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Churches, 1886

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Catholic. the New Church and Convent at Hurstville. Opening Ceremonies

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 17

THE Cardinal-Archbishop on Sunday paid a visit to the pretty and popular suburb on the Illawarra line, known as Hurstville. The object of his Eminence's visit was to bless and open the…

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The Petersham Gospel Temperance Mission

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 3

In the Town Hall, Petersham, on Sunday afternoon, Messrs, Mateer and Parker, two of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's evangelists, conducted a sacred service on…

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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 11

Cardinal Moran, of Sydney, has kindly furnished us with some interesting particulars of Dr. Carr's career, which are subjoined:—Galway, which in olden times was popularly known as the City of the Tribes,…

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Catholic. St. Mary's Cathedral Building Fund

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 14

BY the will of the late Mr. Jeremiah Donovan, J.P., the sum of £1000 was set apart for the building fund of St. Mary's Cathedral, and the announcement of this last munificent act of one who…

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Balmain Primitive Methodist Band of Hope

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 2

A correspondent who has taken a lifelong interest in the cause of temperance writes us in commendation of the good work now in progress by the above society…

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Mission Ships of the London Missionary Society. (continued.) the Murder of John Williams

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 19

THE Camden was detained in the Samoan group till the 27th of January, 1839. At that date she sailed for the Hervey Islands, to convey two missionaries and their wives to the stations to which they had been appointed…

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St. James's Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 8

A meeting of powholders and renters of sittings in St. James's Church, King-street, was held last evening in the Church Society's House, Phillip-street. to arrange for the conveyance of certain lands in Phillip-street to the…

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Church of England Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 804
Also in The Protestant Standard

A meeting of members of the Church of England was held on Tuesday in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. An association, entitled the Church of England Association of New South Wales was formed;…

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The Church Oe England Association in New South Wales

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 3

At last, the intrigues and advances of the semi-Roman party in the Church of England in this colony, has caused the combination of the true members of that…

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The Church Association. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 6

Sir,--All true churchmen will doubtless hear with great satisfaction of the formation to the above association--an association whose objects and duties "shall be to uphold the principles of…

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Cablegrams. Lord Randolph Churchill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 11

LONDON, October 7.—Lord Randolph Churchill is now on the Continent. Whereabout is not known for certain; but he is believed to be in Dresden. Rumors have been circulated that he…

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The Visit of Lord Randolph Churchill to Vienna

Evening News · Monday 18 October 1886 · page 5

LONDON, October 16.—The statement previously telegraphed to the effect that Lord Randolph Churchill had proceeded to Vienna has proved to be correct. He left Vienna to-day en…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] the Visit of Lord Randolph Churchill to Vienna. London, Oct. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 October 1886 · page 7

The statement previously telegraphed to the effect that Lord Randolph Churchill had proceeded to Vienna has proved to be correct. He left Vienna to-day en route for Paris…

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Lord Randolph Churchill

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 October 1886 · page 5

London, Saturday.--The statement previously telegraphed that Lord Randolph Churchill had proceeded to Vienna proved to be correct. To-day…

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A New Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 5

MITCHELL, Monday.--A very handsome Presbyterian church was opened here yesterday. It has been erected mainly by the energy of Mr. W. M. Briggs. Rev. Andrew Gardiner, M.A.,…

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The Bulgarian Crisis. a Turkish Mission to Bulgaria

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 5

Sofia, Monday.--The newly-elected Sobranje, or Bulgarian National Assembly, has been summoned to meet on October 27…

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The Boys Who Talked in Church

Referee · Wednesday 20 October 1886 · page 6

The beadle got a good big stick, Thicker than uncle' s thumb. Oh. what a fright those boys were in To see the beadle come!…

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The Church of England. to the Editor O.—[?] Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1886 · page 4

Sir,—From what I have ready [?]ly, it strikes me the Church of England is getting out of order, and mildewed with time. She is not satisfied with her ritual, that she must take images into her churches—reredos, candles, &c…

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The Church of England Association. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 9

Sir,—Your columns of late have been so freely opened to correspondence of an ecclesiastical nature that you may hesitate to insert the present letter. In your issue of Wednesday last, however,you report the proceedings of a…

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