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Churches, 1886

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The Catholic Reredos and Altar

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 18

MR. Charles Hadfield, F. R. I. A., writes to the London TABLET, October 16:—Without venturing an opinion on the cause of the distressing fatal accident to the Very Rev. Dr. kavanagh in…

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Catholic. New St. Peter's, Surry Hills

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 17

THE worthy Catholics of St. Peter's parish, Surry Hills, having decided to erect a new church, a meeting was held on Sunday afternoon to take practical steps in the carrying out of the project…

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The New South Wales Labor Delegate. His First Progress Report. Declares That His Paris Speech As Reported Was Distorted. Speaks of His Mission As a Great Success. Emigration Movement Paralysed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 6

Mr. John Norton's first progress report was submitted to a special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council last night. The following in the report, omitting some correspondence…

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England. a Nice Pillar of the Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 7

Lord Lonsdale, who has recently arrived in New York, as Manager of " Miss" Violet Cameron's burlesque opera troupe, and whose questionable relations with that actress have given…

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St. Patrick's Church in Rome. a Magnificent Subscription

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 6

The following letter with its important enclosures has been received by the Very Rev. Prior Glynn, Borne, from his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin:—…

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The Father Tom Burke Memorial Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 18

AN event in which Irishmen all over the world were interested took place on Tuesday, October 10, when the Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, consecrated the Father Burke Memorial…

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Leichhardt Congregational Church Anniversary

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 3

On Tuesday the annual tea and public meeting was hold in the church. About 180 sat down to tea, the tables being plentifully supplied and presided over by…

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Lord Randolph Churchill and the Scottish Protestant Alliance

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 10

The following correspondence has passed between the Directors of the Scottish Protestant Alliance and the Chancellor of the Exchequer respecting the appointment of a…

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The Church Society. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 9

Sir,--As the anticipation in many of out churches of the usual Advent collection for our Church Society has prevented roe from issuing a general pastoral letter, as on former occasions…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 8

Under this heading, Sermons, by eminent preachers, are published in this widely-circulated journal in order to present sound religious literature the colony, and especially in the remote interior. By this means the isolated free…

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Roman Catholic School at Waverley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1886 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon Cardinal Moran, in the presence of a large concourse of people, formally blessed and opened a new Roman Catholic School at Waverley At the conclusion of the ceremony, which was performed according to…

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Church of England Association of New South Wales. Formation of a Branch at West Maitland for Diocese of Newcastle

Evening News · Tuesday 30 November 1886 · page 3

A thoroughly representative, influential, and large meeting of the members of the Church of England, called by circular, was held in the large hall of the Masonic building, High-street, West Maitland, on…

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Church of England at Ryde. Sympathy with the Incumbent

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 December 1886 · page 5

A largely-attended and influential meeting of the members of the Church of England at Ryde was held in St. Anne's-hall on Monday night, to consider, first, the claims of the…

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Fire In Church-street

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1886 · page 3

THE town was thrown into a great slate of excitement about 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon by an alarm of fire, and the report Spread rapidly that Messrs. Ferris, Wilson and…

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The Sydney Diocesan Church Ch[?] Association. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 December 1886 · page 10

Sir,—All true churchmen will rejoice to think that at least St. Andrew's Cuthedral is being looked upon as the mother church of this diocese, and that there the services of our Church are making rendered from time to time with…

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The Church of England Association of New South Wales. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 3

Sir,-I so frequently receive anonymous letters, &c., that, to me, it has become monotonous. I thought such brave conduct was confined to mattes secular, I must now confess I was mistaken. Hitherto…

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A Presbyterian Theological Professor Becomes a Catholic

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 7

THE following is from the Mountclair Times, an American newspaper, of recent date:— The Rev. Immanuel M. Casanowicz, a professor in Hebrew of the German Theological Seminary…

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Primitive Methodist Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 8

THE neat little church erected on the Woodstock Estate by the Primitive Methodist body is to be opened with special services on Sunday, 12th instant. The Rev. E. Masterman, of…

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Mr. Norton's Mission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 1156

The anti-immigration agent of the Trades and Labour Council has sent in to his employers a long and glowing report, the tenor of which is that he has done a great stroke in persuading the English people…

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Concert in Aid of the Franco-australian Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 13

Mllo. Naegueli's kind intentions with regard to the France-Australian Mission will not benefit the funds, and uniess the tiekets sold are greatly in excess of the number presented it is feared that a loss will result to the promoter…

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