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Churches, 1905

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Church and Cheese

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1905 · page 4

"The public regard the parson very much as they do cheese," writes the Rev. W. J. Stobat, vicar of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, in his parish magazine. "He is too…

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Catholic Schools' Competition

The Australian Star · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 7

The teachers of Catholic schools have decided to hold a schools' competition…

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Roman Catholic Bishop of Ballarat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 7

It was reported at Ballarat to-day that Dr. Higgins, Bishop of Rockhampton, Queensland, had been appointed Bishop of Ballarat by the Propaganda at Rome, to fill the vacancy…

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A Miller's Point Romance. Marriage of a French Vicomte. Commotion in the Church

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 5

The most romantic wedding in these most matter-of-fact days took place in Sydney last Wednesday, when the Vicomte de Satge St. Can married Miss Elsie Steele, daughter of Mr…

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The Churches. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 8

Archdeacon Banister, of Hongkong, preached at St. John's to-day, and he also conducted a service at the Chinese Mission-house. WALGETT, Saturday…

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Mission to Afghanistan. Interference Resented. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

Although well disposed to the British mission led by Mr. Louis Dane, the Ameer of Afghanistan desires to postpone decisions on important questions because he…

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The Churches. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 3

St. John's Church was reopened yesterday, after being closed for several weeks for renovations, which cost £400. WELLINGTON, Monday…

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Roman Catholic Bishop of Ballarat. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

The Pope has preconized the Right Rev. Dr. Higgins, who has been transferred from the Bishopric of Rockhampton to that of Ballarat…

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The Churches. Gundaga[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 10

The Rev. Harry Edwards of Beaconsfield (Tas.) has been appointed incumbent of the Church of England, Gundagai, vice the late Rev. J. S Dobson…

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Church and State in France. Pope Deplores Separation. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

A Papal alloc[?]tion which has been published has expressed deep regret at the proposal by France to rescind the pact between the Vatican and the French…

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Sydney Church Endowment Fund. Annual Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 5

The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Sydney Church Endowment Fund was held in the chapter house yesterday afternoon. The Von. Archdeacon Gunther presided, and…

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Church-going

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 812

Mr. Andrew Lang, describing the decay of church-going in "Longman's Magazine," points out that "the Israelites, from whom we inherit the Sabbath, did not go to temple every Sunday—Jerusalem was…

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Sportsman's Notebook. Church v. Consultations

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Council off Churches held in Melbourne on Thursday last, the report submitted in referring to Tattersall's sweep stated:—…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 56

Under this heading cermons 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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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 57

His Eminence the Cardinal laid the foundation-stone of the new school at St. Joseph's, Balmain West on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday afternoon, at St. Andrew's…

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Parramatta District. Methodist Church Reopening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 7

There was a large gathering at the Macquarie-street Methodist Church yesterday afternoon, when the church, after having undergone extensive alterations, was formally opened by the Hon. E. Vickery, M.L.O.,…

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The Churches. Leichhardt Methodist Church Fair

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 8

A fair in aid of the fund for erecting a new Methodist Church at Leichhardt was opened at the local Town Hall yesterday afternoon by Mrs. G. H. Reid. A concert will…

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Catholic Emancipation. Pennant Hills

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 31

Dear Playmate,—Permit me, a new playmate, to enter your playground. I was reading the CATHOLIC PRESS, and noticed you were giving a prize for tho best letter…

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The Australian Catholic Truth Society

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 19

Sir,—May I suggest to the committee of management of this moat excellent society the publication, in pamphlet form, of Rev. Father Masterson's incomparable reply to…

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An Irish Parish Priest. In the Penal Times

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 4

Father John Barnewall, parish priest and martyr, died for the Faith in 1737. He was over eighty years of age when the priesthunters led him as a prisoner into Navan,…

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