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Churches, 1881

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The Late Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick and the Church. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 7

Sir, -- I send you a copy of a correspondence between the Rev. Dr. Colletti and myself respecting the funeral of the late Mr. M. Fitzpatrick. I should like the public to see it. Would you, therefore, kindly…

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The Late M. Fitzpatrick, Tee Rites of the Church. What Was Said in Parliament. a Telling Speech by the Premier

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 14

THE action of the Roman Catholic Church authorities in denying to the remains of the late Michael Fitzpatrick, M.P., the rites of Christian burial, formed the subject of discussion in the Legislature…

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The Prerogative of the Roman Catholic Church. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 December 1881 · page 5

At St. Patrick's Cathedral this morning, the Rev. Prior Butler, of the Order of Carmelites, who officiated at the opening mission, referred in his sermon to the prerogative of the Church, apparently…

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Scene in a Church. Extraordinary Interruption

Evening News · Monday 19 December 1881 · page 2

WHEN the famous Jenny Geddes cast the historical three-legged stool at the head of the parson with whom she differed on a point of theology in the church at Edinburgh, nearly 200 years ago, the…

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The Late Mr. Fitzpatrick and the Rites of the Church

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 December 1881 · page 3

The Rev. Dr. Colletti informs us that, acting under instructions from the heads of the Catholic Church in this colony, he has communicated with the widow of the late Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick, with…

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Cable Messages. Queensland Catholic Bishops

Evening News · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 4

LONDON, December 19.—The Rev. Father Robert Dann has been appointed. Bishop of Brisbane, and the Rev. Dr. Cani has been appointed Bishop of…

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Department of Mines. Sydney, 20th December, 1881. Confirmation of Parish Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given, in conformity with the provisions of the Act [?]th William IV. No. 11. that his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Exceutive Council, has been pleased to confirm the roads mentioned in the annexed Schedule,…

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Cable Messages. Important Church Circular

Evening News · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 2

LONDON, December 21.—His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has issued an important circular addressed to the clergy of the Church of England…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Home and Colonial Churches. London, Dec. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 5

The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a circular addressed to the clergy and laity of the Church of England, in which he proposes that there should be brought into operation…

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Queensland Catholic Rishops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 12

LONDON, December 19.—The Rev. Pather Robert Dunn has been appointed Bishop of Brisbane, and the Rev. 'Dr. Cani has been appointed Bishop of…

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The Prerogative of the Roman Catholic Church. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1071

At St. Patrick's Cathedral this morning, the Rev. Prior Butler, of the Order of Carmelites, who officiated at the opening mission, referred in his sermon to the prerogative of the church, apparently…

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The Church and Mr. Fitzpatrick

Evening News · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 6
Also in Freeman's Journal

The full rites of Christian burial have at last, it appears, been accorded to the remains of the late Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick. This is an official acknowledgment that they should never have been refused…

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Mr. Dillon, M.P., and the Church. (To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 18

SIR,- Mr. Dillon, M.P., is, I believe, a young man ; and his youth might be some excuse for his folly if his boundless impertinence was not be­yond the region of all extenuation…

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Michael Fitzpatrick Did Not Re Ceive the Last Rites of the Church! Ned Kelly Did ! (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 6

SIR,--After the never to be forgotten scene at the grave of the much lamented statesman, Michael Fitzpatrick, a scene that is a disgrace to humanity and to a civilized country much less to…

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New Congregational Church at Waverley. (See page 16.)

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 14

THE foundation-stone of a new Congregational Church, to be erected at Waverley, was laid on the 26th ultimo, by Mr. Josiah Mullens, of Sydney, in the presence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen. The general…

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The Late Michael Fitzpatrick. Church Rites Performed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 35

FROM the subjoined correspondence Which the Vicar-General of the Catholic Church in New South Wales (Dean Sheridan) is anxious for the public to see; it will be observed that the Church…

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Scene in a Church. Extaordinary Interruption

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 35

WHEN tho famous Jenny Gaddea oast the historical three-legged stool at-the head of the parson with whom she differed on' a point of theology in the church at Edlaburth, nearly 200 years ago, the…

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Panic in a Church

Evening News · Tuesday 27 December 1881 · page 2

LONDON, December 25.—A terrible calamity is reported from Warsaw. During service in one of the churches in the city a cry of "fire" was raised, and a great…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (Reuter's Telegrams.) Serious Catastrophe in a Church. Warsaw, Dec. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1881 · page 5

A very serious catastrophe, resulting in great loss of life, occurred to-day, owing to an alarm of fire being given in a church in this city during the performance of divine…

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