Mudgee, NSW - St Paul's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1875
Denomination: Presbyterian
Saint: Paul
Address: 105 Mortimer Street, Mudgee, New South Wales, 2850
Architect: Thomas Rowe
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 10/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser in an article on 5 June 1875 noted, "On the 27th ultimo, the Foundation stone of the new Presbyterian Church, at Mudgee, was laid by Mrs Dickson. The architect was Thomas Rowe. There was a large attendance present there being some 300 or 400 people in attendance. The Freemasons, decked out in the full regalia of their order, walked in procession to the grounds followed by the members of the Protestant Alliance Association. The Mudgee Volunteer Band led the way, playing appropriate sacred tunes".
The new Church was opened by the Rev. Dr. Steel on 10th March, 1878. There were large attendances at the services. Dr. Steel preached in the morning and the Rev. Dr. Geikie, minister of Bathurst. preached in the evening. The choir was conducted by Mr. Taylor who presided at the harmonium.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 - | Rev George Washinton Neely | |||
| 1885 - 1888 | Rev William Gibson Maconochie | |||
| 1888 - 1893 | Rev John Clark McDonald | |||
| 1894 - 1901 | Rev Charles W. Willis | |||
| 1902 - 1906 | Rev Thomas Davies Evans | 1935 | ||
| 1907 - 1908 | Rev Hugh Stewart Anderson | 1938 | ||
| 1909 - 1916 | Rev Thomas John Curtis | 1924 | ||
| 1917 - 1919 | Rev Richard Bourne Garner | 1868 | 1948 | |
| 1920 - 1921 | Rev S. A. Faulkner | |||
| 1923 - 1925 | Rev Thomas McDougall | Ordained & Inducted 23 | ||
| 1926 - 1929 | Rev John Vardre James | 1877 | 1969 | |
| 1929 - 1932 | Rev Harold Speechley Michie | 1882 | 1965 | |
| 1937 - 1937 | Rev Ernest Adie Ferguson | 1883 | 1964 | |
| 1937 - 1944 | Rev Alexander Grant Wood | 1873 | 1963 | |
| 1944 - 1948 | Rev George Ernest Howland | 1900 | 1987 | |
| 1949 - 1952 | Rev Donald Rutledge Wilcox | 1907 | 1974 | |
| 1953 - 1955 | Rev Allen William Fraser | 1914 | 1980 | |
| 1956 - 1959 | Rev William Harvey Ives | |||
| 1959 - 1962 | Rev Lewis Romney | 1930 | 2019 | |
| 1963 - 1967 | Rev Clifford Thoams Jones | Home Mission 63, Ordained & Inducted | 1915 | 1999 |
| 1969 - 1972 | Rev John Whelan Miller | |||
| 1973 - 1984 | Rev Alexander Black Clark | 1940 | 2006 | |
| 1999 - 2002 | Rev Donald Andrew Ross Duffy | 1940 | 2021 | |
| 2008 - 2010 | Rev Richard Jone Lee | |||
| 2022 - | Rev Ian Halbisch |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser 5 June 1875
2. Trove.
3. Ryerson Index.
4. Circling a Century - A History of St Paul's Presbyterian Church Mudgee 1858 - 1958 LH 285.994 PRE
5. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.