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Southern Highlands · Churches

Churches, 1884

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Select Poetry. What People Go to Church For

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1884 · page 4

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

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Church of England Temperance Society

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1884 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last the usual monthly public meeting of the above society was held in the School of Arts, Bowral. A fair number of members and visitors were…

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Mission to Australian Blacks

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 3

AN address on the above subject was given in the School of Arts, Bowral, on Monday evening last, to a good attendance. At eight o'clock the building was pretty well…

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Local Intelligence. Primitive Methodist Concert

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 2

It afforded us unqualified pleasure to be present at the concert given by the Primitive Methodist choir in the School of Arts, Bowral, on Monday evening last. The building was positively thronged…

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Presbyterian Church Anniversary, Moss Vale

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 2

THE annual teameeting and concert in connection with the Presbyterian Church, Moss Vale, took place on Easter Monday—the former in the pavilion on the Berrima District Agricultural Society's show…

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Roman Catholic Sports and Tea-meeting at Moss Vale

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 2

PURSUANT to announcement tho tea-meeting and sports is connection with St. Joseph's Convent, Moss Vale, took place on Easter Monday on the plesantly-situated grounds adjoining the convent, at…

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Church of England, Bowral

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 2

A MEETING of the parishioners of St. Simon and St. Jude's Church, Bowral, was held in the parsonage on Wednesday evening last. Part of the business was the election of a…

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Church of England, Bowral

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 2

THE first meeting of the Church Wardens of St. Simon and St. Jude's, Bowral, viz. Messrs. C. Bennett, J. Bowen, and V. B. Riley, elected for the current year, was held…

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Church of England Temperance Society

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 2

THE half-yearly public meeting of this society was held in the school of arts on Tuesday evening last. The attendance was good, nearly one hundred and twenty persons…

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Catholic Church

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 3

Mass will be celebrated on Sunday next at Sutton Forest at 11 o'clock…

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Primitive Methodist Teameeting at Bowral

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 2

IN order to reduce a debt recently contracted in connection with furnishing the residence of the Rev. R. Jennings, Primitive Methodist minister ai Bowral, a teameeting was held in the church on Wednesday…

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Christ Church, Bong Bong

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 2

DURING the past two or three months there have been held no divine services in the Church of England at Bong Bong in consequence of the building being under a state of repair. The repairs have just been…

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Wesleyan Church.—Quartely Meeting

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Church, Mittagong circuit, was held in the old chapel on Wednesday last. The chair was occupied by the minister of the circuit, Rev. C…

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St. Stephen's Church, Mittagong

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

THE foundation stone of the new Church of England parsonage at Mittagong will be laid on Friday. August 1st, at four o'clock p.m., on which date the most Reverend the Primate, Bishop Barry, will…

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New Church of England for Bowral. Proposed Visit of the Primate, Bishop Barry

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

ALL persons who have habitually attended teo divine eovycpe. a; St. Jueo'. Church, owwral, for teo past year or two will hardly have failed to obsereotheo evident need there…

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The Bowral free Press. Do us adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, August 9, 1884. Church of England, Mittagong. Visit of the Primate, Bishop Barry

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 2

A LONG-TO-BE remembered event in the history of the Church of England at Mittagong will undoubtedly be the visit of Bishop Burry to that village yesterday week, and…

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New Church of England for Bowral

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 2

AN important and largely-attended public meeting was held in St. Jude's Church, Bowral, on Friday evening last, 1st instant, to take steps towards having a new church…

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Church of England, Bowral

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 2

AT the last monthly meeting of members of the Bowral branch of the Church of England Temperance Society, fourteen new members were admitted…

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Primitive Methodist School Aniversary

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 30 August 1884 · page 2

WE are informed that the aniversary of the Primitive Methodist Sunday-school in Bowral will be celebrated to-morrow and Monday. To-morrow (Sunday) the Rev. C…

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Church of England Temperance Society

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 30 August 1884 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of this society was held at the school of arts, Bowral, on Tuesday evening last. The president congratulated the society upon the addition of…

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