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Churches, 1880

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St. Thomas's Church, North Shore

Evening News · Monday 20 September 1880 · page 2

The old Anglican Church of the North Shore, long under the pastoral care of the late Rev. W. B. Clarke, and subsequently of the Rev. S. C. Bode, was, on Saturday, the scene of a very imposing…

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St. Peter's School-church, Surry Hills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1880 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the ceremony of laying the cornerstone of St. Peter's School-church Surry Hills, was performed by Archbishop Vaughan, who took advantage of the occasion to deliver to the people assembled, who…

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St. Thomas' Church, Willoughby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1880 · page 3

St. Thomas' Anglican Church at Willoughby, has recently been considerably enlarged and improved by the addition of the transept and chancel, and when completed according to the architect's designs, the edifice will…

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St. Peter's Church-school, Surry Hills

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 September 1880 · page 3

The foundation-stone of St. Peter's Church-school was laid yesterday afternoon by Archbishop Vaughan. The site at the building is a large block surrounded by Devonshire, Marlborough…

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The Eight Days' Mission

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 September 1880 · page 3

The closing meeting of the Eight Days' Mission in connection with the Church of England was held in the Masonic Hall last night, when that building was crowded to excess. The Bishop of…

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St. James's Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 September 1880 · page 6

Last evening a special Choral Service in aid of the Organ Fund was held in St. James's Church. Very little of the ordinary Church service was included, and the principal portion consisted of music rendered with the assistance of…

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Catholic. St. Francis Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 14

THE beautiful devotion of the Quarant Ore commenced at the Church of St. Francis, Haymarket, on Friday last with High Mass, which was sung by the Rev. Pere Garavel, with the…

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A Catholic School-Church at Surry Hills

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 8

A LARGE conoourse of people (estimated at about 3000) gathered on Sunday at the junction of Devonshire and Crown streets, Surry Hills, to witness the laying of the corner stone of the St. Peter's…

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St. Peter's Roman Catholic School

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 591

On Sunday afternoon the ceremony of laying the cornerstone of St. Peter's School-church, Surry Hills, was performed by Archbishop Vaughan, who took advantage of the occasion to deliver to the people assembled, who…

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Tae Catholic Union of Ireland and the French Religious Orders

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 6

A meeting of the Catholic Union of Ireland was held last week, when the following resolutions was unanimously adopted: " 1. That we desire to express our deep…

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Ireland. Consecration of Clonakilty Church. Archbishop Croke on Irish Fidelity. Clonakilty, Sunday night

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 5

On July 24, the splendid church at Clonatilty was formally consecrated. Ten years ago the foundation stone of the now completed edifice was laid by the Most Rev. Dr…

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ALL Saints' Church, Petersham

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 32

PETERSHAM is one of the most beautiful suburbs of Sydney, and it may be said also is one of the most rapidly improving. It is finely situated, and has the reputation of being among…

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Catholic

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 14

THE MISSION FUND.—The collection for this fund, which is set apart for the education of clergy for the diocese, will be made at all churches of the archdiocese on Sunday next. The list of…

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Panic in a Catholic Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 8

There was a wild panic in St. Theresa's Catholic Church, corner of Broad and Catherine streets, Philadelphia, Pa., on the 21st inst., caused by a cry of "mad dog" in the…

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New Church in Belfast

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 6

On Sunday, August 8, the most Rev. Dr. Dorrian, Bishop of Down and Connor, dedicated a new church in Belfast, and opened it for public worship. The church has been…

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Catholic. St. Mary's Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 14

SINCE his Grace the Archbishop publicly announced that our noble Cathedral would be opened in January, 1882, the Catholics of the archdiocese, and indeed of the whole colony, have…

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Roman Catholic Church School, Randwick

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1880 · page 3

The church school, the foundation stone of which was laid a few months ago at Randwick by Archbishop Vaughan, was formally blessed by his Grace yesterday afternoon in the presence of several…

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Opening of the Roman Catholic School-church at Randwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1880 · page 3

The School-church of the Immaculate Conception, which has been erected at Randwick by the Franciscan Fathers, was publicly opened and blessed by Archbishop Vanghan yesterday afternoon. It will be remembers that the…

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Opening of a Roman Catholic School-Church at Randwick

Evening News · Monday 11 October 1880 · page 3

THE school-church at Randwick, which had been erected by the Franciscan Fathers, was yesterday opened by Archbishop Vaughan to a largely-filled house. Amongst those present were the Revs. Dr…

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St. Andrew's Church, Seven Hills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 October 1880 · page 3

On the 22nd October, 1879, the Bishop of Sydney laid the foundation-stone of St. Andrew's Church, Seven Hills— a church whose erection the wants of a fast growing district rendered very necessary. Around its site, Ward's Hill—…

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