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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1880

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Primitive Methodist Annual District Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Primitive Methodist Connexion in the district of New South Wales, was commenced in the Crown-street Church, Sydney, on Saturday…

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The Church of England and the Education Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 2

AT a numerously attended meeting of the clergymen of the Church of England of the diocese of Sydney, held on Monday morning, in the Registry Office, Elizabeth-street, the…

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Warm on Church Impostors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 2

A WRITER in the Christchurch Press relates the following amusing incident:—A minister in one of the largest of our New Zealand places of public worship was…

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A Fight in a Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 2

A SOUTH Australian paper (Northern Argus) is informed that on Sunday forenoon, December 14, a disgraceful scene was enacted in the little church at the Woolshed, Rhynie…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 3

THE annual picnic in connection with the above, was celebrated by an excursion to Tomago, on Monday last The steaming "Goolwa" conveyed the party,…

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Catholic Guild

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the St. Mary star of the Sea Branch Guild was held at Newcastle on 25th inst; the Chaplain—Rev. Jas. Ryan occupied the chair…

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The Parish of Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 2

ON Sunday last the formal induction of the Rev. W. Tollis to the cure of the parish of Wallsend was made by Archdeacon Child. The church was crowded…

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Proposed Church of England Grammar School for the Newcastle Diocese

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1880 · page 3

To propose a new Denominational Grammar School just at this particular juncture, when the Government is about to establish Public grammar…

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Wesleyan Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1880 · page 2

ON reference to advertisement it will be seen that a sale will be held this afternoon, of surplus gods on hand from the late bazaar at the Wesleyan Church. Doors…

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The Sailor at Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 2

A NORTHERN sailor who had never been to church before, once visited a village at a time when people were going to service. "Aa's warrant that's a play he mused;…

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Baptist Church, Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 February 1880 · page 2

A CORRESPONEENT writes:—"The above church has been for a considerable time without a regular pastor, and consequently has been in a very low condition. They…

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Congregational Church, Brown-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1880 · page 2

A VERY pleasant meeting was held on Wednesday evening last in the new schoolroom of the Congregational Church. The occasion was that of the dedication…

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Deputations from Newcastle. SYDNEY, Friday. Christ Church Cemetery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 4

A deputation, introduced by Dr. Bowker and Mr. Hungerford, M.L.A.'s, waited on the Colonial Secretary to-day, for the purpose of having steps taken…

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Anglican Marriages. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1880 · page 2

A startling point was raised in the Supreme Court here yesterday in a bigamy case. The counsel for the defence contended that the first marriage of the…

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Father Henneberry's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 2

Father Henneberry concluded his mission at Bathurst yesterday. In the afternoon, about a thousand people assembled in the church, and after…

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Church of England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1880 · page 2

THE annual meeting was held last night at Christ Church Schoolroom, for the election of churchwardens, Parochial Council, and lay representatives to the…

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Wesleyan Church, Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 April 1880 · page 2

Two valedictory sermons were preached yesterday in the above church; that in the morning by the Rev. P. Duesbury, and that in the evening by the Rev. Jabez B…

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Primitive Methodist School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1880 · page 2

ON Sabbath, March 28th, sermons were preached in the Newcastle church by the circuit minister, and in the afternoon a special childrens service was held,…

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Hunter-street Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1880 · page 2

AT the close of the choir practice of the above church on Wednesday evening last, a very pleasing ceremony took place—the presentation of a handsomely bound…

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Extraordinary Scene in a Catholic Chapel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1880 · page 2

A MOST extraordinary scene occurred recently, in St. Alban's Catholic Chapel, Warrington. The morning service was just over when one of the…

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