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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1896

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Charlestown. Primitive Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 6

The members and friends of the Primitive Methodist Society held a picnic at Sunnyside, specially inviting their church organist, Mr. John Young, who is shortly leaving the…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

THE Rev. Thomas A. Gordon, pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cook's Hill, who some time ago intimated his intention of retiring from the active work of the…

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Waratah. St. Philip's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

The work of enlarging and renovating Bt. Philip's Church has been completed, and will at once be acknowledged a decided and welcome improvement. The main building has…

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Broadmeadow. New Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 7

A church has been erected by the Latter Day Saints in Gosford-road Commonage. The building, which is substantially constructed, is 30ft by…

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The Bishop of Maitland. Important Address on Church Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 8

THE Right Rev. Dr. Murray visited the Sacred Heart Church, Hamilton, yesterday, and at the close of the last mass delivered an interesting address. He said that he had…

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New Lambton. Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 7

A cantata entitled "The Wandering Gipsies," in costume, will be rendered this evening in the Lay Methodist Church, in aid of the church funds…

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The Church of England. Sunday-school Teachers' Reunion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 4

WHAT was termed an "aggregate service of church Sunday-school teachers" was held at the Pro-Cathedral last evening. The service, which was proceded by a tea meeting in…

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Temperance Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 5

A SEVEN days' mission for the promotion of the temperance cause in Newcastle has been arranged to begin in the Y.M.C.A. Hall on Tuesday, the 28th instant. Mr. T. W…

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Primitive Methodist Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 5

THE Primitive Methodist conference, which was commenced at the Brown-street Church on Thursday evening, when a paper was read by Rev. J. E. Metcalfe on "Modern…

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Primitive Methodist Church. Annual Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 6

ABOUT 50 delegates answered to their names when the Primitive Methodist Assembly of New South Wales was constituted on Saturday at 9 a.m., in…

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Primitive Methodist Conference. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 7

THE conference opened at 9 a.m. in the Brown-street Church, about 55 delegates being present. The first business was the reception…

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Primitive Methodist Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting in connection with the Primitive Methodist Conference was hold in the Wickham Church last evening. The vice-president of the conference presided, and after…

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Primitive Methodist Conference. Third Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 7

THE sessions of the Primitive Methodist Conference were continued in the Brown-street Church yesterday morning, being opened by the reading of…

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District News. Carrington. Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 6

THE attendance at the concert held at the Seamen's Hall on Monday evening, in aid of the Carrington Primitive Church Restoration Fund,…

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Primitive Methodist Conference. Fourth Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 5

THE sessions of the Primitive Methodist Assembly were resumed yesterday morning at 9 a.m. The Rev. J. E. Metcalfe, president of the assembly, occupied the chair. After…

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Primitive Methodist Conference. Fifth Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 5

THE sessions of the above wore resumed at 10 a.m. yesterday. The meeting was opened by Rev. E. Crozier, who road Scripture. The Rove. James Green and W. Pettinger led the…

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Junction. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 3

The annual tea meeting of the Lay, Methodist Church, Junction, took place on Monday evening, the attendance numbering nearly 100. Tea was…

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Y.m.c.a. Temperance Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

MR. T. W. GLOVER, one of the founders of the Blue Ribbon movement in England, and for many years agent and lecturer for the Temperance Alliances in the colonies, begins…

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Carrington P.M. Church Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 7

The river excursion and picnic to Tomago yesterday, the proceeds of which will be dovoted to the re-building of the Carrington P.M. Church,…

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Y.m.c.a. Temperance Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

THERE was a much larger audience in the Y.M.C.A. Hall last night to hoar Mr. T. W. Glover than on Tuesday. Mr. R. Youll presided, and the lecturer was also supported by…

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