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Churches, 1907

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Ada Ward's Mission

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1907 · page 12

Miss Ada Ward cloned her mission in Ballarat with a recital of her life story. The Alfred Hall was well filled, notwithstanding that a charge of 1/ was mode for admission. Miss Ward made…

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Catholic Schools Competition

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 May 1907 · page 14

Entries closed in this competition with 14 teams, which have been graded as follows:-- A Grade.--St. Joseph's, Woollahra; St. Charles', Waverley; St. Augustine's,…

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At Sydney's Churches No. 32—St. Barnabas', Waverley

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1907 · page 5

TUCKED away in Mill Hill-road, which branches off from Oxford-street, Waverley, is St. Barnabas'—a little, brickfronted church, faced by a plain, picket…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 5

The sittings of the annual session of the Presbyterian General Assembly of New South Wales were continued at St. Stephen's Church, Philllp-street, on Saturday, the Moderator,…

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Catholic Schools Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 10

Entries closed in this competition with 15 team[?] which is an advance of four on last years entry. T[?] teams have been grouped as follows:- A Grade: St. Joseph's Woollahra, St. Charles'…

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The Vacant Parish. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 3

Sir,--Your issue of the 8th ult. contained a letter written by "Ex-Churchman," replying to "Fairplay's" reference to Canon Martin's achievements during his incumbency of St. Barnabas' Church. Being an old…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Appointment of Committees

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 10

The Moderator (Rev. Phillip Norman) presided over the session of the State Presbyterian General Assembly at St. Stephen's Church, Phillip- street, on Saturday morning…

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Novel Prosecution. Against a Church Officer. Pew Rent Sued For. Interesting Case at Paddington

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 5

At the Paddington Small Debts Court this afternoon, before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., the trustees of St. Matthias' Anglican Church, Oxford-street, Paddington, proceeded against Mr…

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The Churches. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 8

The Ven. Archdeacon Haviland, who has had charge of the local parish for several years, left for Cobar yesterday. He was presented with a purse of sovereigns…

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Balmain a Pyrmont-ultimo Church

The Australian Star · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 6

At St. Peters Sports Oval on Saturday Balmain A team defeated Pyrmont ultimo Church, by 7 goals to nill[?] Hutton, Vance, Rose, Henderson and J. Watson played best…

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In Church in the Dark

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 6

The large congregation which assembled in St. Philip's (Anglican) Church, on Church-hill, last evening, had a novel experience. The service had not progressed for more than 10 minutes--…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Foreign Mission Night

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 10

There was no day sitting of the State Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday. Instead an excursion to Cabarita, arranged by the Women's Missionary Association, was held, and most of…

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The Vacant Parish. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 4

Sir,--While thanking those who, in their letters regarding the above vacant parish, have made kindly referenced to me and my work at St. Barnabas', I feel it is only right for me to point out to those writers, and…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Foreign Missions Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 8

The Presbyterian General Assembly did not meet yesterday during the day, but in the evening a foreign missionary meeting was held in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street. Most…

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Development of New Guinea. Mr. Staniforth Smith's Mission Thursday Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 6

Mr. Staniforth Smith, Director of Agriculture; in Papua, reached Thursday Island yesterday by the steamer Airlie, after a successful trip to Ceylon, Singapore, and Java, to obtain…

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Churches. Murrumburrah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 5

The annual flower show and industrial exhibition in aid of St. Paul's Anglican Church was held in St. Matthew's Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The display of…

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Legal Claim for Pew Rent. a Novel Proceeding. Against an Ex-churchwarden

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 5

Quite a novel action at law came before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., at the Paddington Petty Debts Court yesterday. The trustees of St. Matthias' Church of England proceeded against E. Dyson Austen, an ex-churchwarden,…

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Medical Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 5

Nithsdale, Hyde Park, that used to be one of the most fashionable ballrooms ot the city, held on Saturday afternoon an audience which would have appeared to an old habitue as…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 57
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in New South Wales, which was opened at St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, Sydney, on the evening of May…

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