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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1896

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Sacred Heart Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 8

THE three weeks' mission which has been conducted at this church during the past three weeks by the Rev. Fathers Hanly and Henry, of the Order of St. Vincent de Paul,…

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Organ Recital at St. Mary's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 8

An organ recital was given in St Mary's Church, West Maitland, lest evening, by Mr. G. F. King, who was assisted by Mr. Edward King, of the Pro-Cathodral, Newcastle, Mrs…

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Lambton. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

On Sunday the anniversary services in connection with the Particular Baptist Church will be held, when sermons will be preached in the morning by the Rev. H. Halmarick,…

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Fire at a Church and Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 12

GREAT destruction has been caused in Lille (France) by a fire which burned down the old fourteenth-century church of the Saviour, part of the…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Methodist Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 5

The first meeting of the Methodist Federal Council since the annual conference of Methodist churches in Queensland was hold on Friday night. Arrangements have been…

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Greta. Primitive Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 7

A very pleasant evening was spent at this church on Monday, the occasion being the quarterly celebration of the Christian Endeavour Society,…

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Junction. Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 7

The anniversary services of the above church were held on Sunday last, and were successful throughout. The morning and evening services…

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Stockton. Seamen's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 8

ON Tuesday night last the Reverend W. F. James, incumbent of St. Paul's parish, inaugurated in Stockton a branch of the organisation which, now for some considerable…

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Another Chinese Outrage. Burning of a Mission Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Intelligence has come to hand from China to the effect that a hostile mob attacked the Protestant mission station at Kiang…

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Stockton. Seamen's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 6

The weekly meeting of this useful organisation, held last Tuesday night in St. Paul's Mission Hall, presided over by the Rev. W. F. James, was a greater success than the…

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Church Picnics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 8

The steamer Planet will run to Tomago conveying excursionists to and from the grounds. The excursion will be in aid of the founds of St. Peter's Church of England,…

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Merewether. Church of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 7

In connection with the Sunday-school anniversary on Sunday afternoon, the service was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Sharp, Baptist minister,…

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District News. Hamilton. St. Peter's Church Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 7

Owing to the inclement weather of Saturday and Sunday the members of St. Peter's Church deemed it inadvisable to hold the picnic to Tomago…

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Catholic Schools in the East. Prohibited by Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The College of the Propaganda at Rome has forbidden French Monastic Orders to establish schools in Asia or the East…

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Stockton. Seamen's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 6

The regular weekly meeting of this useful and interesting society was held on Tuesday night in St. Paul's Mission Hall, Church-street, at which there…

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Illness of Mrs. Kruger. Prayers in the Transvaal Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Special prayers are being offered in all churches throughout the Transvaal for the recovery of Mr. Kruger, who…

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The Anglican Cathedral. Progress Report of the Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 8

Is the synod last evening the Christ Church Cathedral Building Committee presented the following report regarding affairs connected with the new Cathedral:—"It is…

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Burwood. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

The Primitive Methodists celebrated their church anniversary on Sunday last, when three eloquent sermons were preached to large congregations…

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Newcastle Seamen's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 6

THERE was a crowded attendance at the Bethel on Tuesday night, many being unable to obtain admittance. The building was nicely decorated…

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Wickham Primitive Church Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 5

THE annual fete in connection with the above body was commenced in the Wickham School of Arts yesterday afternoon, and was presided over by Mr. R. Hall, the opening ceremony…

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