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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1911

268 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 14

Waratah. Methodist School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 6

The annual picnic in connection with the Waratah Methodist Sabbath school was held at Cook's paddock, Sandgate, yesterday. The children, nearly 200 in…

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Seamen at a "Mission" Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 4

The Missions to Seamen gave a picnic to the sailor lads and men in port yesterday. In the morning a football match took place on the Stockton ground, after which about…

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Mission to Seamen Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 4

A bazaar in aid of the funds of the Mission to Seamen will be opened by Bishop and Mrs. Stretch in the Cathedral Parish Hall, Newcastle, this afternoon…

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District News. Merewether. Junction Methodist School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 3

The anniversary services of the Junction Methodist Sabbath school were held on Sunday, and largely attended. The Rev. A. Holliday, B.A., conducted the…

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The Mormon Church. Death of Joseph Smith. Salt Lake City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 5

Joseph Smith, the son of the founder of the Mormon Church, and the head of the body calling themselves the Reorganised Church of…

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Mission to Seamen. a Novel Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 6

A happy idea has been elaborated in the bazaar in aid of the Mission to Seamen, opened in the Newcastle Cathedral Parish Hall, yesterday afternoon. Each…

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Methodist Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 4

The annual spring fair will be opened in the Central Methodist Mission Hall by the Mayoress of Newcastle, Mrs. H. M. Shedden, this afternoon. In addition to…

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Central Methodist Mission. Annual Spring Festival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 6

The annual spring festival in connection with the Central Methodist Mission, Newcastle, was opened in the Central Hall yesterday afternoon by Mrs. H. M…

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Tighe's Hill. Methodist Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 6

The annual bazaar and sale of work promoted by the ladies' church aid society, in aid of the building fund of the Tighe's Hill Methodist Church, was…

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Dr. Dixon's Mission. Remarkable Revival. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 5

There is a remarkable revival of the success associated with Dr. Dixon's [?]sion similar to the scenes in Spurgeon's Tabernacle, to the days of the…

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Robbery From a Church. Costly Treasures. Brussels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 5

The treasure in the Church of Saint Romacle, at Stavelot, in Belgium, has been stolen. It includes brassware and enamels…

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Catholic Benefit Societies. Communion Breakfast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 4

The annual communion breakfast of the Carrington branches of the Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society and the Australian Holy Catholic Guild…

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Church and Social Reform

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 5

The Church Congress was held this year at Stoke, one of the busiest industrial centres in the country. The churchmen who assembled there have been…

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Hamilton. Methodist Church Celebration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 6

The anniversary celebration of the Hamilton Methodist Church was continued last night in the school-hall, when a public meeting and social gathering…

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The Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 9

"The land occupied by St. Andrew's Scotch Church," says Captain Bingle, in his "Records," was originally the site of the first Soldiers Barracks, and after…

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The Church Congress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 11

Sir,—In the interesting paragraph on the recent Church Congress, which appeared in your issue of Monday, the writer, in alluding to the fact that it was…

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Outrage by Cowboys. Fire on a Church. Muskogee (Oklahoma)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 5

Two cowboys rode up to a church during service, and firing through the windows, shot out the lights. Members of the congregation…

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Merewether. St. Augustine's Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 6

A bazaar and sale of work, in aid of the rectory fund of St. Augustine's Church, was opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large audience, in…

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St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 4

Mr. G. H. Young will give an organ recital in St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle, this evening. The solo vocalists will be Miss Katie Canipbell; Miss Graham, Mr…

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The Least-known Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 5

Referring to polar expeditions, a journalist said recently that the least-known church in the Empire is one on the icebound outposts of the great north. It…

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