Gundagai, NSW - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1986
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: John
Address: Otway Street, Gundagai, New South Wales, 2722
Architect: George Hart
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 19/01/2023
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History and Architecture:
The earliest ministry in the Gundagai area came from Rev C.F. Brigstoke from Yass The Foundation stone of the church was laid on 19 September 1861 by Right Reverend Barker Lord Bishop of Sydney. Mr George Hart a local resident designed the church.
The Church is built of local slate and the roof was originally "battered and shingled and lined inside the raftters with colonial pine". The stone mason was Abraham Marshall who along with Samuel True, played a large part in the building of St John's Church and many early Gundagai buildings.
The Church was opened on 5 June 1867 by Mesac Thomas, Bishop of Goulburn.
A corner stone reads, " This corner stone was laid by Robert Gordon Arthur M.A. Th.D. Bishop September 19. 1986".
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 - | Rev Robert Cartright | 1771 | 1856 | |
| 1865 - | Rev H. S. Seaborn | |||
| 1870 - 1873 | Rev James H. Manning | |||
| 1873 - 1875 | Rev H. E. Thomas | |||
| 1875 - 1879 | Rev S. B. Holt | |||
| 1880 - 1885 | Rev J. H. Williams | |||
| 1885 - 1894 | Rev Randolph John Ross Edwards | 1853 | 1933 | |
| 1894 - 1902 | Rev Albert Cornelius Mosley | 1854 | 1938 | |
| 1902 - 1904 | Rev A. R. Shaw | |||
| 1904 - 1905 | Rev J. S. Dobson | |||
| 1905 - 1906 | Rev W. H. Edwards | |||
| 1906 - 1910 | Rev W. Cowan | |||
| 1910 - 1911 | Rev A. E. Coote | |||
| 1910 - 1911 | Rev W. Parkes | |||
| 1911 - 1924 | Rev H. F.A. Champion | |||
| 1924 - 1927 | Rev W. S. McLeod | |||
| 1927 - 1932 | Rev Sidney George Davis | 1884 | 1945 | |
| 1932 - 1954 | Rev G. E. Morris | |||
| 1954 - 1963 | Rev F. A. Hart | |||
| 1963 - 1966 | Rev Russell Henry Oldmeadow | |||
| 1966 - 1971 | Rev J. G. Williams | |||
| 1971 - 1990 | Rev William Edward Wright | 1930 | ||
| 1990 - 1996 | Rev Stephen Robert Simkus | |||
| 1996 - | Rev David Alan Robinson |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The Church's of St John at Boorowa and Gundagai by Bill Wright.
2. The Centenary of Christ Church Jugiong 1872 -3.
3. Extract from The Watermen of Gundagai by Brendan O'Keefe, Michael Pearson & Marcia McIntyre, supplied by Asley King.