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Churches, 1904

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Gospel Temperance Mission

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 3

The Rev. A. R. M'Phee, of the Burnley-street, Brunswick (Melbourne) Congregational Church, commenced a three Hays' gospel temperance mission in the…

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The Established Church. Reforms Foreshadowed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 3

Mr. Baltom, the Prime Minister, intends, [?] the end of the session, to move in the direction of [?] the prevailing irregulaties and…

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Thibetan Mission to Russia. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 2

The Russian Government has directed the Thibetan Mission, which was expected to arrive at St. Petersburg in May, to remain at [?] until a…

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Methodist Appointments

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

At the Methodist Conference In Sydney on Friday the following alterations were mella[?]th the first draft of station as published first week, but, these again are…

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Union of Churches

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

Referring to a proposed union of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches (which, by the way, the late Rev. Dr. Cairs, of Melhourne, warmly favoured…

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Union of Churches

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 28

One of the most pronounced features in connection with the Protestant Churches of Australia recently is the desire for closer union, which appears to be resuming a…

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Church Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

The annual meeting of the members of the Angliean Church. Jerilderic, was held on the 6th inst. there was a good attendance. The Vicar…

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Presbyterian Church

The Independent · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the congregation was held in the school-room on Wednesday evening last, and was well attended. The Rev. R. Welsh read the Kirk Session's…

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Methodist Conference

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

The evening session last Thursday was wholly taken up with final r[?]ading of stations. The result in the Riverina district was as follows:--…

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The Mission to Thibet. Lhamas Solemnly Curse It

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

The Lhamas of Thibet have held a three days' Commination Service, during which they have solemnly cursed [?] military mission sent by Great…

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The Mission to Thibet. Terrible Hardships. London, March 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 24

The military expedition which is accompanying Colonel Younghusband's mission to Thibet is undergoing terrible sufferings. Twenty men of the 12th Mule Corps and…

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The Mission to Thibet. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 2

Colonel Younghusband, in charge of the British Military Expedition to Th[?] will advance to Gyanise dircetly the weather permiits the Expedition to…

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A Peculiar Mariners' Church

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 4

In San Francisco there is an extraordinary church which contains a still more extraordinary pulpit. It is a mariners' church, and the pulpit is the stern of a ship, not…

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The Mission to Thibet. Death of 3400 Yaks. a Landslip at Yatung. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 2

At yatung, a town in the Chamb Valley, on the Indo-Thibetan frontier, a great landship occurred, which killed three members of the escort conducting…

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The Mission to Thibet. Anthrax in Nepaul and Chumbi Valley. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 3

The Cattle in the State of Nepaul and the Valley of Chumbi, in the province of Sikkim, are seriously a[?]icted with anthrax, pneumonia and foot and…

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The Mission to Thibet. Cursed by the Lama. London, March 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 27

The Daily Mail states that the Grand Lama of Thibet, alarmed at the approach of Colonel Younghusband's military mission, has held a three days' commination service…

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French Church Laws. the Pope Disapproves. London, March 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 35

In a speech to the members of the Sacred College of Cardinals, at Rome, His Holiness the Pope referred to the recent anti-clerical legislation in France. His Holiness deplored…

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Church Funds Disappear

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 3

Some remarkably peculiar evidence is one the tapis with regard to the disappearance of church money at St. James' Church. It is alleged that a…

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Hay Presbyterian Church. Annual Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the congregation of the Hay Presbyterian Church took place on Friday night, There was a fair attendance, and the minister, Rev. Richard Jennings…

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Settlement Leases. Settlement Lease Area No. 609. Narandera Land District. Counties Bourke and Cooper, Parish Wallorooble

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 4

Portions 45, 46, 21, [?]965 acres. Capital value, £2965 (at £1 per aero).) Annual rent for first term, £61 15s. 6d. (at 5d. per aero). Improvements -- Three tanks…

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