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Churches, 1867

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St. Peter's Church, Woolloomooloo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 August 1867 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was held yesterday evening in St. Peter's Church, Woolloomooloo, at which the Bishop of Sydney presided. There was a numerous attendance. Amongst those present were, besides the Bishop of Sydney,…

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Catholic Denominational Schools. (From the Southern Argus, July 31.)

Empire · Wednesday 7 August 1867 · page 6

On Monday evening, 29th ultimo, a meeting of Catholic parents and those interested in education (called by announcement from the altar) was held in the school-room, Bourke-street, Goulburn, to take into…

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The Catholic Clergy and the Catholic Laity. (From the Evening News.)

Empire · Thursday 8 August 1867 · page 2

It is highly satisfactory to observe, from the report of a meeting at Goulburn, presided over by the Roman Catholic Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. LANIGAN, that the Catholic laity of…

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Foundation Stone of a Roman Catholic Church Laid at Richmond by Archbishop Polding

Empire · Thursday 8 August 1867 · page 8

The Melbourne Age of August 5th says.— A very impressive ceremony of the Roman Catholic Church was performed at Richmond yesterday, when the foundation-stone of the Church of St. Ignatius…

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Catholic Education

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 12

[As, notwithstanding the recent successes of the Ministry, the Catholics of New South Wales have no intention of succumbing to the Public Schools Bill we quote the following extracts from…

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Victoria. Foundation Stone of a Roman Catholic Church Laid at Richmond by Archbishop Polding

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

A very impressive ceremony of the Roman Catholic Church was performed at Richmond yesterday, when the foundation-stone of the Church of St. Ignatius was laid by the Most…

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Meetings. St. Peter's Church, Woolloomooloo

Sydney Mail · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was held on Monday evening in St. Peter's Church, Woolloomooloo, at which the Bishop of Sydney presided. There was a numerous attendance. Amongst those present were, besides the Bishop of Sydney,…

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Presbyterian College Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 August 1867 · page 3

The following petitions have been presented in regard to this bill:— To the Honorable the Legislative Council of New South Wales…

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The Irish Church. (Abridged from the Daily News.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1867 · page 3

IN the House of Lords on Monday, 24th June—Earl Russell moved,—"That an Address be presented to her Majesty, praying her to give directions that by the operation of a Royal Commission or otherwise,…

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The Irish Church

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 7

IN the House of Lords on Monday, 24th June—Earl Russell moved,—"That an Address be presented to her Majesty, praying her to give directions that by the operation of a Royal Commission or otherwise,…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 August 1867 · page 6

ST. PETER'S Church, Woolloomooloo, was opened for worship on the 25th ultimo, when sermons were preached by the Bishop and the Dean of Sydney. At a meeting held on the 5th instant, a branch of the Church Society was…

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Catholic Directory. AUGUST

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 8

Saturday, 24.—St. Bartholemew, Ap dup 2 of (F D) V com seq. Sunday, 25.—Eleventh after Pentecost.—V com seq et S P M…

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The Anti-irish Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 12

The trail of the serpent marks the presence of this noxious institution in every part of Ireland and its pernicious influence is felt in nearly all the relations of Irish life. The penal laws in…

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" Directorium Anglicanum." a General Recommendation to Our Clergy. (S[?] [?]tation from the "Church Times." in Lord Shaf[?]bury's Speech, May 15, 186[?].)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 8

Wisely, and warily: not too much haste; But bait your traps to catch the people's taste. By music, first, attract their ears and hearts, Buss, tenor, alto, set and sung in parts;…

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Church of England Synod

Empire · Monday 26 August 1867 · page 3

The Synod, of whose earlier proceedings a summary was given in Friday's Empire, was occupied on Thursday afternoon will an animated discussion on the following resolution:—"That, white affirming that we…

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The Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 August 1867 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was held, yesterday evening, in the Newtown School of Arts, for the purpose of presenting an address of welcome to his Grace the Archbishop, and also to raise funds for roofing the church now in course of…

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St. Joseph's Church, Newtown

Empire · Tuesday 27 August 1867 · page 5

About sixteen or eighteen months ago a few Catholics met in the Camperdown School room, [?]o take into consideration the best means of erecting a Roman Catholic Church in some central position that would…

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Church of England Synod. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 28 August 1867 · page 5

Sir,—I am at a loss to reconcile the statement of the Rev. G. N. Woodd, that "a lay-reader had preached from the pulpit of a consecrated church in Camden," with the preface to the ordering of deacons i[?] the…

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The New Independent Church in Collins-street. (From the Argus.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 August 1867 · page 5

THE opening of a new church is not an uncommon event here, but that of the new Independent Church in Collinsstreet, on Sunday, 25th instant, forms a sort of epoch in its way. It marks the first attempt in late years of the…

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The Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph

Sydney Mail · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was held on Monday evening, in the Newtown School of Arts, for the purpose of presenting an address of welcome to Archbishop Folding, and also to raise funds for roofing the church now in course of…

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