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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1897

302 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 16

Greta. Wesleyan Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 8

The annual anniversary of this church was commemorated on Sunday last by special services, the Rev. Mr. Winspear officiating in the morning and the Rev. Mr. Clifton in…

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Plattsburg Primitive Methodist Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 7

THE bazaar now being held at the Mechanics' Institute, in aid of the Primitive Methodist Church Circuit Fund, was opened yesterday, when a…

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Plattsburg. Primitive Methodist Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 7

The sale of work and musical entertainment held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, in aid of the circuit fund of the Primitive Methodist Church, has so far been fairly…

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Wickham P.M. Church. a Bazaar and Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

A BAZAAR of useful and fancy articles, arranged by the ladies of Wickham and Hamilton in aid of the Wickham Primitive Methodist Church, was opened in the hall…

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Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

A SUCCESSFUL and well-attended concert was held in the Free Methodist Church on Thursday night last. Those who took part acquitted themselves so creditably that the…

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Merewether. United Methodist Free Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1897 · page 7

A splendid concert in connection with the above took place in the above church on Friday evening. The Rev. B. Hobson presided. The…

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Temperance Mission The Rev. L. M. ISITT

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1897 · page 5

THE Rev. L. M. Isitt, whose name has become familiar in connection with the temperance question, commenced a temperance mission in this city yesterday, the inaugural…

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District News. Adamstown. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1897 · page 5

YESTERDAY the anniversary services of the Primitive Methodist Church were conducted. The morning meeting was conducted by Mr. James Blanksby, M.L.C., who delivered an…

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Wickham. P.m. Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1897 · page 7

The bazaar in connection with the Wickham Primitive Methodist Church was continued in the Wickham School of Arts on Saturday afternoon and…

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Rev. Mr. Isitt's Temperance Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 4

THE temperance mission now being conducted by the Rev L. M. Isitt was continued at the Masonic Hall last night, when a most enthusiastic meeting was held. There was an…

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District News. Adamstown. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 8

The Primitive Methodist Church anniversary was brought to a close with a tea and lecture. The tea was a success, and so was the anniversary in every respect After tea,…

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Rev. L. M. Isitt's Temperance Mission. Compensation and the Liquor Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 5

"COMPENSATION to Whom" formed the subject of the Rev. L. M. Isitt's address to the large audience which assembled again in the Masonic Hall last evening in connection…

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Loss of a Mission Vessel. Wreck of the Meda

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 8

NEWS has been received in Sydney that the Wesleyan Mission schooner Meda had, struck on the East Cape, on the New Guinea coast, and had become a total wreck. The Meda…

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Rev. L. M. Isitt's Temperance Mission. Business Men and "The Traffic." Liquor v. REVENUE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 8

THE Masonic Hall Was again crowded last evening, and very great interest was taken by those present in the Rev. L. M. Isitt's conversational kind of lecture, which was…

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Temperance Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 5

THE Rev. L. M Isitt's mission was continued last night, when two successful meetings were held. As a preliminary to the meeting in the Masonic Hall an open-air…

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The Newest Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 11

A ST. LOUIS man, who is an earnest church worker, and a no less enthusiastic wheelman, has conceived the idea of a church exclusively for cyclists, and it will probably be…

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Temperance Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1897 · page 5

THE temperance crusade which has been conducted by the Rev. L. M. Isitt during the past week was continued at the Masonic Hall on Saturday evening, when a large…

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Rev. L. M. Isitt's Mission. "The Temperance Outlook." Address by the President of the W.C.T.U.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 5

THE Temperance Outlook" formed the subject of a spirited address by the Rev. L. M. Isitt last evening, in connection with his 10 days' mission being held at the…

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Rev. L. M. Isitt's Mission. the Question of Prohibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1897 · page 4

ANOTHER big audience assembled at the Masonic Hall last evening to hear the Rev. L. M. Isitt continue his series of lectures in the cause of temperance. The Rev. Seth…

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Burwood. P.m. Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1897 · page 6

A grand concert was held in this church on Monday evening, and attracted a very good audience. Mr. W. F. Stewart occupied the chair…

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