Longreach, QLD - Uniting

Denomination: Uniting

Address: 107 Galah Street, Longreach, Queensland, 4730

Previous Denomination: Presbyterian

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Iningai people

Last Updated: 07/05/2023

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History and Architecture:

A historical board at the front of the Church reads in part,

"The first mention of the bell is found in the minutes of a meeting of the Ladies' guild. of the Presbyterian Church in (February, 1913. The Ladies had been donating one shilling each month towards the cost of an organ winch they had purchased for the church. The final payment had been made on the organ, so the (aeries decided to keep making their donations and the money would go towards the cost of a church bell.

The Church Committee ordered a bell weighing 153 pounds (60kg) and arrangements were made for 'Edwards Martinn Ltd to construct a stand (tower) at a cost of eight pounds ten shillings. In the same month an account was paid to (Edwards Martin for 34 pounds nine shilings and sixpence. 'This could have been the cost of the bell but it could have included the cost of supplying the tower as well.

The Bell ceased being used in about 1957 when a donation was made to the church by the Stevenson family in memory of their mother Christina Stevenson. This gift was the supplying and installation of a record system and speakers for the playing of recorded carillon music to replace the ringing of the Bell bell".

Clergy:

These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.

Years	Name	Annotation
1908 - 1910	Rev John Sinclair	P
1908 - 1910	Rev W. M. Maitland	P
1908 - 1910	Rev T. H. Eccersall	P
1911 - 1914	Rev Reginald Knyvett	P
1915 - 1916	Rev A. J.C. Tebbit	P
1916 - 1916	Rev Duff	P
1917 - 1918	Rev William Meikle	P
1919 - 1923	Rev Charles Yuill	P
1922 -	Rev Crawford	Locum
1923 - 1925	Rev A. M McAllister	P
1926 - 1926	Rev J. J. Stewart	P
1926 - 1932	Rev James Blake	P
1933 - 1933	Rev . M. Crawford	Locum
1933 - 1936	Rev James Goudie	P
1936 - 1938	Rev Graham Skerman	P
1937 - 1939	Rev William McPheat	P
1940 - 1947	Rev Wilfred Roberts	P
1947 - 1951	Rev John Mallyon	P
1951 - 1954	Rev Alec Laurie	P
1954 - 1958	Rev John Davison	P
1958 -	Rev E. B. Hope Hume	P
1959 - 1963	Rev Ken Gardner	P
1963 -	Rev Cec C. Seymour	P
1964 - 1968	Rev G. M. Noble	P
1968 -	Rev Boyd Mathews	P
1969 - 1974	Rev E. C. Denman	P
1975 - 1978	Rev John Thiesfield	U
1979 - 1981	Rev Graeme Adsett	U
1982 - 1986	Rev Ross Neilson	U
1989 - 1993	Rev Barry Cole Clarke	U
1994 - 1998	Rev Beverley Ham	U
1999 - 2002	Rev Tim Jensen	U
2004 -	Rev Jim Peacock	U
2022 ? -	Rev Jenny Coombes	U

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

1. Longreach Parish since 1892. Q 287.93 EMS