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Churches, 1873

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The Church and the World

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 8

The open attempts, and, still worse, the secret intrigues of Bismarck to destroy Catholicity are not confined to Germany. He has entered into the strictest alliance…

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Romish Teaching in the English Church. (Manchester Examiner, May 7.)

Empire · Wednesday 20 August 1873 · page 4

THEIR Grances the Archbishops of Canterbury and York had a rather bad time of it on Monday. If such eminent personages keep diaries, we should expect to find the day noted down…

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Romish Teaching in the English Church. (Manchester Examiner, May 7.)

Evening News · Friday 22 August 1873 · page 4

THEIR Graces the Archbishops of Canterbury and York had a rather bad time of it on Monday. If such eminent personages keep diaries, we should expect to find the day noted down…

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The New Roman Catholic Bishop of Adelaide

Empire · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 4

THE Adelaide Irish Harp says:—During the vacancy of the See of Adelaide, caused by the death of the late Bishop Shiel, many reports concerning the appointment of a, successor…

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Enlargement of St. Mary's Church, Bungendore

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 7

A public meeting wad held in the schoolroom at Bungendore, immediately after Mass on Sunday, August 11, for the above object. To anyone acquainted with that quiet little…

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Church Union for Work

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 3

The suggestive and valuable paper, read by Mr. Pearson at the last session of the Congregational Union, raised a question not inferior in interest and importance to any of those which…

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The New Roman Catholic Bishop of Adelaide

Evening News · Monday 25 August 1873 · page 4

THE Adelaide Irish Harp says:—During the vacancy of the See of Adelaide, caused by the death of the late Bishop Shiel, many reports concerning the appointment of a successor…

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Reopening of the Mariners' Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 August 1873 · page 5

ON SUNDAY last, the Mariners' Church, Lower Goorgestreet, was reoponed for Divine service, after having been temporarily closed for the purpose of having offected some rather extensive repairs and alternations. The principle of…

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Suicide by a Roman Catholic Clergyman. (From the South Australian Register, August 21.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 August 1873 · page 3

THE melancholy death at Euston of the Rev. Michael Fitzsimmons, who was not long ago appointed by Archbishop Polding, of Sydney, to the charge of the Roman Catholics at Wentworth, caused great regret in that town…

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Australasian Holly Catholic Guild

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 12

The usual half-yearly meeting of the Parent Gurid of St. Mary and St. Joseph was held ia the Ball of St. Mary's Seminary. In the absence of the Chaplain, the Very Rev. Prior Dwyer, the…

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Parramatta Branch of the Holy Catholic Guild. Half-yearly Report of St. Patrick's Branch of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild, Parramaita, July, 1873

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 12

BRETHREN,—Your council have called you together to lay before you the result of the past half-year. It is a matter of congratulation to us all to find, that through the exertions of our…

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Dedication of the Church of St. Eugene, Londonderry

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 4

The solemn ceremony of the dedication of the new Church of St. Eugene, Deny, to which we have already made brief allusion, was carried out with unusual, pomp. The…

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The Mariners' Church

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 284

On Sunday last, the Mariners' Church, Lower George street, was reopened for Divine service, after having been temporarily closed for the purpose of having effected some rather extensive repairs and alterations. The principal of…

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Extraordinary Suicide by a Catholic Clergyman

Evening News · Monday 1 September 1873 · page 3

THE melancholy death at Ruston of the Rev. Michael Fitzsimmons, who was not long ago appointed by Archbishop Polding, of Sydney, to the charge of the Roman Catholics at Wentworth, caused great regret is that…

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Extraordinary Suicide by a Catholic Clergyman

Empire · Wednesday 3 September 1873 · page 4

THE melancholy death at Euston of the Rev. Michael Fitzeimmons, who was not long ago appointed by Archbishop Polding, of Sydney, to the charge of the Roman Catholics at Wentworth, caused great regret in that…

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Great Roman Catholic Will Case

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 3

IN the Court of Probate, on 5th July, before Sir James Hannen and a special jury, the trial of the important will case of Farrell v. Gordon was commenced. The testatrix was Jane Charlotte, Baroness Wells who died…

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Diocese of Maitland. Opening of the New Catholic Church, Taree., Manning River

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 7

Our long-expected desire-the opening of our beautiful church-has been at last realized. On Sunday, the 17th August, we had the hap-piness of witnessing the ceremony of its…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 6

JULY 28.—A meeting was held at Tumut to wolooma the Rev. D. E. Jones on his return from Goulburn. Aug[?]4.—A public meeting was held at Inverell for the Pu[?] of making provision for a resident minister…

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Bishop Patteson's Monument at Christ Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 6

ON the north side of the chancel at Christ Church, underneath the memorial window erected by his Honor Sir (Alfred Stephen, lies (facing east) a fine recumbent figure of the martyred bishop, John Coleridge Pattason, forming…

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Telegrams This Day Arrest of Wild Children Near Balbart. the Victoria Yacht Club. Prospecting for Coal in Victoria. Another Bank Embezzlement. Boat Accident at Sandhurst. the Ruin of Wardill. Payment of Members. Birds Match.—eleven Miles Within the Hour. Betting on the Melbourne Cup and Derby. Death in Bathurst Gaol. Reception of Catholic Bishops. Fire in Bourke-street. [A portion of the following appeared as edition issued last night.] BATHURST

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 2

A thousand persons on horseback and in vehicles escorted the Roman Catholic Bishops into Bathurst from Raglan. Only five came by the special train, which arrived at 2.30 p.m…

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