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Northern Rivers · Churches

Churches, 1902

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Christmas at the Churches

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 8

Very large congregations attended St. Andrew's Church of England here for the services on Christmas Day. The interior of the church was tastefully decorated with terus…

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Methodist Union Consumaiion

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 6

" I MAY be permitted to express the hope and offer the prayer that the union consummated on Thursday may be a union of hearts, of minds, of hands, and lives in…

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"The Northern Star." Wednesday Morning, February 12, 1902. Rating Church Properties

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 4

THE wording of the Municipalities Act in reference to the rating of properties, is…

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Why People Go to Church

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 6

Some go to church just for a walk, Some go to stare, and laugh, and talk; Some go there to meet a friend, Some their idle time to spend…

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Churches and Municipal Assessments

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 5

DURING the hearing of appeals against Municipal assessments for the borough of Petersham on Wednesday at the Newtown Police Court, before Mr. Macfarlane, D.S.M…

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Rating Church Properties. the Appeal Dismissed

Northern Star · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 4

THE following should be of interest to the ratepayers of Lismore just now: — "In the Brisbane City Summous Court last Saturday, Mr. R. A. Ranking, P.M., heard the…

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Doom of a Famous Church

Northern Star · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

ISLINGTON Parish Church, which was famous in the religious history of the past century as a centre under Daniel Wilson and his successors of the great…

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Jesuits in England. the Catholic Emancipation Act. Attempt to Revive the Penal Clauses

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 7

LONDON, April 29.—The King's Bench has upheld the exercise of his discretion by Mr. Kennedy, the Marlborough-street magistrate, in refusing a summons to…

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Hurricane Wrecks Churches and Homes in Pennsylvania. Sad Easter

Northern Star · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 10

SELDOM before has Pittsburg been visited with so fierce a storm as that which fell upon it on March 30 shortly before noon. Damage was done to property which will…

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Church of England. Sunday School Treat at Broadwater

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 8

LAST Saturday, 17th instant, the Church of England Sunday School treat was held in Broadwater. For the events of the evening the organisations of the teachers and…

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Church of Christ Social

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 5

THE hall of the School of Arts was the s[?] of a very pleasant little social function on Monday night, [?]. There was a good intendance, all the [?] being occupied. Thechair…

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Roman Catholic Census in U.S.A. Nearly Eleven Millions

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 June 1902 · page 7

WHAT the publishers claim to be the "official directory containing complete reports of all dioceses in the United States" of the Catholic Church has been issued for…

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Church Raffling

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

ANGLICAN BISHOP STRETCH, at Newcastle, recently spoke very strongly about the matter, and did not hesitate to state he was far from convinced that raffling…

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Art Unions at Church Bazaars. a Case at Wyalong

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 3

A CASE presenting somewhat sensational features came before the Wyalong Bench of honorary magistrates on Tuesday week, an unusual amount of interest being…

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The United Tent Mission

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 5

SIR,—The phonomenal results of the United Tent Mission in the South Coast districts has prompted the trial of the work in the northern parts of N.S.W. with the same excellent…

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Church Bazaar Art Unions. an Indignant Police Magistrate

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 2

A CASE presenting somewhat sensational features came before the Bench of honorary magistrates at Wyalong last week. Andrew Duncan was charged…

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Rates and the Churches

Northern Star · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 8

SEVERAL important amendments in the new Water and Sewerage Bill are desired by the Churches. As represented to the Minister for Public…

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The Rev, E. T[?]yne Dunstan. Besigns [?]Itt-street Congregational Church

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 8

CONSIDERATIONS Su[?]se has been expressed not only in Co[?]nal, but in religious circles generally, at the paragraph published in Thursday [?] "Daily Telegraph" to the…

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Church Bazaar Case. an Appeal by the Police Upheld

Northern Star · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

AN appeal from a decision of the West Wyalong Bench of magistrates, in a case having reference to the holding of a church buzaar lottery was before Mr. Justice…

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A Man Who Would Not Uncover. Assaulted in a Church

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 2

IN the Dubbo District Court, in the case Dunn v. Fitzgibbon, assault, the plaintiff, a non-Catholic, attended the local Catholic church on Kastor Sunday evening last, with…

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