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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1898

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Independent Presbyterian Church. Anniversary Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 8

The anniversary services in connection with the Independent Presbyterian Church were continued last night, when the annual tea and public meeting was held in the Masonic Hall…

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Stockton Primitive Methodist Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 6

This bazaar was opened at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon very successfully. Notwithstanding the bad weather and some excitement at the hour of opening by a threatened…

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At the Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1898 · page 8

The Rev. Arthur Killworth, B.A., LL.B., officiated for the first, time in his new parish of St. Mary's yesterday morning, when there was a, large…

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The Sunday Liquor Question. Protest by the Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1898 · page 4

The resolution in favour of the opening of publichouses for certain hours on Sundays, which Mr. Copeland, M.P., has stated his intention of introducing into the Legislature…

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Wickham. P. M. Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 6

A large congregation assembled on Sunday evening last, the occasion being that a change in the usual order of service would be made. "A…

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Brown-street P.m. Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 4

The usual monthly concert and limelight entertainment was given by Messrs. Hall and Simon in the above church last night. There was a splendid attendance, the Rev. J. W…

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Greta. Wesleyan Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 6

A public meeting and social in connection with the anniversary of the above was held in the church on Tuesday evening, and proved an unqualified success. Proceedings were…

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Hamilton. Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 6

A series of evangelical services, of which due notice will be given, are to be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Jackson, of Maitland, about the end the month. The choir (under Mr…

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Australian Presbyterian Church. Annual Business Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

The annual business meeting of this congregation took place in the Masonic Hall last night. The Rev. Donald Fraser, M.A., the pastor, presided. There was a good…

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Robbery in Church-street. Mr. Burke's House Entered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 5

Between 6 and 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening, the residence of Mr. John Burke, in Church-street, was burglariously entered. Mr. Burke and the other members…

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Burwood. Primitive Methodist Temperance Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 6

Another of the popular entertainments so characteristic of this society took place in the church on Thursday evening. The attendance was so large that difficulty was…

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Lambton. Primitive Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 8

Messrs. Hall and Simon, of Newcastle, gave an interesting and instructive limelight entertainment in the above church on Tuesday night. There was a large…

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Methodist Convention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 6

Arrangements are being made for an interchange of the preachers (ministerial and lay) of the various Methodist Churches in this district. The interchange is to be followed…

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A Sydney Letter. the Reid-barton Duel. That Half-crown Endowment. Unclaimed Tattersall's Prizes. a Church Prize—"one Case of Whisky." the Late Captain Battye. Two Stories of a Famous Officer. How Pat Got His Discharge. the City Council's Retrenchments. Sydney, 14th July

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 6

There is only one kind of talk in Sydney just now, and that is political talk. There is only one electorate that engages general attention, and that is the King Division,…

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District News. Hamilton. Mission Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1898 · page 5

The Rev. Mr. Danks, organising secretary of the Australasian Wesleyan Mission, held a service yesterday afternoon in the Wesleyan Church. Despite the rain, there was a fair…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 5

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was the centre of attraction for a large gathering of musical folk last evening, the occasion being one of the well known and…

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Jesmond. Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 3

The cantata "The Pilgrim Fathers," was rendered in this church on Tuesday evening. There was a very fair attendance, and Mr. Owen, of…

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Lambton. R.c. Church Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 3

On Tuesday evening a social was hold in the Music Hall in aid of this church, about 100 persons being present including Father Sullivan and…

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Brown-street Congregational Church. Missionary Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 5

A meeting in connection with the London Missionary Society was held in the Brown-street Congregational Church last evening, presided over by the Rev. Chas…

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The Fight. ("Catholic Press." 23rd July.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1898 · page 11

The bolt of one or two unimportant Freetraders from the Federal camp during the week has been magnified by the supporters of the Government…

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