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Churches, 1906

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Melanesian Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 7

NORFOLK ISLAND, Monday.--The Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross arrived here from Auckland at 8 a.m. to-day. She sails for the islands to- morrow afternoon…

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An Old Church

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 5

To-day is the 103rd anniversary of the opening of St. John's Church, Parraraatta. The foundation-stone was laid by Governor Hunter in 172S, but the building, which was erected under…

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Pitt-street Church Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 8

Sir John Stainer's cantata, "The Crucifixion," was rendered at the Pitt-street Congregational Church last night, when the choir, directed by Mr. Reginald Goo[?]d, with Miss Lilian Frost as organist, gave an…

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The Churches. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 8

Dr. Barlow, Anglican Bishop of Goulburn, conducted a confirmation service at St. Matthew's to-day, and confirmed a large number of candidates…

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Franchise Question. Mr. Churchill's Admission. Goverment's Past Attitude. London, Monday, 2.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 1

The "Times" says that British South Africa has welcomed Mr. Winston Churchill's admission, that the distribution of the electoral, areas according to the number of voters, and…

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The Churches. Holy Week at St. Andrew's

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 4

Special music will be sung at the evening service at St. Andrew's Cathedral this evening. Mr. Joseph Massey will conduct the choir and orchestra in selections from Bach's "Passion…

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Mab's Mission

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 1

Patrons of Rosebery Park last Monday were dosed with a surfeit of crook running yet the stewards did not deem it fit to out the culprits. There are none so blind a…

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Presbyterian Competition

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 7

[?] [?] their match with Randwick in this competition, on account of the latter not putting in an appearance on the second day. On the first day Woollabra scored…

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Roman Catholic Objections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 9

A meeting of Roman Catholics in South London expressed profound astonishment and indignation nt the Education Act Amendment Bill…

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England's Mission. in the Far East

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 10

Pu-lu-ssu, writing in "Blackwood's Magazine" for March on "England's Mission in the Far East," draws' some striking comparisons between British and Russian methods…

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The Lands Com-mission. Crick Again in the Box. "The Mugs Who Paid."

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 12

The Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Owen) appointed to enquire into the administration of the Department of Lands sat again on 3rd inst., and took further…

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The Churches. Barraba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 14

Large congregations gathered at the local Methodist Church on Sunday, at the Rev. James Green's farewell services. At the close of the evening service a presentation…

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Snakes in a Church. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 14

Recently a fairly large tiger snake was killed in a church at North Arm prior to the starting of the service. Some time previously another large tiger snake was killed…

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The Education Bill. Introduced in the Commons. What It Enacts. Churchmen in Opposition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. Augustine Birrell (President of the Board of Education) yesterday introduced the Government's promised Education Bill…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 57

A marble font, the gift of the Sunday-school children, has been placed in St. Jude's Anglican Church, Bingara. The Rev. William Powell, M.A., Presbyterian…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 57

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper, in order that in the remote interior, where there are no Churches and a [?]lergyman is rarely seen, the…

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Newcastle. Methodist Central Mission. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 5

In the Central Mission Hall last night there was a large gathering to say farewell to Rev. R. Flnigan, who has assisted in the work of the mission for some time, and to welcome…

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New Parish of Bondi

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 23

A meeting of the parishioners of the new parish of Bobdi will be held in Lovett’s Hall, Spring-street, Bondi Junction on Sunday next, after the…

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Roman Catholic Disapproval

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 6

Dr. Casartelli, Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford, says that Air. Blrrell's education bill is without a redeeming feature. It compels Roman Catholics to support a…

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St. Vincent De Paul's Mission to Seamen

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 15

An important meeting took place on Friday evening at St. Mary's Presbytery, when a Catholic mission to seamen was founded. His Eminence was…

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