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Churches, 1897

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A. Church Sensation. London, Jan. 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 2

An extraordinary scene ocourred at St. Mary-Le-Bow's Church, Cheapside, to-day during the ceremony of installing the Right Rev. Dr.Mandell Creighton, formerly Bishop…

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The Harvest Festival. at Christ Church

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 2

On a recent occasion, when Canon Betts had an opportunity of referring to the matter of decorating the Church for the harvest festival he toot occasion to…

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Adelong Day by Day. St. Paul's Church (C.r.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 4

SPECIAL services were held on Sunday as a thanksgiving for the plenteous harvest, the church being nearly decorated with grain, fruit, and general produce…

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Forest Hill Wesleyan Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon and evening the endeavors of the residents of Forest Hill to obtain a place of worship, were brought to an eminently satisfactory conclusion by the…

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Nubba Church

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

ON Wednesday there was a crush at the Wesleyan church anniversary engagements at Nubba, so great that the little village church building could not contain the…

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Bishop Chalmers and the Church

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 2

BISHOP CHALMERS takes a bright and lively interest in New Guinea,-- the place where they eat missionaries with as much gusto as sucking pigs. We…

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New Guinea Mission

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

ON Thursday evening the usual service at Sr. John's Hall was suspended in order to give the Rev. Copland King an opportunity of qnickening the residents of Wagga into…

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Easter Amusements. Catholic School Excursion

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 2

THE annual excursion held in connection with the Catholic School will take place as Usual on Easter Monday. This is always 1 oked farward to as the principal picnic of…

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St. John's Church of England. Easter Meeting of Parishioners

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

THE annural veslry meeting of the Parishioners of St. John's Church of England, Wagga, was held in St. John's Hall, Baylisstreet, on Tuesday night. There was an…

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St. John's Church of England. Annual Vestry Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

Their was a fair attendance of parishioners at St. John's Hall, Baylis-street, on Tuesday evening when the annual meeting of St. John's Church of England Vestry was held…

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St. John's Church, Gundagai. Faster Meeting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 2

THE annual church meeting was held m St. John's on Tuesday evening last. The Rev. A. C. Mosley presided The attendance was good. After prayer, the Incumbent presented his…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 2

IN celebration of the anniversary of St Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School, Wagga, special services wore held HI the church on Sunday. They were conducted…

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Opening of the Mission at St. Columba's Church

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

There was a large congregation at St. Columba's Church at the 11 o'clock service on Sunday morning. The Rev. Father Butler, P.P., celebrated Mess,…

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Church of England. Parochial Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 3

A MEETING of the parishioners of the Church of England was held on Friday night last, the object being to explain the balance-sheet and have a general discussion on financial…

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Finish Church, Lantamundra

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 4

THE Church of England social, ae advertised, took place en Friday evening -- a Hug frosty night -- and was well attended, W. H. Matthews. Esq., J.P., and one of the Church wardens of Christ Church, occupied the…

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Church and School Bill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

Tho Church and School Lands Bill, introduced in the Assembly by the Minister for Lands, proposes to vest Church and school lands in the Crown free from all trusts and…

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A Church. Deadlock the Darling Point Incumbrncy

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

A curious stage of affairs has been reached in connection with the appointment of a successor to the late Canon Kemmis in the vicarship of St. Mark's Church, Darling…

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Mission at Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 7

WHAT may justly be termed a "record mission " was concluded here last Sunday (writes a correspondent) It was conducted by Fathers Vincent (Provincial) and…

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A Great Day at Gobarralong. Visit of Bishop Gallagher. Laying the Foundation Stone of a New Church

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2

SUNDAY last was a red [?]tter day at Gobarralong. It was the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the new church there, and also of the Confirmation of the children. His…

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The New Church at Gobarralong More About Its

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1897 · page 2

WE omitted to mention in our last issue that the foundation stone for the Gobarralong Catholic Church was neatly ehisselled dressed by Mr. A. A Turner, monumental mason of this town,…

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