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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1900

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Brown-street Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 5

Services at the Brown-street Congregational Church, yesterday, were conducted by the Rey. George Campbell, of Sydney, who is visiting Newcastle in connection…

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The Australian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 5

The special thanksgiving service held last night in the Victoria Theatre for the relief of Mafeking drew together a congregation that completely filled the building. The…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 5

In celebration of the completion of the first three years of the Rev. J. Crookston's bountifully blessed labours as pastor of the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, an…

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The Anglican Cathedral the Year's Financial Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 3

The amount promised under the Cathedral Completion Fund scheme up to 31st March last was £2684 1s 2d, and the amount received by the treasurers to that…

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Congregational Church. Century Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 8

The first movement towards extending to Newcastle the work that has begun "at home" and in the colonies in connection with the Twentieth Century Thanksgiving…

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Merewether. Christ Church Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 6

The services in connection with this school were continued on Monday evening, when a large number partook of an excellent tea and subsequently…

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The Boers at Laing's Nek. Desecration of Churches. Kruger's Threats Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.—Five thousand Boers have returned to Laing's Nek, entrenching at both ends. The Boers have desecrated and burnt…

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Wickham. Church Repairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 7

The roof of St James' (C.E) has been stripped for several days in order to re-roof it with slate Although the pitch of the old roof, from an archite[?]tural point of view, was…

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Anglican Synod. Sermon by the Rev. T. R. Regg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1900 · page 5

As a preliminary to the opening session of the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle, a special service was conducted last evening in the Christ Church…

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The Unfinished Cathedral. Discussion at the Anglican Synod

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1900 · page 5

At last night's sitting of the Anglican Synod the Ven. Archdeacon White moved, " That the report of the Cathedral building committee be received, and that it be…

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The Anglican Synod. Evening Session. (Continued from Page 3.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1900 · page 5

The Synod resumed at 7 p.m. The following members answered to their names, in addition to those who were present in the morning:—Messrs. J. B. Bettington, R. B…

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Afternoon Session. the Stockton Parish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 6

Rev. Walter Tollis, on behalf of Mr. Joseph Wood, moved, " That the name of Stockton be removed from the list of provisional districts and placed in the list of…

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Mission Work in Australia. Church of England Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 5

A missionary meeting in connection with the Church of England missions in Australia was held at the Masonic Hall last night. The Right Rev. Dr. Stanton, Bishop of…

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A Vitrified Clay Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 9

A new church at Chicago is (says a contemporary) built exclusively of vitrified [?] even the window frames being of the same material. The decorative features are…

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Burwood P.M. Church. Anniversary and Mission Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 5

The anniversary of the Burwood Primitive Methodist Church was celebrated by special and well-attended services on Sunday…

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Boer Mission to England and the Colonies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.—The Afrikander Bond Congress, held at Graaf Reinet in Cape Colony, has appointed delegates to visit Great…

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Merewether. Australian Church Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 7

Large congregations attended the anniversary services of the above school on Sunday, when recitations given by the children, in addition to the rendition by them…

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Carrington. Seamen's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 5

An excellent entertainment was provided by the workers at the Seamen's Bethel on Monday night. The place was packed with officers, apprentices, and seamen. Many of…

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International News. The Trouble in China. British and American Mission Aries Threatened. a Sinister Russian Offer. Crisis in the Imperial Palace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.— Intelligence from China states that the British and American missionaries were surrounded by the rebels at Paotigfu. The…

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District News. Islington. St. Mark's Church of England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 8

In the Islington Mechanics' Institute last evening an enjoyable tea and concert, in aid of the building fund of St. Mark's Church of England, proved one…

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