcement of the opening services in connection with the new Congregational Church, Wahgunyah, attracted a very large…

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Opening of a Church at Junee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 15

The opening ceremony in connection with ST. Joseph’s R.C. Church, Junee, took place on Sunday last. With a view to affording visitors from Wagga an opportunity of witnessing the…

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