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Churches, 1877

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Our Illustrations. the New Church of St. Thomas, Willoughby, North Shore

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 7

OUR illustration represents a new building, part of which (the transepts, chancel, vestry, and organchamber) is to be added to the old church at St. Leonards known as St. Thomas's, Willoughby. The…

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Virtual Unity of the Church of Christ

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 6

The times are never wanting in instances that prompt many questions on this subject, and there is nothing in which there are more or greater mistakes. Diversity of church…

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All Saints' Cathedral (Church of England), Bathurst

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 5

A fine illustration of the interior of All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst, appears on the 5th page of our present issue, and will serve to convey some idea of the excellent character of the church architecture of the City of the Plains. No other…

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The New Church of St. Thomas, Willoughby, North Shore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 5

THE foundation-stone of the new part of this church was laid on Saturday afternoon by the Rev. W. B. Clarke. The foundation of the old church was laid by Bishop Broughton in March, 1844, and on its completion it was…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 8

May 30 —Th=e Grafton and Armidale Synod commenccd its session. June 23.—The foundation stone of an addition to be mad" to the church of St.Thomas, North Shore, was laid by…

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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Denominational School, Newtown

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 15

THE annual exhibition and distribution of prizes of the above school which is under the supervision of Mr. P. J. O'Reilly, took-place on Thursday, the 21st instant…

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Extraordinary Scene in a Church

Evening News · Wednesday 4 July 1877 · page 3

A painful scene appears, by the account given of it in the Sterlium Journal, to have occurred on a recent Sunday in a parish church near Gartmore, in that county. The minister, who is in the habit…

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St. Stephen's Church. Newtown

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 5

Last Thursday afternoon, upwards of sixty of the of the parishoners of St. Stephen's Church, Newtown, met in the school-room, for the purpose of raising subscriptions towards testimonial…

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St. Agnes, Kennington. High Mass in the Church of England

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 5

We (Rock) must bespeak the Bishop of London's particular attention to the following startling announcement, which appeared on Saturday last in the South London Press, among other notices…

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St. James's New R. C. Church, Forest Lodge

Evening News · Monday 9 July 1877 · page 3

THE foundation stone of this edifice was laid by His Grace Archbishop Vaughan yesterday afternoon in the presence of upwards of 2000 pers[?] Among those present were the Revs. Dean Shetidan, V. G.:…

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Catholic Young Men's Literary Society

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 18

ON Tuesday evening the Catholic Young Men's Literary Society hold their third half-annual meeting. The hon. secretary, Mr. Frederick Adrain, read his report, in which he stated that…

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St. James's New Church, Forest Lodge

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 14

THE foundation-stone of St. James's new church, Forest Lodge, was laid on Sunday afternoon last by his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney. There were fully 2000 persona present, among…

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The Church of England Assembly in Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 7

THE annual session of the Assembly of the Church o England in the diocese of Melbourne was opened on Tuesday afternoon last, on which occasion the President (the Bishop of Melbourne) delivered an address, from which we…

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Election of Churchwardens at Hatcham

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 4

We copy from the Pall Mall Gazette the following account of the above election which it will be seen resulted in a great Protestant triumph:--…

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St. James's New R.C. Church, Forest Lodge

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 8

THE foundation stone of this edifice was laid by His Grace Archbishop Vaughan, on Sunday afternoon, in the presence of upwards of 2000 persons. Among those present were the Revs. Dean Sheridan, V.G.:…

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Extraordinary Scene in a Church

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 27

A painful scene appears, by the account given of it in the Sterling Journal, to have occurred on a recent Sunday in a parish church near Gartmore, in that county. The minister, who is in the habit…

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The Pan-Anglican Synod

Evening News · Tuesday 17 July 1877 · page 3

The Archbishop of Canterbury (says the Times) has determined upon holding a Pan-Anglican Synod at Lambeth Palace in the autumn of 1878, and with that view has recently been in communication with the…

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Congregational Church, Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1877 · page 2

A TEA meeting was held on Wednesdya night in the School of Arts, Parramatta, having for its object—in the first place to take leave of the Rev. T. S. Forsaith, who is about to remove to Newtown, and to welcome the Rev. Alfred Lloyd, who…

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Catholic Directory

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 12

JULY. "Wednesday, the Feast of St. James the Apostle in a Day of Devotion. Sunday, 22.—9th Sunday after Pontecest, St Mary Magdalen, the Penitent, dup…

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Poetry. the Mission Time

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 14

A MOANING cry, as the world rolls by, Through gloom of cloud and glory of sky, Rings in my ears for ever; And I know not what it profits a man…

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