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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1879

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Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 5

THE Rev. J. P. Sunderland, of Sydney, is announced to preach to-morrow morning and evening at the Congregational Church, Brown-street…

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Primitive Methodist Church, Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 2

THE anniversary services of this church were held on Sunday, October 25. Sermons were preached in the morning and evening by the Rev. W. Sparling, of Wallsend, to large…

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Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 2

OWING to his inability to leave Sydney, the Rev. J. P. Sunderland did not, as was anticipated, conduct the services at the Congregational Church, Brown-street, on Sunday…

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Christ Church School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 2

As has been publicly notified, the Christ Church School feast picnic, will take place as usual. at Mr. Fleming's paddock to-day. A special train will leave the Newcastle…

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Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 5

AT the Hunter-street Presbyterian Church to-morrow (Sunday), sermons will be preached both morning and evening, by the Rev. Mr. Gilles, late of America…

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Christ Church Schools Annual Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 5

ON Thursday last the annual picnic, in connection with Christ Church (Church of England) Schools, Newcastle, was carried out very successfully, a very large number of…

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Wesleyan Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 5

ON Monday evening next the annual public meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Church, Newcastle, is announced to take place. In connection with the meeting, the…

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St. James' (Wickham) Seamen's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1879 · page 2

IT is always a pleasure to place on record any circumstance in which is evidenced a desire to promote the welfare of our seamen. The seamen's mission in connection with the parish…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Baptist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 5

TO-MORROW (Sunday) the Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Sydney, will preach in the Baptist Church, Newcastle…

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Catholic Agitation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1879 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening (says the E. News), so we are informed by various correspondents, a great Catholic caucus was held at St. Mary's seminary. Upwards of 500 persons…

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The Proposed Education Bill. Catholic Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1879 · page 3

WE learn that a central committee has been nominated, and that a few days since circulars were sent to the various churches commanding the respective clergymen to at once…

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St. Phillips' Church, Waratah. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1879 · page 3

SIR,—Knowing that your columns are always open to expose wrongs, I crave a small space for this purpose. Some time past I subscribed towards the fencing in of…

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Burwood New United Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1879 · page 2

THE ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new United Methodist Church, Burwood, was performed on Tuesday afternoon last by the Rev. J. Barton, of Melbourne, in…

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Christ Church School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1879 · page 5

AN exhibition of needlework in connection with the Christ Church school will be held at the Church of England Parsonage on Monday next, and will be continued on Tuesday…

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Christ Church Cathedral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1879 · page 5

The services of this church were of a more ornate character than usual, in order to mark the Christmas festival. The church was florally decorated, and…

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The Church and School Lands Bills

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1879 · page 2

THE Church and School Lands Bill, introduced to the Assembly by Sir Henry Parkes, has been printed. Its object is to declare that the entire management and control of…

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