Macquarie Plains, TAS - St Augustine's Anglican
Year Built: 1904
Denomination: Anglican
Address: 388 Gordon River Road, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, 7140
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 06/07/2023
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History and Architecture:
The Foundation stone was laid by Rt Rev J Edward Mercer D.D. Bishop of Tasmania on July 20th 1904. Reverend Walter Hooker was inducted Rector on this day and he remained until 1908.
As early as 1895 services were held in the railway waiting room while being financially supported by the New Norfolk parish with R.W.G. Shoobridge deeding the new land building the church and supplying all necessary outside sheds, stables, fences etc at the cost of £380.
The Church is now in private hands.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 - 1855 | Rev Wickham Mayer Hesketh | 1807 | 1868 | |
| 1894 - 1895 | Rev Arthur Wayne | Locum | 1830 | 1901 |
| 1895 - 1903 | Rev John Oberlin Harris | Rural Dean | 1844 | 1922 |
| 1895 - 1902 | Rev Walter Jeremiah Dodson | 1869 | 1940 | |
| 1903 - 1908 | Rev Walter Hooker | 1870 | 1936 | |
| 1908 - 1926 | Rev Frederic Thorpe | 1859 | 1926 | |
| 1915 - 1915 | Rev Charles Frederick Emery | Curate | 1882 | 1937 |
| 1926 - 1928 | Rev Frederick Henry Lansdell | Curate | 1891 | 1974 |
| 1929 - 1940 | Rev Stuart Macarthur Mortyn | Curate | 1889 | 1974 |
| 1940 - 1946 | Rev Kenneth John Hughes | 1900 | 1965 | |
| 1950 - 1958 | Rev Roy Albert Ezzy | 1907 | 1977 |
Source:
1. A glimpse into the history of St Matthews Anglican Church, The Parish of New Norfolk Tasmania. Dorothy Robinson
2. Cable Clergy Index with permission