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Murray · Churches

Churches, 1896

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Wesleyan Church

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 2

On Sunday last the Rev. J. Woolnough preached in the Hay church, morning and evening, and in the afternoon addressed the Sunday School The object of Mr…

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The Catholic Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 2

The concert in aid of the Building Fund of the Catholic Church took place on Wednesday night at the Academy of Music, and passed off most successfully. There was…

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Mission Work in New Guinea

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 29

From a message which appeared in the Herald, from Thursday Island, it appeared that the Rev. Mr. Chalmers, in the society's schooner Niue, had brought…

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Corowa Wesleyan Church Anniversary Services

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 3

ON Sunday last the anniversary services of the Corowa Wesleyan Church were conducted by the Rev. H. L. Balcke, pastor of the Rutherglen charge of the Wesleyan…

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Catholic Concert

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening a concert was given in the A[?]emy of Music in aid of the Reman Catholic Church Funds. there was a very good attendance, the front seats…

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Church of Christ, Corowa. Mr. W. T. Clapham's Farewell Sermon

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 2

ON Sunday evening last Mr. W. T. Clapham, who has for the past two months been labouring with the Church of Christ in Corowa, delivered his farewell sermon to…

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Corowa Wesleyan Church Tea and Public Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 5

WITH favourable weather, and the moon at its best, it is no wonder that the adherents of the church appeared in excellent good humour on Thursday night…

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The Church and the Stage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 7

The cathedral town of Mudcastle was stirred to its lowest depths, and in high places there were morning, lamentation, and woe. People spoke in whispers, and…

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Reunion of the Churches. a Papal Encyclical. London, June 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 27

Pope Leo XIII, has issued an encyclical dealing with the proposed reunion of the Church of Rome and the Church of England. His Holiness asserts that the…

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The Catholic Bazaar

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 4

The bazaar in aid of the funds of the Roman Catholic Church at Deniliquin was opened at the Town Hall on Monday evening last. For months past the ladies who undertook the management…

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Smoke Concerts for Church Purposes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 29

Writing in the Watchman of the latest ecclesiastical innovation, viz., smoke concerts, the Rev. E. Dunstan says:—"I do not care to discuss methods of other men;…

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Church of England Concert

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 2

The Concert in aid of the funds of St. Barnabas took place at the Variety Hall last Friday evening, and was well attended. The Rev. H. E…

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St. Matthew's Church Bazaar

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 37

The bazaar in aid of the funds of St. Matthew's Church was opened on Wednesday evening, continued yesterday, and will be brought to a close to-night. The affair is held…

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The Manchester Delegates. Their Mission in New South Wales. The Prospects of the Trade

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 4

The delegates of the Wholesale Co-operative Company of Manchester (Messrs Joseph Clay, William Stokes, and Benjamin Jones) enjoy the distinction of ranking among the…

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Presbyterian

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 29

At a Bitting of the Presbytery of Young, held at Cootamundra, a call to the vacancy in the Temora church was sustained in favor of the Rev. J. Dawson Edwards…

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Reading Books for Roman Catholic Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 29

The question of providing a suitable series of reading books for use in the Roman Catholic primary schools throughout Australasia has been under the…

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Corowa Presbyterian Sunday School

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 3

ON Wednesday evening last a cantata, "Red Riding Rood," and concert were given in the Oddfellow's Hall in aid of the fencing fund of the Presbyterian Sunday…

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Catholic Doctrine. Speech by Cardinal Moran

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 27

Cardinal Moran spoke in a very militant tone at the laying of the foundation-stone of the Convent of Mercy at Redfern on Saturday in reply to Australian critics of…

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Catholic Ball

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 2

The ball in aid of the Roman Catholic Building Fund was held in the Alma Rink on Wednesday evening last, and, as usual, was a pronounced success. Between 60 and…

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Roman Catholic Ball

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 2

LADIES,—You can have a large assortment of Fancy Necklets, Hair Ornaments, Fringe Net[?] Pins, [?] &c., to choose from for the above ball, at DROHANS’ Sports Dep[?]t and…

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