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Churches, 1887

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The New Catholic Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1887 · page 3

A MEETING of the ladies of St. Michael's Church was held in St. Joseph's Schoorloom, Johnstone-street, on Sunday last, at 4 p.m. The following were present:—Mesdames…

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Catholic Literary Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1887 · page 2

LAST Tuesday evening was one of more than ordinary interest to the members of the above Society. Mr. Quinn was, for the first time, to come before the public in the…

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St. John's Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 2

IN accordance with an announcement made by the Ven. Archdeacon Pownull at both services in St. John's Church on Suuday last, a meeting of pewholdera was held in the…

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Opening of Wesleyan Church Nubba

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1887 · page 4

ON Saturday there was a creditable muster at a tea meeting which was held at Nubba by way of celebrating the opening of a new Wesleyan Church at that place. The drive…

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Consecration of the New Catholic Church. Opening Ceremonies

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 2

THE proceedings in connection with the formal opening and consecration of the new Church of St. Michael will commence to-day, on the arrival of the evening train…

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St. Minchael's New Catholic Church. Formal Opening and Consecration Reception of the Bishops. Some Imposing Ceremonies. The First Mass

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 3

SATURDAY and Sunday, the 1st and 2nd of October, 1887, will be long remembered by the people of Wagga as marking an epoch, so to speak, in the history of the town, and…

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Catholic Literary Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 2

ONE of the largest meetings of the Society since its inaugaration was held on Tuesday night. There were about 150 persons present, and the President. Dr. O'Connor, was…

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Catholic Literary Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 2

ABOUT 150 persons were present at the meeting of St. Michael's Literary Society, on Tuesday night. The Vice presideut (Mr. P. J. M'Alister) occupied the chair. The…

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Catholic Literary Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1887 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of St. Michael's Literary Society was held in St. Joseph's schoolroom on Tuesday night. There were about 150 persons present, including…

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St. Michael's Church Bazaar

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1887 · page 3

AN adjourned meeting of the ladies interested in getting up the bazzar to aid in paying off the debt on St, Michael's Church, was held in St. Michael's schoolroom at 4 p.m. on…

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Catholic Literary Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1887 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of St. Michael's Literary Society was held on Tuesday evening in St. Joseph's schoolroom. Dr. Morgan O'Connor (President of the Society) occupied…

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Catholic Literary Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1887 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of this Society was held in St, Joseph's schoolroom on Tuesday night. The Provident (Dr. Morgan O'Connor) occupied the chair. There were…

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Roman Catholic Appointment

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 4

A WELL-KNOWN ecclesiastic of the Roman Catholic Church in this colony, has just received a high distinction from the Pope. We (Daily Telegraph) refer to the Rev, Archdeacon…

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Catholic Bazaar

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1887 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of the ladies interested in the success of the bazaar in aid of St. Michael's Church was held in St. Joseph's School-room on Sunday last at 4 p.m. Good…

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Catholic Literary Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1887 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of St Michael's Literary Society took place on Tuesday evening in St. Joseph's schoolroom. There wero about 100 pcrsoua present, including…

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Bazaar in Aid of St. Michael's Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 2

MESSRS. Jenkins and Ray's auction room was quite transformed last evening by a tasteful arrangement of stalls, in which were displayed a variety of pretty and useful articles,…

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The Catholic Bazaar

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 2

TUESDAY night was a considerable improvement on the preceding one as regards the transfer of the current coin of the realm, and from casual observations, for the space of…

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St. Patrick's New Church

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

THE above church will be opened and consecrated for Divine Worship next Sunday by the Bishop, of Goulburn (Dr. Lanigan), with all the interesting and solemn ceremonies provided by the Roman…

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The Catholic Bazaar

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 2

A perfect babel of v[?]ices, male and female, greeted our ears on Thursday and Friday evenings on entering the door of the auction mart where the Bazaar is held. Elbowing…

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Roman Catholic Church, Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 3

THE newly erected Roman Catholic Church at Gundagai was opened and blessed on Sunday last. On the previous day the Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn,…

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