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Churches, 1909

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Catholic Mission

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

The Catholic mission, which has been in progress for the past two wools, at the Wagga Church, was brought to a close on Sunday evening last,…

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Church of England. Ordination of Deacons

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

Messrs. R. Ross-Edwards, R. Upjohn, and L. A. Kelynack (Cootamundra), were on Sunday morning in St. Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn, ordained to the diaconate by the…

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Presbyterian Moderator. Rev. Geo. Keith Elected

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 2

The State General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church commenced its annual meeting in Sydney on Tuesday evening…

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St John's Church. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

The annual meeting of St. John's Church of England was held in St. John's Hall last evening. There was a good attendance, presided over by…

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Church Wardens' Report. Comparative Statement. Church

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

Pew Offer- Manage- Rents. tories. ment. 1909 £145 £324 £190 1908 127 239 96…

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The World's Mission. Great Conference at Edinburgh

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 2

One of the most important conferences in the history of the missionary movements of Great Britain and America (Writes the “Daily News”) is…

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Church of England May Fair

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 3

This long-talked-of function, for which the rector, churchwardens and members of the congregation have for sometime been preparing, was opened…

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Quaint Custom in Surrey Churchyard

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 7

A quaint little ceremony which has been enacted every February 2 for nearly 200 years was performed in the churchyard of Wotton, Dorking, to-day,…

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Malebo Methodist Concert

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

Malebo is a progressive place. The latest evidence of the fact was a well-attended concert, in aid of the Methodist Church and Sunday School, which was…

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Methodist Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 8

The official opening of the club took place on Wednesday afternoon, in the presence of a large gathering of members and friends. The opening set—te…

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Wagga Methodist Tennisclub

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

The official opening of the Wagga Methodist Tennis Club took place on Wednesday afternoon at their court in the presence of a large number of…

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Fatal Buggy Accident Presbyterian Minister Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 3

The Rev. McWatt Allen, Presbyterian minister at Tweed Heads, was proceeding in a sulky to Billambil yesterday to conduct divine service, when…

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Church of England May Fair

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 3

THE Fair orgauised and carried on by the Congregation of All Saints' Church on Wednesday and Thursday last was, considering the…

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Mr. Winston Churchill, Deplres Naval Armaments

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 3

Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, in an address at Oxford last night, said: "It is certain we are in for an epoch, not of panic…

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Methodist Sunday School. Anniversary Social and Prize Distribution

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 3

The Wagga Methodist School Hall was nicely decorated and well filled last evening when the teachers, pupils and friends of the Methodist Sunday School…

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"Waiting at the Church."

The Worker · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 1

(Pathetic to note the way in which every movement of Deakin's construed by the capitalistic press to be a sure sign [?] Anti besh family by uniting with cook) FOSTER MOTHER "BRACE UP JOSEPHINE THERE'S A DESPERATE LOOKING MAN APPROACHING AND IF MY OLD EYES DONT DECEIVE ME ITS ALFRED COMING TO CLAIM YOU AT LAST!"…

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The Church and Labor. Mr. Fisher's Outspoken Criticism

The Worker · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 31

One of the charges frequently brought by Laborites against the Churches, meaning thereby the ministers, leaders, and Prominent churchgoers, is that while they…

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Wagga Presbyterian Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 2

In consequence of a petition from certain Presbyterians in Wagga asking permission to institute a second charge, and the unsatisfactory…

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"Ministers Like Barnacles" Presbyterian Assembly Discussion. Important Change Carried

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 6

The principal matter before the Presbyterian General Assembly in Sydney on Wednesday was an overture above the names of G. Stevenson and Robert…

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Labor and the Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 2

Generally speaking Labor's indictment of the Church—that is to say any and every church irrespective of creeds—is that it is out of touch with…

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