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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1917

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The British Mission. Visit to New York. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 5

Shrieking whistles, fluttering flags, and great popular enthusiasm greeted Mr. Balfour and the members of the British Mission on their arrival in New York…

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Y.M.C.A. War Work. International Recognition. American Mission to Russia

Northern Times · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 1

Reference was made this morning by Mr. R. A. Wheeler, National Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, lately visiting Newcastle, to…

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St. Peter's Church, Hamilton. Competition Awards

Northern Times · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 4

The sale of work in aid of St. Peter's Church of England, Hamilton, was continued in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday evening, when the finals in…

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Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 6

A competitive exhibition of home industries, flowers, cookery, and fancy work was held at the Brown-street Congregational School Hall on Saturday. The…

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American Mission to Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

Dr. John R. Mott, one of the members of the American Commission "to Russia, is the general secretary to the international committee of the Y.M.C.A. He has…

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Merewether Glebe Methodist School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 7

The anniversary services of the Glebe Methodist Sabbath School were held on Sunday and largely attended. Mr. W. Morgan conducted the morning session,…

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The Welsh Church. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 5

Lord Selborne, in the House of Lords, moved the postponement of the operation of the Welsh Church Act for a year after the war…

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Irish Home Rule. Anglican Protest

Northern Times · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—Dr. Crozier (Archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, Angitean). and the Anglican Bishops of Down, Clogher,…

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Public Morals. Presbyterian Assembly Debate. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 4

At the Presbyterian Assembly to-night the report of the Religion and Pubilc Morals Committee was presented by the Rev. D. F. Brandt…

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Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 13

Tarro.—Eighty years ago—1837—a meeting was held at "Webland," the residence of Mr. Sparke, to consider the erection of a church for the district of…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 13

The Scots College continues to increase in numbers and efficiency. Three years ago the roll numbered 54. In 1916 it stood at 136, of whom 69 were boarders. In…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 13

On Monday night, to the New Lambton Church, a meeting was held for the purpose of devising the best way of raising the sum of £125 to erect a small kinder…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 13

Archbishop Cerretti, whose term of office as Papal Delegate in Australia was unexpectedly curtalled, by promotion, from five years to two years, and who…

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Methodist Honour Roll

Northern Times · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 3

To-morrow (Sunday) . vening a roll of honour will be unveiled at a special civic service in Wickham Methodist Church, Danger Street…

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Religious. The Central Mission

Northern Times · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 6

The committee of the Central Met[?]ist Mission in Newcastle has late by sad under serious consideration questions of finance in the conduct…

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News of the Churches

Northern Times · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 6

Empire services will be held at st. Paul's Church of England, Kurri, Kurri. to-morrow (Sunday). The church will be fittingly decorated, and…

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The Catholic Federation's Objects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 2

Sir,—Permit me to make a few observations upon the remarks of Dr. Fallon at the Catholic Society's breakfast at Hamilton. The Catholic Federation's first duty,…

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Churches and the Railways. Services for Employees. Central Mission Request Refused

Northern Times · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 5

A deputation from the Newcastle Central Methodist Mission, consisting of Rev. G. S. Udy and Messrs. Charleston and Faulks, circuit…

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Methodist Honour Roll. Unveiled at Wickham

Northern Times · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 4

A special civic service wan held in the Hangar Street Methodist Church, Wickham. last evening, when a roll of honour tablet was unveiled by the…

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Baby in Church. a Sad Case

Northern Times · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — Josephine Clarke (19) pleaded guilty at the Police Court this morning to a charge of abandoning her three…

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