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Churches, 1908

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New Methodist Church. at Haberfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 11

The ceremony of laying the commemoration stone, in connection with the new Methodist Church at Haber-field was performed on Saturday in the presence of a large number of ministers and the general public…

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The Churches. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 8

The new Roman Catholic Church was opened by the Rev. Father Donnelly, of the Vincentian Fathers, Ashfield, assisted by the Rev. C. O'Gallagher. The church is a fine building,…

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Churches. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 11

Dr. Dill Macky preached in the Pokolbin and Cessnock Presbyterian churches on Sunday. There were large attendances. GRENFELL. Monday…

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Bequest to the Church. Pensions for Aged Women. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 9

Mr. Michael Edward Sanderson, of Kettlethorp Hall, has bequeathed £60,000 to the diocese of Wakefield, besides £10,000 to provide pensions for women…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 57

The Rev. J. H. Smith, M.A., has been appointed to assist in the Anglican parish of St. John, Parramatta. The Rev. John Walker, of Sydney, who has…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · 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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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 21

His Emi[?]nce Cardinal Moran and his party Auckland on Tuesday last for Rotorua, where they will spend a few days. A grand bazaar and fancy fair has been…

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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 10

By the death of the Rev. Father Tim Lee, P.P., Croom, the Gaelic movement has last one of its ablest supporters. Father Vaughan, having finished with the…

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Mission at Lithgow

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 28

The Very Rev. Father Murray, of the Redemptorist order, opened a teo-weeks' mission in St. Patrick's Church, Lithgow, on Sunday. It is being attended by large…

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Hunter's Hill Catholic Schools

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 1

Last night a concert was held in the Hunter's Hill Town Hull to assist to raise funds in connection with the undertaking now in progress to erect two Roman Catholic…

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Catholic Events. St. Benedict's

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 28

At 11 o'clock on Sunday the Rev. Father B. A. Comaskey officiated at a Missa Cantata. There was a large congregation. The choir, under Signor Addison, sang Haydn's…

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Catholic Curls Not Good Enough

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 8

Sir,—I am a constant reader of the "Catholic Press," and I. noticed in your last issue a column headed "Why Catholics Do Not Marry." I hope you will afford me…

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St. Thomas' Catholic L. and S. Society

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 25

On Thursday evening a lecture entitled "Morocco and the Moors" was delivered, under the auspices of the above society, in St. Thomas' Girls' School hall, before a…

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West Australian Rhodes, Scholar. Brilliant Career of a Distinguished Catholic Student

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 23

The Christian Brothers' College, Perth (W.A.) has once again given the Rhodes Scholar to the Western State. It was announced in last week's dailies that the Rhodes…

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Queen Alexandra's Religion Is She a Roman Catholic. a Peep Into Her Majesty's Bedroom

Watchman · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 4

The "New York World" gives publicity to a remarkable photo and article concerning the religious tenets held by our Queen, together with a photograph—the first ever…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls who Read the "Catholic Press." A Mexican Folk Tale

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 32

In a certain place in Spain there once lived a hard-working charcoal burne, or carbonero; but he was married and had six very young children with great appetites!…

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The Blue Mountain Churches

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 22

The Following order will be observed during the months of the summer unless notice to the contrary is published. Enquiry should be made whether the…

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A.H.C. GUILD. Now Church at Fern Hill

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 11

A largely-attended meeting, under the presidency of the Rev. Father Peter paul, was held in St. paul,was held in St.paul of the Cross School-Church, Fern Hill, on Tuesday morning last, for the…

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Church in Hawaii. During the Past 80 Years

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 11

Here is a short sketch of the Catholic Church in the Hawaiian Islands (1827-1907). The first Catholic priests arrived at Honolulu (Oa[?]) on the 7th of July, 1827. On the 8th…

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Church and State

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 21

For abyssmal ignorance of existing laws and their relation to religion the daily press controversy on Catholic marriage reaches about the limit. "True Citizen" in Saturday's…

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