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Churches, 1905

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St John's Church Choir Concert

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 5

In point both of excellence and patronage the concert given in St. John's Schoolroom on Wednesday night was good. It was in aid of…

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Once a Church, Now a Publichouse

The World's News · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 17

Swindon can prabably boast the most remarkable public-house in the kingdom. The building was erected about 1850 as a Methodist Church, and some years later was taken over by…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 9

The plea for a simpler life seems to be steadily making converts among the episcopacy. In December last the Bishop of London startled the world by publishing a…

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News of the Churches. North Sydney Circuit: Rev. W. Halse Rogers

The Methodist · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 9

ST. LEONARDS. — Most successful Sunday School anniversary services were held on Sunday last. Bright and helpful sermons were…

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The Church Triumphant. Stephen Plumb

The Methodist · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 6

The subject of this memoir was born at Dexford, in Cambridgeshire, in the year 1842, and died at Gunning on May 6, 1905, in the 63rd…

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Petersham Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 9

The Rev. Professor Harper, D.D., on Saturday officially opened the new Presbyterian Church at Gordon-street, Petersham. The building, which is in the Gothic style, is of…

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In the Suburbs. Petersham Presbyterian Chruch

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 7

The official opening of the newly-erected Presbyterian Chruch at Petersham took place on Saturday, in the presence of a very large gathering. Dr.Harper officiated, and was assisted by…

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A Peal of Bells. Struggle in Church with a Thief

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 4

Joseph Burns, a coloured man, was placed on trial at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of stealing a peal of altar bells from St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Woollahra, on April…

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The Churches. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 9

The foundation stone of St. Mary's Convent, to replace the building burnt in January, was laid this afternoon by Bishop Doyle, in the presence of about 1000 people. He…

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New Church. Presbyterians at Petersham

The Australian Star · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 2

In response to the invitation of the ministry and office-bearers of the Petersham Presbyterian Church there was a large attendance at the opening of the new building. The…

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Sanctuary Bells. Sacrilegious Barnes. He Tried to Reb a Church, but the Sanctuary Bells Tingled, and Gave Him Away to Justice

The Australian Star · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 5

It was on the afternoon of the 25th April last that Mr. Christopher Sullivan, sacristan of St. Joseph's Church, Woollahra, was disturbed in his duties by a strange, and, at…

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Balmain Mission v Yaralla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 6

Drupe and Oakes v Cheadle and Brooks, 6-1. M'Gilvray and Whitehorn v Hardis and Birl, 6-1. Drure and Oaks v Hardis and Birl. 6-4. M'Gilvray and Whitehorn v Cheadle and Brooks, 5-6…

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The Churches. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 6

Mr. R. H. Bligh, lecturer in connection with the White Cross movement, yesterday addressed congregations at the School of Arts and the Methodist Church. The Rev. James…

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Church News. Taylor Memorial Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 6

The foundation-stone of the Taylor Memorial (Presbyterian) Church at Greenwich, was laid on Saturday. There was a large gathering, which included the Revs. Dr…

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Church Synod. Diocese of Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 3

The third session of the fourteenth synod of the diocese of Newcastle was opened yesterday morning by the Right Rev. Bishop Stretch (Dean of Newcastle). There was a large…

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A Memorial Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 7

Mr. Joint Taylor, of Rothsay, Greenwich, is erecting a Presbyterian Church at Greenwich in memory of a daughter who recently died and the work, which is being done entirely at…

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Mill Hill Presbyterian Church

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 7

A grand entertainment, entitled "Sleeping Beauty," was given by the children of the M'Neill Memorial Sunday School, in St. Matthias' Hall, Paddington, on Thursday…

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N.s.w. Presbyterian Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 12

St. Andrew's defeated Dulwich Hill, at Dulwich Hill, by 10 to 3. Hunter-Baillie defeated Chalmers, at Federal Park, by [?] to nil…

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Catholic Schools Competition. St. Patrick's V. WAVERLEY

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 4

This was the early match on the Oval on Saturday. The Visitors were the heavier of the two and consequently got the hall. Had the Brothers' lads played with…

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Football. Western Suburbs Churches' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 12

St. Andrew's defeated Newtown Congregational by 9 points to 8. Marrickville Methodist defeated St. Stephen's by 46 points to 8…

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