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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1895

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Merewether. Free Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 3

On Friday evening a concert will be given in the hall of the Mechanics. Institute, in aid of the Free Methodist Church and juvenile chair funds. The…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 6

THE sittings of the Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney were continued on Tuesday. Elder Mr. Robert Anderson was granted a commission to represent…

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Newcastle Chinese Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 3

THE annual meeting of this mission was held last week at Mrs. Weather-ill's residence. The ladies present were: Mesdamos Allan, Newton,…

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The Mission Steamer John Williams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 4

To-morrow the steam yacht John Williams, of the London Missionary Society, is due to arrive from Sydney en route for the mission stations at New Guinea and the South Sea Islands. During her stay…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1895 · page 6

WEDNESDAY was the eighth day of the sittings of the Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney. The Rev. H. E. Tydeman, in the Tumbarumba district, was…

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Pastor Clarke's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1895 · page 8

PASTOR CLARKE, whose name is well known throughout the colonies, with the assistance of Mr. A. F. Fisher, commenced a special mission at the Y M.C.A. Hall last evening…

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The Mission Steamer John Williams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1895 · page 4

THE S.S. John Williams, one of the ships belonging to the London Missionary Society, is expected to arrive here to-day. She was built on the Clyde about a year ago, and cost…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 6

THE sittings of the Presbyterian Assembly closed in Sydney on Thursday. The Rev. J. S. Laing submitted the report of the Church and Manse Loan Building Fund Committee…

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The Mission Steamer John Williams. Arrival at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 8

THE new and handsome steam yacht John Williams, belonging to the London Missionary Society, arrived in port late yesterday afternoon from Sydney en route to New…

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The War in China. Mission of Peace to Japan. Supposed Terms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The latest news regarding the war in the East states that Li Hung Chang, the Chinese Viceroy, has sailed for Japan on his…

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References in the Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 5

At all the churches to-day allusion was made to the death of the Governor. At St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, where Sir Robert Duff worshipped, a special service…

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Pastor Clarke's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 5

AT the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Hunter-street West, last evening, Pastor A. J. Clarke delivered a lecture on alcohol. The attendance of the public was very small, but the speaker was…

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CABLEGRAMS. The War in China. Li Hung Chang's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A telegram received from Yokohama this afternoon reports that Li Hung Chang, the Viceroy of China, one of the peace…

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Welsh Church in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Rev. Mr. Jones, of Festiniog, has been appointed minister of the Welsh Church, Kent-street, near Bathurst-street, in…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Church Gambling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1895 · page 5

Mr. G. A. Frazer, of New South Wales, is the winner of the first prize of £500 in the Saint Patrick's Cathedral art union. THE OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX…

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Hamilton Presbyterian Church. Induction of the Rev. Chas. Bell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 5

THE induction of the Rev. Chas. Bell to the Presbyterian Churches of Hamilton and Lambton was performed by the Rev. J. Laing, Moderator of the Presbytery of the…

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The Church of Wales. the Disestablishment Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Asquith, the Home Secretary, moved the second reading of the bill…

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District News. Merewether. Welsh Baptist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 7

A VERY successful social tea was held in the above church on Thursday evening, 21st inst., with a twofold aspect, viz, 1st, to encourage the…

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Li Hung Chang's Mission to Japan. the Viceroy Shot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—News from the far East reports that as Li Hung Chang, the Chinese Viceroy, who is now in Japan on a peace mission, was…

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Lord Randolph Churchill and "Hamlet."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 3

AMONG the anecdotes of Lord Randolph Churchill, there is one which belongs to an early period of his education. In 1877 Lord Randolph…

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