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Churches, 1908

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Additions to a Vaucluse Church

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 3

Ven. Archdeacon Gunther conducted the dedication of the additions to the Church of St. Michael at Vaucluse, completed at a cost of £600, on Saturday afternoon. The church was…

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A Persistent Woman. Bellringing Against Mr. Churchill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 7

Persistent bellringing by an Irish woman, a supporter of adult suffrage, greatly interfered with Mr. Churchill's speeches at Dundee. While refusing to apologise for…

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Mr. Churchill Returned. Large Majority at Dundee. London, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 7

The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Dundee in the House of Commons, caused by the elevation of Mr. E. Robertson to the House of Lords, took…

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The Churches. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 4

The Inverell Methodists welcomed their new Minister last night at a social in the school building. Amongst those present were the Rev. R. Fairbrother (Church of England), Mr…

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A Vaucluse Church Dedication Ceremony

The Australian Star · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a dedication service was conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Gunther at St. Michael's Church, Vaucluse. The rapidly increasing population of the district…

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The Battle of Dundee. M.r. Churchill Wins Handsomely. a Majority of 2709

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.—The by-election rendered necessary in Dundee by the elevation of the sitting senior member (Mr. Edmund Robertson) to the peerage took place…

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Presbyterian Mission Work

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

The report of the Foreign Mission Committee was received by the Presbyterian General Assembly last evening. This dealt with the New Hebrides, the Chinese, the Indian,…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Foreign Missions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The New South Wales Presbyterian Assembly continued its sitting last evening, under the presidency of the Moderator (Rev, John Macaulay)…

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The Presbyterian Assembly and Immigration

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 8

In response to a letter from Dr. Arthur, the following reply has been received from the Rev. Ronald M[?] convener of business committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South…

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Bexley Presbyterian V Bexley Gladstone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 10

Bexley Presbyterians were defeated by Bexley Gladstones on the former's court by three games. Scores:- Messrs. M'Millan and Wilson v Messrs. Austin and White, 3-6…

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Churches. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 10

Archdeacon Moxon, from Grafton, preached at St. Andrew's Church to-day. There was a large gathering. STROUD, Monday…

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Mr. Churchill's Return

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 6

Although there is nothing of a surprise in Mr. Winston Churchill's return for the well-proven Liberal electorate of Dundee, there is much cause for satisfaction at the…

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What Mr. Churchill Thinks. Freetrade, Temperance, and Liberalism."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Churchill himself claims "this thunderbolt from the north" as a "triumph for freetrade, temperance, aud Liberalism." He believes that…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Educational Establishments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 11

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales continued its sittings at St. Stephen's Church yesterday. The Moderator, Rev. John Macaulay, M.A.,…

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Presbyterian N.S.W. General Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 57

The forty-third annual session of the Presbyterian General Assembly of this State was opened in St. Stephen's Church, Sydney, on May 5, as reported in our last issue. The Rev. John…

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The Drink Problem Before the Presbyterian Assembly

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 2

In moving the adoption of the temperance committee's report at the Presbyterian Assembly last night, Rev. Robt. Kay had a few words to say upon the liquor question,…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Educational Institutions. the Year's Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 14

The Now South Wales Presbyterian Assembly continued its sitting yesterday, the Moderator ' (Rev. John Macaulay) presiding. LADIES' COLLEGE…

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Mr. Churchill's Triumph. London, May 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 9

Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, was introduced into the House of Commons last night as a representative of Dundee, and was loudly…

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The Churches. Lawson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 10

Plans have been prepared for the erection of a new Church of England at Lawson, to be built of brick, with stone foundations, to cost when completed £1200…

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