Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Churches, all years

Sydney · Churches

Churches, 1908

3,181 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 160

French Church Robber

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 12

The downfall of Anthie Thomas, honest merchant by day and cunning thief by night was completed when he was sentenced recently to six years' penal servitude at Limoges for thefts from churches. Consternation…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Churches of Christ. Annual Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 12

The 23rd annual conference of the Churches of Christ in this State was held at Enmore Tabernacle yesterday. There was a large attendance of delegates from the following churches:--Enmore, Paddington, Petersham,…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Good Friday. at the Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 12

Services were held throughout Good Friday at St. Andrew's Cathedral, the first beginning at 8.10 a.m. At the 11 o'clock service Elgar's anthem; "Jesu, Word of God Incarnate," was sung,…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Mr. Churchill's Task. Fighting with Terrific Energy. What Is the Issue? Tariff Reformers Disappointed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Manchester by-election is being fought with terrific energy. The Unionist candidate, Mr. W. Joynson…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Mission Restaurant—keeper Fined

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 12

At the Melbourne District Court Edward Woods, missioner of the Metropolitan Mission, Bourke—street was charged with that he did, on March 20, unlawfully lave in his control for…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Keeping a Seat for Churchill

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday Morning.—The issue of the writ for the by—election for Wolverhampton, where Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery, who was defeated in 1906, is to…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

At Sydney's Churches a Jewish Sermon

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 7

SINCE the publication in the "Sunday Times" recently of an article on the Great Synagogue, a number of readers have caked us to reproduce a sermon by the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wirths' Church

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 2

One would indeed be hard to please who could find fault with the splendid circus show with which the enterprising Wirth Brothers are drawing thousands to Prince…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Churchill's Seat Providing Against Possible Defeat Faithful Liberal to Forfeit His Seat If Required London, Saturday, 6.50 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 19 April 1908 · page 1

There is attributed a desire on the part of Mr. G. Thorne, Liberal, to retire in favour of Mr. Winston Churchill in the event of the letter's defeat for North-West…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Death in a Church

Evening News · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 3

FREMANTLE, Monday.—A painful sensation occurred last night in the Church of Christ at Fremantle, when an elderly lady named Campbell died daring the service. The' last hymn…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Safety Foe Mr. Churchill Second String to His Bow. an Election Postponed. London, April l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 7

The issue of a writ for the election of a representative to the House of Commons for Wolverhampton East, vacant by the elevation of Sir H. H. Fowler, Chancellor…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Secular Friendly Societies. Church Vetoes Membership. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 7

The sixth grand annual movable meeting of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild was opened in St. John's schoolroom this morning. The Warden-General, Mr. T. J. McCabe,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Education Question Mr. Churchill's Views Compromise or a Secular System London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 1

Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at Manchester on the Government education proposals, said the education question must be settled either by a compromise or by the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Churches of Christ. Annual Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 11

The business of the conference of the Church of Christ was resumed on Saturday afternoon in the Enmore Tabernacle. The retiring president, T. Hagger, occupied the chair. After devotional exercises the…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

The Mayflower's Cruise a Strike of Mission Boys. Three Days a Week Off. Peat Bog on Washington Island

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 3

The barquentine Mayflower, a recent arrival at Sydney from Fanning Island, has completed a recruiting term in the Pacific. She is a vessel of 124 tons, and prior to the engagement…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Suffragettes. Working Against Churchill

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 4

LONDON. Monday Evening.—The suffragettes are straining every nerve to ensure the defeat of Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, who is seeking re-election for…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Churches. Candelo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 9

The Rev Walden Brown, Methodist minister, who has been appointed to Caudelo, arrived yesterday afternoon. A public welcome will be given in the Methodist Church on…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Manchester Election. Irish Vote Split. Priesthood Against Mr. Churchill. London, April 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 7

The result of the North-west Manchester election, in which the candidates are Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Joynson Hicks…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Jealous Church-warden Murders His Paramour and Suicides London, Monday, 2.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 1

As the result of jealousy, William Buchholitz, a lace merchant, and churchwarden at St. Paul's, committed suicide, after murdering a married woman named Power, with…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Church Made of Paper

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 1

There is a new church in Paris. There is nothing surprising in this but what is original about it is its construction. It is said to be made entirely of paper, rendered…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →