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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1928

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Church Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

Four hundred demonstrators, who, as a protest against Anglo-Catholic practices, caused the abandonment of the service at St. Cuthbert's Church at Darwen last…

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Merewether. Park-street Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the anniversary banquet held in Park-street Methodist School Hall. Rev. E. H. Wilson presided, and, after the loyal toast,…

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The Prayer Book Churchmen's Union Urges Amendments (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 6

The council of the Churchmen's Union has sent a letter to the archbishops and bishops, urging that further amendments be made in the new Prayer Book before…

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Catholic Education Hamilton Central School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

The new Catholic Boys' Central School, at Parkway-avenue. Hamilton, will be opened at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, by the Most Rev. M. Ketly, D.D.,…

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Catholic High School New Hamilton Institution Room for 300

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

The Bishop of Maitland (Dr. Dwyer), always keen on education, has specially aimed at increasing the secondary education for the Catholic…

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The Church Militant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 12

The late Carinal Manning was in his youth a particularly clover boner and a good all-round athlete, notwithstanding his frail, lean frame, and thin, ascetic…

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Church Disturbers London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

Five of the demonstrators at Saint Cuthbert's Church have been summoned at Darwen for brawling during Divine service, and have been bound in their…

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New Church Hamilton Methodist

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

The foundation work in connection with the new Methodist Church at Hamilton has been completed, and everything is now in order for the…

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Catholic Schools Plea for Endowment

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 3

The claim for Government support for Catholic schools, because of the secular education given, was made at Hamilton yesterday afternoon at the…

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Catholic Education District School Blessed by Archbishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 4

In the presence of a large and representative gathering the Most Rev. Dr. M. Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, yesterday afternoon blessed the Newcastle District…

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District News New Lambton. Opening of Baptist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 6

Although the movement to erect a Baptist church in New Lambton was definitely launched as recently its October 28, it was carried on with such enthusiasm that the…

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New Churches England Never Busier

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 7

England for many, many years has never been so busy building churches as she is at present. That is the opinion of the Rev. F…

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Anglo-catholicism Church Disturbance Police Called in (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

In spite of the fact that several people were bound over to keep the peace last Thursday, religious disturbances at Darwen, Lancashire, were resumed…

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St. Paul's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 7

A corporate communion, followed by a quarterly breakfast for men, was held in St. Paul's Church, Stockton, on Sunday morning. There was a most encouraging…

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St. Philip's Church Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 7

The annual congregational meeting of St. Philip's Presbyterian Church was held last night, when the reports of the various organisations of the church were…

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Many Mourners Hundreds Wait at Church Late Earl Haig Body Lying in State LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 7

A company of great soldiers, many of whom fought side by side with him during the Great War, will assemble to act as…

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Late Earl Haig Lying in State in St. Columba's Church (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 7

The Royal Horse Artillery gun which fired the British Army's first shot in the war will fire the salute at the funeral of Field-Marshall Earl Haig on Friday,…

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The Prayer Book Anglo-catholic View Sir H. Slesser's Statement London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 5

"The real Prayer Book issue is whether the Evangelicals wish to drive Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England," said Sir Henry Slesser in an address to…

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District News Boolaroo. St. Thomas' Church Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 12

The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Thomas Cardiff, and All Saints', Boolaroo, was held on Wednesday evening in the Parish Hall. Rev. A. W…

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First Church Service Anniversary in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 5

A large crowd assembled at the intersection of Gresham and Spring streets, city, this afternoon, when an open-air church service was held in…

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