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Churches, 1874

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Church of England Schools

Empire · Tuesday 15 September 1874 · page 3

A SECOND PUBLIC MEETING of "persons favourable to the maintenance of Church of England schools, and opposed to the proposal for a Secular, Compulsory, and Free system of Primary…

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Telegrams This Day. [St. Peters Church, Mount Victoria. Diggers for Cooktown. Chinese-trouble Ahead. Wilkie Divorce Case. Mutiny on Board Ax Immigrant Ship. Mount Victoria. Friday. 7.31 am

Evening News · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 2

His Lordship the Bishop of Sydney laid the foundation-stone of St. Peter's Church, Mount Victoria. The Bishop of Bathurst and several clergymen, with a large number of local residents…

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Church of England Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 6

A SECOND public meeting of persons who desiro to see the Church of England schools maintained, was held on Monday evening in St. James's schoolroom. The Right Rev. Dr. Barker…

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Opening of St. Mary's Church, Burwood

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 13

ON Sunday last, 13th instant, the new church at Burwood was formally opened, blessed, and dedicated to our Blessed Lady under the title of Mother of God, by his Grace the Archbishop of…

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Baptist Church, Wallsend

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 5

A lecture was delivered in the above church on Wednesday evening last by the Rev. T. Robey. Subject: "The signs of the times in connection with the letter received from Father…

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Opening of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Woollahra

Empire · Monday 21 September 1874 · page 3

THE opening of St. Joseph's new Roman Catholic Church; Woollahra, took place yesterday morning. The sacred edifice is situated in a commanding position, overlooking the harbour of Port Jackson…

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Opening of St. Joseph's Roaman Catholic Church, Woollahra

Evening News · Tuesday 22 September 1874 · page 4

THE opening of St. Joseph's new Roman Catholic Church, Woollahra, took place yesterday morning. The sacred edifice is situated in a commanding position, overlooking the harbour of Port Jackson…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 September 1874 · page 6

AUGUST, 22.—The foundation stone of a church to be built at Forbes was laid by the Bishop of Bathurst. 31.—Special services were held at St. Paul's in celebration of the 19th anniversary of its consecration, and…

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The Roman Catholic Synod in Ireland

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 5

The more we consider the very remarkable manifesto which has just been issued by Cardinal Cullen, the more eminently do we find it to deserve the earnest attention of the public…

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Opening of St. Joseph's Church, Woollahra

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 9

ST JOSEPH'S Church, WooUahra, the foundation-stone of which, as it will be remembered, was laid by Dr. Vaughan shortly after his arrival in the colony, was formally opened by his Grace…

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The Antagonism of the Church of Rome to Intellectual and Social Liberty

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 6

THE Church of Rome in England, Ireland and the Colonies is at present loudly talking of Religious Liberty, Religious Equality, &c. But nothing can be more…

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Church of St. John the Evangelist, Wagga Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 28

OUR engraving represents the design adopted for the proposed new Anglican Church at Wagga Wagga, or more strictly speaking for the alteration and extension of the present structure. The congregation have for a…

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Roman Catholic Education

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 September 1874 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon, the foundation stone of a new schoolroom in connection with St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church was laid by the Rev. Dr. Vaugh[?]n (Coadjutor-Archbishop). About 600 persons were present…

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Telegrams This Day. Immigrants for Queensland. Wilkie Divorce Case. Queensland Government Appointments. Suicide on Board the Ship Rodney. Church Divorce Case. the Queensland Premier and the Postmaster-general. Yass

Evening News · Monday 28 September 1874 · page 2

A meeting of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held to-day. The election for officers resulted in Dr. Campbell being chosen president, Messrs. J, Ramsay and C. Massy…

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Church of England Defence Association

Evening News · Friday 2 October 1874 · page 4
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THE Church of England Education Defence Association has issued the following address:— This association has been formed for the purpose of Advocating aud securing, by all legitimate means, the…

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St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Albury

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 9

ON Sunday, September 6th (sayS tHe Southern Argus), the interesting ceremony of the Erection of the Stations of the Holy Way of the Cross took place in St. Patrick's Church, Albury. At…

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Consecration of the Catholic Church at Goodrich

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 9

THE event of the past week (says the correspondent of the Wellington Gazette,) has been the consecration by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Maitland of the substantial chapel erected by…

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The Mission to New Guinea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 5

ON the 26th ultimo a highly interesting event took place. It took the form of a united missionary gathering in the Pitt-street Congregational Church, to welcome the Rev. J. G. Lawes, and eleven native teachers and their wives,…

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Catholic Progress in England. {The Month.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 12

IN considering what we may call the internal condition of the Catholic body in England, it must be remembered that we are now just at the time when the influence of two…

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