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Churches, 1873

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Tampering with the Voting Lists by a Roman Catholic Agent

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 20 December 1873 · page 8

At a meeting of the Birmingham Guardians, held lately, a singular attempt, on the part of an agent of the Roman Catholic Political Association, to place names on the register of the…

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Arrival of the Rev. Dr. Vaughan. Reception of the Roman Catholic Coadjutor Archbishop

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1873 · page 784

ON Tuesday, 16th inst., the Most Rev the Roman Catholic Archbishop, Dr. R. B. Vaughan, arrived here in the mail steamer, the Nubia, and met with a grand reception from his co-religionists: between fifteen and twenty thousand…

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Pastoral Letter of the Right Reverend Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, To the Catholic Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Maitland. Dearly Beloved Bretheren and Children

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 December 1873 · page 11

IN CHRIST,—It affords me great pleasure to forward to you a translation of some of the decrees adopted by the bishops at the Provincial Council held at Melbourne in the…

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The Church of England and the Church of Rome

Evening News · Monday 22 December 1873 · page 2

ON Thursday last, the most Rev. Dr. Vaughan, Archbishop Coadjutor of the Church of Rome in Australia, in the course of a speech addressed to the students. ex-students, professors and friends, assembled at St…

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Church of England, West Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 December 1873 · page 3

ON Saturday, the foundation stone of a temporary church and schoolroom in connection with the Church of England was laid by the Bishop of Sydney, in the western part of Balmain. For some time past the Rev. H. A. Langley,…

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The Church of England and the Church of Rome

Empire · Tuesday 23 December 1873 · page 2

ON Thursday last, the most Rev. Dr. Vanghan, Archbishop ondjutor of the Church of Rome in Australia, in the course of a spech addressed to the students, ex-students, professors, and friends, assembled at St…

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St. Joseph's School, St. Patrick's Parish

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 7

THE annual examination of the above School book, place on Thursday, the 18th instant, at the Convent, Harrington-street. There were present the Revs. Joseph Monnier, C. Heuzie…

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Burrowa Roman Catholic School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 6

AN examination of the pupils attending the Roman Catholic school in this town took place on Wednesday last, and was attended with highly satisfactory results…

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St.john's Roman Catholic School West Maitland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 7

THE annual examination of the pupils of this school was held on Wednesday last in the presence of his Lordship the Bishop of Maitland, Rev. Fathers Byrne, Matthews, Lawless…

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America. Catholic Association in the United States

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 5

A conference of the Catholic Association assembled in St. Louis on the 18th October, for the purpose of concerting measures for the protection and advancement of religious…

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Australasian Holy Catholic Guild Address to the Coadjutor Archbishop

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 2

ON Sunday evening last the Brethren of the Holy Catholic Guild of St. Mary and St. Joseph presented an address of welcome to the Most Rev. Dr. Vaughan. Between 400 and 500…

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Catholic Association. (To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 7

SIR.—I have read with great interest and edification the able and almost exhaustive lecture of the Rev. Father Billon, published in your issues of the 6th and 13th instant respectively…

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Distribution of Prizes at the Catholic Denominational School, Hill End

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 7

THE Christmas examination and distribution of prizes took place on Friday last. The children, all attired in holiday costume, assembled at 9.30 a.m. to the number of about 110. At 10…

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New Church, Burrangong

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 6

ON Sunday last, immediately after Mass, a meeting of Catholics was held in the temporary Catholic schoolroom. The Rev. H. M. Finnegan, who occupied the…

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Victoria. St. Ambrose's Church, Brunswick

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 5

The Catholics of Brunswick and their popular pastor, the Rev. C. A. O'Hea, O.S.A., are to be greatly congratulated on the completion of their fine, substantial new church on the…

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New Church, West Balmain

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 825

On Saturday, the foundation stone of a temporary church and schoolroom in connection with the Church of England was laid by the Bishop of Sydney, in the western part of Balmain. For some time past the Rev. H. A. Langley,…

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The Church of England and the Church of Rome

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 22

ON Thursday last, the most Rev. Dr. Vaughan, Archbishop Coadjutor of the Church of Rome iu Australia, in the course of a speech addressed to the students, ex-students, professors, and friends, asssemblcd at St…

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Maloga Aboriginal School and Mission. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 December 1873 · page 5

SIR,—At this festive season of the year, when all are engaged in merry-making, and the spirit of liberality is more[?]layed than at others, would some of your readers ple[?]member the aboriginal children of the Murray…

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Maloga Aboriginal School and Mission

Empire · Tuesday 30 December 1873 · page 4

MR. DANIEL MATTHEWS has been for some time engaged in pro[?] a plan for amellorating the condition of the blacks on the Murray River, and his exertions have been crowed with a modest modicum…

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