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Churches, 1894

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Aboriginal Mission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 29

An interesting gathering took place at Botany lost week, when a tea was given by the workers of the La Perouse Mission to about 56 aborigines. The hall was decorated,…

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The Russian Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 18

In Russia the Church is a vital power, the primary element of national life. It claims, despite the similarity of many of its rites and ceremonies, never to have…

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St. David’s Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 24

The annual meeting of the congregation of this church took place on Wednesday, The Rev. D. Smith, who occupied the chair, read the report of the Kirk session, which was in…

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The Catholic Church in Australasia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 27

At various intervals during the last year frequent references were made in the English and Australian press as to the place and time of publication of “The History…

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Mission of the Rev. Vincent Grogan at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 2

THE mission services at the Roman Catholic Church, Corowa, are being largely attended each evening daring this week. The Very Rev. Vincent Grogon, of the order of…

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Roman Catholic Church Bazaar

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 2

A Bazaar in aid of the Roman Catholic Church building fund was opened on the Tuesday evening before the Show, and continued on Wednesday and Thursday nights…

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A “Church Dress.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 12

It has long been a pet theory of mine that women ought to wear a special “Church Dress,” a garment made of white or grey or some restful, quiet colour that will not attract…

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Passionist Mission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 28

The local paper reports :—" The Very RavVincent Grogan, a distinguished passionist father, and chief of the order in Australasia, visited Tocumwal on Friday last, and opened…

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The Passionist Mission

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 2

The Very Rev. Vincent Grog[?]n, B[?]tor of Goulburn and Vic[?] of the Passionist college at that place, conducted a very successful mission in Berrigan last week. The mission…

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The Mulago Mission Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 28

The Gundagai Times says:—“Last Tuesday night Mr. Matthews, superintendent of the Mulago Aboriginal Mlaslon, gave a lecture which, despite the short notice, was very well…

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Original Correspondence. The Church of England, Mossgiel. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 2

SIR,—Latterly, church services are held here by the Presbyterian and Roman Catholic denominations, at least once a month, whilst the Church of England…

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Methodist Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 29

The question of Methodist Union occupied the attention for two days of the Wesleyan Conference. Deputations from the Primitive Methodist Church and the Free Methodist…

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The Creek Church

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 29

Daring the past few years a considerable number of Catholics who worship according to the Greek the have arrived in this city (says the Melbourne Advocate), and as their numbers…

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How to Fill Churches

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 12

“There have been many attempts,” says the editor of Harper’s Monthly, “to make Chris. [?]tianlty attrs[?]ive, or, what many people consider the same thing, to insure regalar…

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Explosion in the Church of La Madeleine. London, March 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 21

News has just been received of another dynamite outrage in Paris, evidently the work of the Anarchist conspirators. A bomb was exploded inside the…

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Presbyterian Church Bazaar

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 2

THE bazaar in aid of the Corowa Presbyterian Church was successfully inaugurated last Tuesday afternoon, has been open each afternoon and every night since, and…

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The Australian Produce Trade. Mr. Bruce’s Mission

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 3

Mr Alexander Bruce, the Chief Inspector of Stock, New South Wales has returned to London after a tour in the north of England and Scotland…

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Wahgunyah Congregational Church Anniversary

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 2

ON Sunday evening last the anniversary services in connection with the Congregational Church were commenced. The Rev. G. W. Clark (of Rutherglen) conducted the…

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Wesleyan Church, Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 21

If the Wesleyans of Wodonga had the choosing of the weather for the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of their church, a more favorable…

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Church of England Synod

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

THE second session of the third Synod of the Diocese of Riverina was opened on Tuesday night. A choral service was held in the church in the evening. At the close of the…

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