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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1916

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 13

Rev. Raff, of Beulah (Vic.), when speaking at the recent Baptist Conference in the Wimmera, said he regretted a tendency to pessimism on the part of some…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 13

The ceremony of laying the memorial stones of Wesley College (within the University of Sydney) will take place on December 2. The stones, three in…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 13

The English Catholic "Who's Who" for 1916 includes in its contents a roll of honour of Catholic officers who have died for their country. There are more than 300,…

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Methodist Synod. the Final Session

Northern Times · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 6

The Maitland District Methodist Synod concluded its sittings at West Maitland yesterday. Synod decided to endorse the…

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Central Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 6

Inspirational services, were conducted in the Newcastle Central Methodist Mission during Saturday and Sunday, and were largely attended throughout…

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District News. Stockton. Methodist Celebrations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 5

The opening of the new kindergarten hall of the Stockton Methodist Church was celebrated in conjunction with the anniversary of the Sunday-school last…

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Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 8

The sixty-fifth anniversary of the West Maitland Congregational Church was held on Monday evening in the school hall, the Rev. A. C. Nelson presiding…

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Adamstown Methodist Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 3

The annual fair in connection with the Adamstown Methodist Church, was opened yesterday afternoon by Mrs. I. Winn, of Mayfield. There was a good…

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Adamstown Methodist Church. Rainbow Fair Opened

Northern Times · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 8

With the object of securing funds for the renovation of the Adamstown Methodist Church building a Rainbow Fair was inaugurated at Adamstown…

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Dudley Presbyterian Church. Welcome to Home Missioner

Northern Times · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 8

The congregation and their friends of the Dudley Presbyterian Church met on Monday night to welcome the circuit Mr. W. P. Brunton the…

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Catholic Promotions. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 5

There is much interest in the Papal Consistory, to be held at the end of the month. The Pope is conferring a red hat on…

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Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 13

Archbishop Wright will open a church at Mount Druitt to-day. The Rev. T. Jones, secretary of the Australian Board of Missions, will leave on…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 13

"Much interest was taken in the appearance in the presbytery of Dr. R. A. C. Macmillan, of St. John's, Kensington, after tell months work at the front as army…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 13

The next Australasian General Brother hood Conference will be held in Melbourne in May, 1917. The Newcastle Methodist S.S. Council is…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 13

The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Kelly, will bless the new school at Hunter's Hill to-morrow afternoon. On the 17th he will confer tonsure at St. Patrick's College,…

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Merewether. Methodist Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 3

The anniversary services of Junction Methodist Sabbath School were largely attended, and were conducted by Mr. Harold Fulton, Rev. S. Varcoe Cock, and…

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Religious. The Call to the Churches

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

Increasing interest has been manifested of recent months In the need for a spiritual revival amongst the people, and the call has been applied…

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News of the Churches

Northern Times · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

The "Diocesan Churchman" reports very favourable progress under the auspices of the "Newcastle Committee for Missionary Education." Small…

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Winston Churchill. a Strong Defence. He Originated the Tanks. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

Lord Rothermere, in an article in the "Sunday Pictorial," warmly defending Mr. Winston Churchill from recent attacks, remarks: "The majority of the unsparing…

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Mission at Kurri Kurri

Northern Times · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 1

The Rev. J. J. Boyd, of Adamstown, is conducting home mission meetings in the Kurri Kurri district. On Sunday he took the service at Kurri…

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