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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1916

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Church Bells in Netting Pot. Taken from Austria by Germany. AMSTERDAM

Northern Times · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 6

The German authorities have commandeered and melted 152 church bells that were at Prague, in Bohemia (Austria)…

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Germany Smelts Church Bells. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 5

The German authorities are commandeering and smelting down for war purposes 152 of the church bells in Prague, the capital of Bohemia…

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Cessnock Church Services

Northern Times · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 4

Chaplain Tanner, of Rutherford Camp. is to preach at evening in St. John's Anglican Church, Cessnock, on Sunday. He will preach at…

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Central Methodist Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 6

The organising secretary of the Central Methodist Mission reports that during the pass week £23 has been paid into the £3000 debt reduction fond. The total amount in hand, in…

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Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 13

The Archbishop of Sydney, dedicated a chancel and other additions to St. Luke's Church Mosman, on last Saturday. The cost of the work has been between £700…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 13

Mr. C. Attwood, of Berringa, and Mr. S. Honiball, of Carisbrook (Vic.), are to be ordained, to the ministry shortly. They are well-known home mission workers,…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 13

The Rev. Rodger C. Page, chairman of the Tonga Methodist district, is on a visit to this State. A great day is anticipated at the…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 13

The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney will preside and preach at the parochial Mass at Redfern to-morrow morning, and in the afternoon he will bless and open the…

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Religious. Churches and Conscription

Northern Times · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 4

The conscription referendum on October 28 has become a question of vital importance from the religious standpoint, by reason of the fact…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 13

The church at Dunolly (Vic.) has only 26 members, but during the past 12 months its contributions for missionary purposes came to over £19…

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Hamilton. Maitland-road Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 6

The anniversary services of the Maitland-road Methodist Church were hold on Sunday. The preacher for the day was a farmer minister of the church, Rev. R…

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Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 13

The Dean of Newcastle and the Rev. P. de L. Musgrove, rector of Wickham, are conducting a mission at St. Clement's, Marrickville, in connection with…

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Hamilton Catholic Church

Northern Times · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 1

The Very Rev. M. J O'Reilly. rector of M. John's College, Sydney. and formerly of St. Stanislau's College. Bathurst, is expected to have something…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 13

Dr. Andrew Murray recently kept his 88th birthday at Wellington, Cape Colony. He is still actively engaged in Christian service. Dr. Murray has published nearly…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 13

The Waverley circuit has invited the Rev. G. E. Johnson, B.A., of Kempsey, to succeed the Rev. E. C. Thomas at Bondi, at the next conference…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 13

An interesting ceremony in connection with the convent school, Cootamundra, recently took place, when 15 young girls were consecrated Children of Mary…

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Wallsend Methodist Guild

Northern Times · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 1

Wallsend Young People's Guild will : commemorate their anothereary to-morrow afternoon with a musical recital, and on Monday a launch picnic will be held…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 13

Mr. H. Urquhart Rodger, who is well known to many Newcastle people, after having served six months in the A.A.M.C., has been discharged owing to his physical…

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The Present Call of God to His Church. a Manifesto!!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 13

(1) to "A mission of Repentance and of Consecration." (2) to "A General Raising of the Spiritual Atmosphere of the Church."…

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Deposed by His Church. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 4

The Poughkeepsie Presbyterian Church tribunal, after investigation of charges of false pretences, has deposed the Rev. Arthur Worthington, who is alleged to…

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