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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1887

148 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 8

Primitive Methodist Church, Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 3

THE residents of Burwood are in a whirl of excitement in connection with the splendid ten and entertainment to be given on Monday by the young ladies of the Primitive…

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Burwood. Primitive Methodist Church, Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 3

A great social tea and entertainment took place at the above church on Monday evening, the tea being provided by the young ladies of the…

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LONDON, Friday. Roman Catholic Missions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1887 · page 5

The Pope says that the Propaganda, in accepting the offer made by the Government of New South Wales of 300,000 acres of land, has forestalled…

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ROME, Thursday. Mission to the Aboriginals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1887 · page 5

His Holiness the Pope has announced, in response to the offers of the Government of New South Wales, that the Propaganda is…

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The Catholic Mission to the Aboriginals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1887 · page 6

THE S. M. Herald has the following:—"The cablegrams from Rome and London respecting Roman Catholic mission work amongst the aboriginals of this colony and…

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Baptist Church, Sydney-st., Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 5

ON Wednesday evening a social tea and public meeting was held in the above church, the proceeds of which went in aid of building fund. After an excellent ten, the public…

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The Hunter-street Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 5

THE 26th anniversary of above church was celebrated yesterday evening by a tea meeting and an annual public meeting. The tea was laid in the hall of the Young Men's…

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The Northern Association of Baptist Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1887 · page 3

THE following extract from the Baptist, the organ of the Baptist Union of New South Wales, gives the view of the editor respecting the newly-formed…

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Melbourne Scots Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 5

The pastorate of the Scots Church Melbourne, has been offered to the Rev. James Barclay, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Montreal…

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Catholic Mission Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1887 · page 5

The Tablet states that a foreign prelate told his Holiness the Pope that the Government of Now South Wales had offered, as a subsidy to…

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United Methodist Free Church, Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1887 · page 6

THE opening of the United Methodist Free Church took place last Sunday, 11th instant. The opening service was preached by the Rev. D. Porteus, in the afternoon by the Rev. J. A…

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The Primitive Methodist New Church, Old Racecourse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1887 · page 6

A very pleasing ceremony took place on Tuesday afternoon in connection with the laying of the foundation and memorial stones of the…

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The Bulli Relief Fund. Mr. Melville's Mission to Melbourne. MELBOURNE, Thursday night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1887 · page 5

The result of Mr. Melville's mission, re Bulli fund, to Melbourne has been successful. The Executive Committee met this afternoon in the…

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The New Stockton Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1887 · page 5

THE new Congregational church at Stockton was used for Divine worship for the first time yesterday, when services in connection with the opening were held. The edifice,…

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The Minister of the Parish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 2

THE minister of the parish of the port of Monteith, taking a walk one fine summer evening, happened to foregather with one of his parishioners,…

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Stockton New Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 5

AN Ordination Service was held in the newly erected Congregational Church, at Stockton, yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. R. E. Davies was ordained as pastor of the Church…

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St. James' Church. Concert at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 8

THE concert in connection with the above was held last night, in the Wickham School of Arts, to a very fair attendance, as far as the front seats were concerned, every chair…

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Roman Catholic Schools' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 September 1887 · page 5

THE annual picnic of the teachers, scholars, and friends of the Roman Catholic schools at Newcastle, Burwood, Stockton, and Carrington took place yesterday, when nearly 3000…

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Concert at the Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 7

A CONCERT in aid of the choir fund was hold at the Hunter-street Presbyterian Church last night, when a fairly large audience assembled to listen to the admirable…

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The Scots' Church, Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 5

The Rev. James Barclay, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Montreal, who was offered the pastorate of the Scots' Church, Collins-street,…

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