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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1914

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Russia's Advance. March on Cracow. Women Fight Russians. One Fires From a Church. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 5

The Austrian armies in Galicia are now confined to a quadrilateral formed by Rzeszow, Jaroslaw, Dynoff, and Przemysl, Fresh defeats have been inflicted on…

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Adamstown. Lay Methodist School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 3

The anniversary of the Lay Methodist Sunday-school was celebrated on Sunday and Monday. Un Sunday two services were held. Mr. W. Bird, of Sydney, had…

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Mission to Seamen. Erection of Chapel. Foundation-stone Laid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 4

Dr. Stretch, the Bishop of Newcastle, laid the foundation stone of the chapel in connection with the Missions to Seamen, at the Chelmsford Institute, North…

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Britain's Mission. Not Fighting Germany. But Prussia's Militarism. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 5

The Earl of Rosebery, speaking at Midlothian, said:—"We are fighting for the public law of Europe, on which all international relations must be based,…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 13

Eight sons of Presbyterian ministers have volunteered for the war and most of them are leaving at once. Rev. J. A. Forest, of Geelong, Vic., is…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 13

The New South Wales Sunday School Department recently conducted its annual examination. Upwards of 4700 candidates from 218 schools entered…

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Religious Topics. Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 13

A school hall of brick, erected at a cost of £1700, has been opened at Camberwell and Balwyn, Victoria. Later on it is intended to erect class rooms and a fine…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 13

On the Australia, the flagship of the Australian Navy, is the Rev. Father P. J. Gibbons who has the distinction of being the only Catholic chaplain in the British…

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Second Edition. the War. Mr. Churchill Interviewed Well Satisfied with Events. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 6

The Press Bureau published Mr. Churchill's interview with a representative of the "Glornald Italia." "Mr. Churchill said he always regarded the…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 13

Mr. A. Mackenzie Meidrum has been appointed lecturer and field agent of the Spokane University, Washington, U.S.A. Among the preachers visiting the South…

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Britain and Italy. Conflict Impossible. Mr. Churchill's Views. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the British Admiralty, in an interview with a representative of the "Giornale d'Italia," said:—…

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Belgian Mission. Arrival in Canada. Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 5

The Belgian mission has arrived here on a brief visit. The members of the mission stated that Belgium is too dear to Belgians to permit…

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Pillage of a Church. Flogging the Monks. Drunkenness and Loot. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 5

The "Standard's" Antwerp correspondent states that the Germans occupied the monastery at Montaign. They drank to excess, and fired into…

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Cessnock. Methodist Convention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 6

In connection with the movement how in progress throughout the State to awaken a fresh enthusiasm in the congregagtional life of the Methodist Church,…

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Waratah. St. Philip's Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 3

The bazaar in aid of St. Philip's Church funds was opened in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon by the Mayoress of Waratah, Mrs. C. Baker, in…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 13

Three sons of the Rev. Joseph Robertson, M.A., of Ipswich (Queensland), have volunteered to go abroad with the Expeditionary Forces—Captain Beresford…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 13

Through the people connected with Wesley Church, Melbourne, have many calls made upon them for the Central Mission, and other causes, they have contributed…

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Religious Topics. Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 13

The intercessory services are being continued at St. Andrew's Cathedral every Friday. The vacancy at St. Mark's, Darling Point,…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 13

Two hundred boys and girls received their first communion at the eight o'clock Mass at St. Brigid's, North Fitzroy (Vic.) on last Sunday. The girls were attired…

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A Ten Days' Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 6

Mr. Raymond Preston, the Yorkshire evangelist, will conduct a ten days' mission at the Central Hall, King-street, from October 3 to 13. He has had a…

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