Cooma, NSW - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1872
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Paul
Address: 136 Commissioner Street, Cooma, New South Wales, 2630
Architect: Alberto Dias Soares
Traditional Owners: Ngarigo/Ngarigu people
Last Updated: 12/03/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Church was completed in 1872, the nave being consecrated by Bishop Thomas, the first Bishop of Goulburn, during the incumbency of the Ven. Archdeacon Druitt. Until 1891 the nave had no tower, - but on October 21st in that year, the last stone of the spire was laid by Mr. C. F. Welch, then Mayor of Cooma. Completion took place in 1892. The contractor was Mr. D. Montgomery, the architect Mr. Kent, and the clerk of works, Mr. G. D. Cochran.
A brass plate reads, " This stone was laid by David Ryrie April 21st AD 1891".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1842 - 1842 | Rev William G. Nott | 1808 | 1859 | |
| 1843 - 1854 | Rev Edward Gifford Pryce | 1814 | 1904 | |
| 1855 - 1856 | Rev W. Riky | Locum | ||
| 1855 - 1856 | Rev E. Synge | Locum | 1826 | 1871 |
| 1856 - 1890 | Rev Thomas Druitt | 1817 | 1891 | |
| 1885 - 1886 | Rev John Herman Leopold Zillman | Locum | 1841 | 1919 |
| 1888 - 1890 | Rev Augustus Rutherford Shaw | Curate | 1860 | 1936 |
| 1889 - 1889 | Rev Lintott J. Taylor | Locum | ||
| 1890 - 1894 | Rev Frederick Bevan | 1857 | 1932 | |
| 1893 - | Rev James Daziel Nicolson | Lay Reader | 1930 | |
| 1894 - 1896 | Rev George Jennings | Curate | 1842 | 1913 |
| 1894 - 1899 | Rev Randolph J. Ross Edwards | 1853 | 1933 | |
| 1900 - | Rev Herbert Edward Thomson | Rural Dean | 1839 | 1902 |
| 1902 - 1904 | Rev W. F. Wentworth Shields | 1867 | 1944 | |
| 1902 - 1906 | Rev Herbert John Gedney | Curate | 1866 | 1935 |
| 1904 - 1906 | Rev Robert Montague Turnball | Locum | 1861 | 1928 |
| 1906 - | Rev Rouse Upjohn | Lay Reader | 1881 | 1949 |
| 1906 - 1913 | Rev Charles Ernest Burgess | 1865 | 1958 | |
| 1909 - | Rev Henry Filders Hawkins | Reader | 1887 | 1960 |
| 1912 - 1912 | Rev Stanley Johnson West | Curate | 1884 | 1954 |
| 1913 - 1921 | Rev John William Ward | 1873 | 1938 | |
| 1914 - 1914 | Rev Samuel North | Curate | 1871 | 1963 |
| 1916 - 1918 | Rev Gilbert Llewellyn Williams | 1886 | 1954 | |
| 1917 - 1918 | Rev Lindsay George Herbert Watson | Curate | 1886 | 1965 |
| 1919 - 1922 | Rev Herbert Stanley Brown | 1888 | 1975 | |
| 1919 - 1929 | Rev Edgar Ward Thomas | Locum | 1866 | 1939 |
| 1921 - 1930 | Rev Gordon Hamilton Hirst | 1885 | 1939 | |
| 1929 - 1930 | Rev George Bathurst Thompson | Locum | 1879 | 1960 |
| 1930 - 1930 | Rev John W. Platt | Locum | ||
| 1930 - 1947 | Rev Howard Castleton Russell | 1885 | 1973 | |
| 1947 - 1948 | Rev Kenneth Leslie McKeown | 1890 | 1948 | |
| 1948 - 1952 | Rev Douglas E.K. Blanche | 1896 | 1968 | |
| 1952 - 1959 | Rev Guy Edward Julien | 1912 | 1983 | |
| 1959 - 1961 | Rev Charles Henry Star | Rural Dean | 1915 | 1968 |
| 1959 - 1963 | Rev Frank Woodwell | |||
| 1969 - 1972 | Rev Frederick A. Hart | |||
| 1973 - 1977 | Rev Lyall A. Turley | |||
| 1977 - 1984 | Rev Don E. Francis | |||
| 1985 - 1985 | Rev Stanley R. Willey | Locum | ||
| 1986 - 2000 | Rev Keith Stephens | |||
| 2000 - 2004 | Rev Kevin C. Stone | |||
| 2005 - 2013 | Rev Paul A.S. Cohen | |||
| 2022 - | Rev Wendy Bloomfield | Locum |
Organ:
First organ built unknown. Present location and details of specification unavailable. Second organ, built in 1959 by J.P. Eagles. Advertised for sale 11.8.79; price $4000. Thought to have been bought by All Saints, Ainslie, ACT but never assembled and current state unknown. (this information courtesy Organ Historical Trust of Australia).
Source:
1. Cable Clerical Index with permission.
2. Monaro Pioneers web site.
3. Deep and lasting Foundations Parishes of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goullburn 2019.
4. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.