Longreach, QLD - St Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1959
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Andrew
Address: 144 Emu Street, Longreach, Queensland, 4730
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Iningai people
Last Updated: 22/07/2022
History and Architecture:
The St Andrew's Bush Brotherhood was established in 1897 in Longreach, Queensland, by the Bishop of Stepney, Canon Body and the Bishop of Rockhampton, Nathaniel Dawes. The first group of brothers was led by the Reverend George Halford.
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was laid in the faith of Jesus Christ. In the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. Under the dedication of Saint Andrew A.M. In remembrance of those who gave their lives for God and Country in the Great Wars. By + Theodore Lord Bishop of Rockhampton on the feast of Saint Francis 4th October 1959. John Bayton Rector".
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1897 - 1902 | Rev Thomas Jackson Chapman | Missionary | 1866 | 1943 |
1900 - 1905 | Rev William Burbridge | Bush Brotherhood | 1871 | 1962 |
1902 - 1906 | Rev Adrian Stokes | 1875 | 1956 | |
1903 - 1908 | Rev Walter Douglas Auden | Bush Brotherhood | 1874 | 1956 |
1904 - 1910 | Rev Arthur Tuke Robinson | Bush Brotherhood | ||
1910 - | Rev Guy Josselyn Roxby | Bush Brotherhood | ||
1912 - 1917 | Rev Evelyn Holt Coulcher | Bush Brotherhood | 1880 | 1944 |
1921 - 1925 | Rev Bicton Clemence Wilson | 1881 | 1945 | |
1925 - 1928 | Rev James Henry Brown | 1882 | 1969 | |
1930 - 1935 | Rev Eric Livingstone Bulmer Gribble | 1898 | 1966 | |
1936 - | Rev Robert Holden Ford | 1906 | 1983 | |
1937 - 1938 | Rev James Edward Wheatley | Curate | 1903 | 1964 |
1938 - 1940 | Rev Allan Gregg Reilly | 1900 | 1962 | |
1951 - 1953 | Rev George James William Dann | 1906 | 1977 | |
1953 - 1956 | Rev Leslie Percival Smith | 1911 | 1995 | |
1956 - 1958 | Rev Pender Osmond Brookes | 1901 | 1971 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Cable Clerical Index.