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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1891

228 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 12

Presbyterian Church, Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 5

THE series of meetings in connection with the re-opening of the Presbyterian Church, at, Hamilton, began on Friday evening, when the Rev. J. W. Inglis lectured in the…

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District News. Merewether. Primitive Methodist Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 7

ON Sunday last three sermons were preached in the above church, in aid of the trust fund. The services were conducted morning and evening by the Rev. T. Parr, M.A.,…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1891 · page 9

A VERSEN of 15 tons, to be named the Dove, is now building at Barry's Bay. She is intended for Wesleyan mission work in New Guinea…

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South Sea Islands Cruise. THE S.S. Archer's Trading. Severe Storm. Mission Houses and Crops Destroyed. Wreckage Washed Ashore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1891 · page 8

AFTER a successful trading cruise, extending to three months, amongst the numerous islands in the South Seas, the steamer Archer arrived in port yesterday morning. She is…

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Church House. Foundation Stone Laid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Duke of Connaught laid the foundation stone of the Church House yesterday. The Archbishop of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 9

MR. MATTHEW BURNETT had just closed a gospel temperance mission at White-haven and Cleaton Moor when the last English mail left. As a result eighty…

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Lambton. Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1891 · page 7

The sale of work in connection with the Lay Methodist Church was fairly well patronised on Friday night, notwithstanding the wet weather. After…

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English Congregational Church, Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 8

SPECIAL services were to have been held in, the above church on June 21st, to welcome the new pastor, Rev. John Casley, late of Casetlemaine, Victoria. The three services…

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New Guinea Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1891 · page 6

A PRIVATE letter received in Sydney, from the Rev. George Brown, dated Samarai (New Guinea), June 13th, states that the barquentine Lord of…

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Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 7

THE secretary of the New South Wales Bush Missionary Society writes "That the institution is now burdened with an overdraft of about £600. The…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 9

THREE thousand churches are ascertained to be using the unfermented wine of the grape, the real 'fruit of the vine,' in religious ordinances, and…

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Greta. Presbyterian Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1891 · page 8

The rendering of the cantata "Daniel" by the Lambton choir, in the School of Arts, on Saturday night, proved to be a conspicuous success. The Rev. J. H. Terras presided…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 9

ARCHDEACON SLATTERY has donated £1,500, as well as giving the site, valued at £3,000, towards erecting a Catholic hall in Geelong…

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Queensland. Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 6

The Presbyterian Federal Assembly has resumed its sittings in the Wickham Terrace Church. An address of loyalty to the Queen was agreed to…

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District News. Plattsburg. Church Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 7

On Monday evening the Primitive Methodists held a social, the object being to raise funds towards the circuit fund. As an evidence of the…

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Islands' Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 6

THE arrival in Sydney of Dr. J. R. Selwyn, Bishop of Melanesia, gives interest to the launch of an auxiliary steam vessel named the Southern Cross, to be used for the…

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Latest District News. Lambton. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 5

THE anniversary services in connection with the Welsh Congregational Church are to be held on Sunday, when sermons in Welsh will be preached morning and evening by the…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 9

THE Rev. J. Heffernan, aged 36, Roman Catholic priest of St. Peter's and St. Paul's, South Melbourne, is dead…

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The Holy Catholic Guild. Annual Breakfast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1891 · page 7

THE annual breakfast of the members of the St. Mary's "Star of the Sea" branch of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild took place in the new…

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Lambton. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1891 · page 8

The anniversary services in connection with the Welsh Congregational Church were held on Sunday. There was a good attendance at each service, which were conducted…

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