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Churches, 1904

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A Coolamon Canter. Howly Howler Hunter. A Paling, Pragmatical. Pulpit-Pounder Assails "Truth." " Truth " Commends the Anglican Bishop of River[?], and for so Dolug Is called by Parson Hauler "a Vile, Filthy, Gutter Press."

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1904 · page 5

Somewhere in the lonely backcblocks there is a little place called Coolamon, and there hangs out there a very gaseous gospel-grinder whose name is…

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Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Libharils

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1904 · page 7

If I were fortunate enough to be a multimillionaire I would take steps to improve the condition of those who stand in need of help—spiritual, financial, physical, and…

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Church News

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 8

A meeting was held on Thursday evening in Holy Trinity Schoolroom, Lower Fort-street, to welcome the rector (Rev. P. W. Dowe, B.A.), and to bid "au revoir" to Rev. H. N…

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The Churches. Blackheath

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 7

A sale of work in connection with St. Aldan's Church of England was opened yesterday a[?]ternoon at the Parish Hall by Mrs. M'Callum. in the presence of numerous residents and…

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Imperial Fiscal Issue. Fighting Winston Churchill Principles of British Government. "More Enduring Than Brass."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. Winston Churchill, M.P., replying to Mr. Charles Lawson, of Christchurch, New Zealand, said that the great principles of British…

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Methodist Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 6

A series of mission services was commenced at the Macquiric-street Methodist Church, Paramatta, on Sunday evening, the miss oner being Mr. J. T. Leafe, a preacher from England. There was a large attendance. At the…

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The Roman Catholic Church. the Ornamentation of Churches a Matter of Dress. Directions by the Pope. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

The Pope has directed that no lady considering herself a good Roman Catholic shall appear in a decollete gown at gatherings which may be attended by Cardinals…

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The Churches. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 6

The Anglican Bishop of Bathurst arrived on Saturday night, and aflorwards dedicated the new Church of St. Paul's. He preached both morning and evening, and administered the…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 9

The jubilee celebrations of the Palmer-street (Woolloomooloo) Presbyterian Church were continued on Sunday. In the morning ths Right Rev. J. T. Main (Moderator of the New South Wales…

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Churchyard Sensation. Mysterious Box Buried in a Mysterious Stone

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 7

If Scotland,Yard possesses any detectives of antiquarian tastes, an excellent opportunity of distinction awaits them in unravelling the mystery of a burled box which has been…

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The Churches. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 7

Bishop Barlow has appointed the Rev. Frederick Bevan, B.A., rector of Bega, to Albury, in succession to Archdeacon Spencer. Mr. Bevan is one of the bishop's chaplains, and…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 55

The foundation stone of a new Presbyterian Church was laid on January 6, at Bingara, by Mrs. Mack, of Pallall. The Right Rev. Dr. Knox, the new Bishop of…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 55

Under this heading sormons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper, in order that in the remote Interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the…

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Church Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

A very successful concert was held in St. Peter's Church, Sherwood, on Wednesday, in aid of the Sunday School building fund. A first-class programme…

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The Thibetan Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

LONDON, Wednesday.--The British mission to Thibet, under Lieutenant-Colonel F. Younghusband, has reached Tuna, near the head of the Chumbl Valley…

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An Anglican Clergyman on Catholic Schools. A Remarkable Speech. Is Education Free to All Children in Australia?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 16

The Rev. Dr. Todd, the well-known Church of England clergyman, attended the breaking up ceremonies at the Sisters of Mercy's School, Midland Junction, Perth…

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Anglican Clergy and the Holy Father

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 3

It ia not unlikely that the centenary of St. Gregory, which is to be celebrated in Rome next Easier, will be the occasion of a very unique gathering in the Eternal City…

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The Year in Queensland. Catholic Progress. Catholic Progress During 1903

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 11

Notwithstanding the check given to material progress by the drought mid other causes, in religious matters 1903 has been a record year for Catholic life in…

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Evangelising the Islands. Work of the Methodist Church. Farewell to Fijian Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 4

One of the most encouraging features in connection with the mission work of the Methodist Church in Fiji, and one which is often referred to with pardonable pride by the…

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