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Churches, 1906

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Opening of New Church at Bigga

The Methodist · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 9

The new Methodist Church at Bigga was opened for public worship on Sunday, April 8, when services were conducted on three occasions by the Rev. J. Calvert. On Friday, April 6, a very successful picnic…

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Liberals' Colonial Policy. Churchill Hissed

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1906 · page 8

At the annual dinner of the Royal Colonial institute, the Earl of Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, presided, and among 250 who sat down were the Earl of Jersey, the Archbishop of…

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Fight Over a Church

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1906 · page 8

While 2000 Roman Catholics were endeavoring to-re-capture a church in the Warsaw district, they had a fierce encounter with the Mariavites (followers of the "simple life"). Twelve persons…

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Catholic Primary Schools Association

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 8

The opening match in connection with the recently established Catholic Primary Schools Association way played on the Cricket Ground, No. 2 area, on Saturday, between teams representing the schools in the Eastern…

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Mission Yacht George Brown

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 4

A valedictory meeting was held on board the mission yacht George Brown yesterday, there being a large attendance. The president of the conference, Rev. J. G. M. Taylor, conducted the…

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New Balmain Church

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 5

Competitive designs were recently invited for St. Augustine's new church and school buildings at Bahrain. Seventeen designs were sent in, and the church authorities have…

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Education Issues. Mr. Chamberlain's View. an Appeal to Churchmen. by the Bishop of Hereford

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Chamberlain, writing to a correspondent, states that all sections of the Unionists are opposed to the religious provisions of the Education Bill,…

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The Churches. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 10

Mr. John Richardson, who was recently appointed assistant to the Rev. Percy Hope, arrived here on Saturday, and commenced his duties yesterday, preaching at the Cooms…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 9

The fifty-fourth annual State assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland was opened in St. Andrew's Church, Brisbane, tonight. The retiring moderator, the Rev. R…

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Ballarat Anglican Synod. Ceremonial Innovations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 9

The Anglican Synod was opened at Ballarat to-day. Bishop Green, in his opening address, referred to ritualism, and said he hoped the Anglican service would experience no further…

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The Anglican Clergy. More Liberal Church Policy Urged. Ingham (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 9

Bishop Frodsham, speaking at Ingham today, said that the Methodist organisation for the transfer of clergy was vastly superior to the Anglican. The Methodists considered…

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Union of Churches. Prayers on Whitsunday. Roman Catholic Attitude. London, May 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 9

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and the heads…

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Sunday Observance. "Pleasure-loving, Duty. Avoiding Spirit." Views of an Anglican Bishop. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 4

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle, Right Rev. J. F. Stretch, D.D., in an Easter letter addressed to the parishioners of Christ Church Cathedral at Newcastle, referred amongst…

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Union of the Churches

Evening News · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 3

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Churchy and the heads of the Nonconformist…

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The Churches. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 10

The Rev. J. H. G. Auld, B.A., who had been Presbyterian minister at Bombala for four years, has received a call to Muswellbrook, which he will accept…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 May 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 clergyman is rarely seen, the…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 57

The Gulgong Presbyterian congregation is taking stops to obtain leave from the Bathurst Presbytery to call a minister. The Synod of the Anglican Dlocese of Grafton…

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Catholic Progress in the Now Parish of Canterbury

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 22

"In November last, Canterbury was created a new parish, and the Rev. Father James Dalton was appointed first priest in charge. He has a…

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New Parish of Bondi

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 22

The use of Edgecliffe Hall, former'y known as Harknesses' in Bathurst-street, off Edgecliffe-road, has been scoured for church purposes on Sunday forenoons by…

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Desecrating Petersham Catholic Cemetery. Two Men Committed for Trial

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 15

An unusual case was heard at the Newtown Police Court on Friday by Mr, C. N. Payton, S.M., in which two men, named Andrew Lynch (36)…

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