Casino, NSW - St Paul's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1908
Denomination: Presbyterian
Saint: Paul
Address: 181 Canterbury Road, Casino, New South Wales, 2470
Architect: Popplewell and Sykes
Architectural Style: Gothic Early English
Traditional Owners: Galibal people
Last Updated: 01/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
St Paul's Presbyterian Church was opened on Wednesday 15 July 1908 by the Right Rev. J. Macaulay, Moderator of the General Assembly. Designed by the Casino architects, Messrs Popplewell and Sykes, in the Early English Gothic style.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 - | Rev John Miller McDonald | 1879 | 1968 | |
| 1911 - 1913 | Rev Claude Caldwell Wearne | 1892 | 1949 | |
| 1913 - | Rev Thomas McVittie | 1886 | 1966 | |
| 1913 - 1915 | Rev James Barnet Victor Steel | 1890 | 1952 | |
| 1918 - 1922 | Rev David Ringland Hamilton | 1875 | 1945 | |
| 1920 - 1922 | Rev Ralf Maidment | 1891 | 1987 | |
| 1923 - 1925 | Rev John Richardson | 1862 | 1958 | |
| 1926 - 1940 | Rev Isaac Henry Rodgers | 1885 | 1959 | |
| 1940 - 1943 | Rev Maalcolm Charles Mayes | 1907 | 1989 | |
| 1941 - | Rev Edward Thompson | Asst | 1910 | 1997 |
| 1943 - 1950 | Rev Arthur Thomas Percival North | 1913 | 2006 | |
| 1951 - 1959 | Rev George William Maann | 1909 | 2003 | |
| 1959 - 1967 | Rev James Mathers | 1928 | 1994 | |
| 1968 - 1973 | Rev Hector McDonald Coutts | 1910 | 1976 | |
| 1973 - 1976 | Rev Robert Noel Riek | With Bonalbo | 1917 | 2013 |
| 1978 - 1980 | Rev Robert Ian Cameron Davidson | 1911 | 1980 | |
| 1981 - 1984 | Rev Robert Noel Riek | 1917 | 2013 | |
| 1985 - 1992 | Rev Edmund Bruce Hoskin | With Bonalbo | 1926 | 2009 |
Organ:
The Organ was built by the Whitehouse Brother's of Brisbane in 1947. A full description can be seen here at the Organ Historical Trust of Australia..
Source:
1.Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.