Auburn, NSW- Presbyterian
Year Built: 1905
Denomination: Presbyterian
Address: 29 Queen Street, Auburn, New South Wales, 2144
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wangal and Wategoro people
Last Updated: 07/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
Constructed in 1905 in Federation style designed in a cruciform-shape with large plinths and a substantial extension to the rear. The roof is clad in corrugated iron which has replaced an earlier tiled roof. The Church walls constructed of face-brick with polychromatic brickwork are set on a concrete base with brick and concrete wall buttresses. Terracotta vents are located around the base of the walls.
The congregation was formed in c.1904, originally congregating in the local Town Hall for Sunday services.
A plaque reads, Presbyterian Church, this tablet was unveiled by Miss Margaret Harris on the 16th December 1905.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 - 1904 | Rev Frederick William Gresham | Supply | 1877 | 1955 |
| 1908 - 1910 | Rev John Alexander Malcomson | 1879 | 1938 | |
| 1913 - 1913 | Rev Hugh Paton | 2 months | 1870 | 1949 |
| 1915 - 1916 | Rev George Leishman Sneddon | Home Mission, Asst with Narrandera | 1890 | 1949 |
| 1916 - 1917 | Rev Robert Graham McCarron | 1881 | 1917 | |
| 1920 - 1924 | Rev William John Gray | 1887 | 1957 | |
| 1925 - 1929 | Rev John Waugh | 1889 | 1956 | |
| 1929 - 1934 | Rev Samuel Watson | 1891 | 1976 | |
| 1935 - 1939 | Rev George Leishman Sneddon | 1890 | 1949 | |
| 1939 - 1945 | Rev Louis George Kenneth Blanchard | 1902 | 1985 | |
| 1946 - 1951 | Rev Thomas Mathers | 1891 | 1963 | |
| 1951 - 1954 | Rev Charles Henry Ball | 1886 | 1964 | |
| 1954 - 1963 | Rev Bruce Galloway | 1907 | 1976 | |
| 1963 - 1973 | Rev Clifford Joseph Weston | |||
| 1986 - 1991 | Rev Robert Edward Spring | With North Lidcombe | 1920 | 2016 |
| 2001 - 2008 | Rev Arthur North | With Glenfield | 1930 | 2020 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Cumberland Council Heritiage Study.
2. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.