Hughenden, QLD - St Thomas' Anglican
Year Built: 1953
Denomination: Anglican
Address: 14 Hardwicke Street, Hughenden, Queensland, 4821
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Yirandhali people
Last Updated: 17/07/2022
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History and Architecture:
The first recorded services were held in 1883 and in 1885 Bishop Stanton dedicated the Parish Church of St Thomas. This church was demolished in 1949 by a cyclone.
The origins of the Hughenden parish of the Church of England are closely bound up warn the first settlement of the district, particularly with Mr. Robert Gray, who gained control of Hughenden Station from Henry in 1865. Gray's wife was a daughter of the first Anglican Dean of Goulburn.
In his "Reminiscences of India and North Queensland" Gray recalls that the first cleric to visit Hughenden was Reverend James Hassall, a priest from the Dioceses of Sydney. He had come north to dispose of some cattle which he and his brother owned. While in the district he held two services for the Grays and their employees at Hughenden Station homestead.
This visit was in 1866, well before the church was established in the district. At . marked the origin of the Anglican faith in the district. Only Bowenn (1863) and Townsville (1865) in North Queensland had earlier church services than those field in Hughenden.
The next visit by an Anglican minister was not until 1871 when Reverend J Adams who was attached to the Townsville parish held services at Hughenden Station.
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by the Lord Bishop of North Queensland The Rt Rev Ian Shevill M.A. 5th July 1953 - A.M.D.G. A.E. Turner Rector".
A plaque on the adjacent Hall reads,
HALL CLADDING PROJECT
A Joint Initiative of St Thomas Anglican Church, Hughenden Flinders Shire Council and The Estate of Charles Smith (Smithy) Duncombe.
Officially Dedicated by The Anglican Bishop of North Queensland The Right Reverend Bill Ray 8th July 2012.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 - 1886 | Rev Thomas William Ramm | 1843 | 1920 | |
| 1886 - 1891 | Rev Ernest Augustus Anderson | 1859 | 1945 | |
| 1891 - | Rev Henry George Hawkins | Curate | 1867 | 1957 |
| 1893 - | Rev Henry George Hawkins | 1867 | 1957 | |
| 1894 - | Rev Alfred Edwards | 1850 | 1898 | |
| 1894 - 1895 | Rev Alfred Edward Hockey | Curate | 1863 | 1937 |
| 1896 - 1897 | Rev John William Ward | Curate | 1873 | 1938 |
| 1898 - | Rev John Brownell Drabble | 1863 | 1943 | |
| 1898 - 1900 | Rev Gilbert White | 1859 | 1933 | |
| 1899 - 1900 | Rev Alfred Norton Garrett | Curate | 1869 | 1943 |
| 1900 - 1902 | Rev William Abel Turner | 1858 | 1938 | |
| 1901 - 1902 | Rev Aneurin Vaughan Williams | Curate | 1872 | 1955 |
| 1902 - | Rev Albert Ernest Attkins | 1872 | 1947 | |
| 1904 - | Rev Edward Cassian Crotty | Curate | 1842 | 1921 |
| 1906 - 1908 | Rev William Henry Walter Williams | 1869 | 1966 | |
| 1907 - 1910 | Rev Robert Alexander Burnett | Curate | 1878 | 1962 |
| 1908 - 1909 | Rev Ernest Clarence Landerman | Curate | 1878 | 19963 |
| 1909 - 1912 | Rev Thomas Herbert Wilson | 1871 | 1949 | |
| 1913 - | Rev David Henry Teal | 1881 | 1941 | |
| 1920 - 1921 | Rev Thomas Edwards | 1880 | 1955 | |
| 1921 - 1922 | Rev Bryan Percival Robin | 1887 | 1969 | |
| 1922 - 1926 | Rev William Percy Hawes Hubbard | 1885 | 1947 | |
| 1926 - 1929 | Rev Eric Livingstone Bulmer Gribble | 1898 | 1966 | |
| 1929 - 1938 | Rev Victor Orman Phillis | 1902 | 1970 | |
| 1939 - 1945 | Rev David James Leyburn Richardson | 1905 | 1956 | |
| 1946 - 1949 | Rev Walter James Daniels | 1905 | 1980 | |
| 1951 - 1954 | Rev Albert Ernest Turner | 1912 | 1966 | |
| 1958 - | Rev P. Arch |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. History from records held at the Hughenden Library.
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission.
3. NQ 1878 - 1958 80 Years of Anglican Progress. L.C. 283.943 FRA