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Churches, 1884

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St. Lu[?]e’s Mission Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 8

St. Luke’s Mission Church, parish of All Saints, Parramatta North, Was opened for Divine service by the Bight Rev. the Bishop of Sydney on Tuesday afternoon last, in the…

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St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Balmain West

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 3

The anniversary service, to commemorate the fourth year of the Rev. George Grimm's settlement as pastor of the above church, were held last Sunday. The Rev…

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Some Catholic Nottons

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 10

Dr. Moran's lecture on " The Fruits of SelfCulture " was a long, able, and rather laboured performance. It was intended ostensibly to prove that advantages accrue from cultivating the…

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Letters to the Editor. the Catholic Schools of New South Wales. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 8

SIR,— In your issue of Saturday last the date inspector of schools in the Goulburn discese is credited with having made a public statement which seems to imply that the other dioceses in…

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Mangrove Creek, Hawkesbury District, N. S. Wales. 1. The Sugarloaf. 2. Longhouse, Mangrove. 3. Public School. 4. Byrne's, Entrance to Mangrove. 5. Roman Catholic Chapel and Cemetery. 6. Head of Navigation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 26

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Church of England Temperance Society

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 6
Also in The Cumberland Mercury

On Thursday afternoon the committee of the Central branch held a special meeting in the Church Society's house, Phillip street, Mr Edward Deas Thompson in the chair. The report…

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The Church Home

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 6

Under the bead of religious announcements will he found an advertisement in connection with the "Church Home," to be started under the cors of the Church of England Tempetade Society,…

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The Church Society

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 December 1884 · page 5

Special sermons were preached in several of the Anglican Churches yesterday, and collection made on behalf of the Church Society's funds. At St. Mark's, Daring Point; St, John's the Baptist,…

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Princes-street Wesleyan Church

Evening News · Tuesday 9 December 1884 · page 3

A special seven days mission in connection with Princes-street Wesleyan Church was begun in that place of worship on Sunday. An excellent sermon was delivered in the morning by the Rev. W. G…

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Church of England Temperance Society

Evening News · Wednesday 10 December 1884 · page 4

The annual, festival of St. Philip's branch of the Church of England Temperance Society was celebrated on Monday night by a tea meeting. There was a large attendance. After everyone had partaken of the good things provided, a public meeting…

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Malua and the Church

Evening News · Thursday 11 December 1884 · page 5

If our Ballan correspondent is correctly informed (says the Melbourne SPORTSMAN) the lucky owner of Malua is not altogether unmindful of the scriptural enjoinder to lay up treasure for himself hereafter. It appears that the…

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The New Catholic Schools

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 2

Not the least of the many building springing up and around Balmain, will be, when completed, the new Catholic Schools in course of erection in Thames-street…

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Catholic. St. Joseph's College, Hunter Hill

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 14

SOME hundreds of visitors were present at the ceremonies of Tuesday last, and the college grounds never presented so bright and animated an appearance as they did on this festive…

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The Bishop of Bathurst on Catholic Education and the Work of the Sisters of St. Joseph

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 8

ON Friday, the 5th instant, the annual distribution of prizes and exhibition usual on such occasions took place in the Convent school of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Vale Road, Perth. The…

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Confirmation at the Sacked Heart Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 15

THE memories of Wednesday must be bright and happy ones, for none of those elements of sweetness and beauty were wanting which invest Confirmation Day with holy charms and…

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The Church of England and the Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 December 1884 · page 6

The special religions instruction which the Church of England has been giving to her children in the Public Schools bes been the subject of examinations ever since last June, and on…

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The Scots' Church Question

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 December 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Melbourne Presbytery held a meeting with closed doors to consider the action of the Scuts' Church session in calling a meeting, on the 3rd June last for the purpose of…

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The Melanesian Mission. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Norfolk Island, Nov. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 December 1884 · page 9

The Southern Cross, Captain Bongard, belonging to this mission, arrived yesterday from her third and last trip of the season, and goes on to Auckland to remain during the hurricane months. As some account of the…

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Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 December 1884 · page 5

The annual meeting of the St. Mark's branch, of the Church Society was held in St. Mark's school-room, Darling Point, last night. Tha attendance was not large. The chair was ocoupiod by the Bishop of…

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