Wollongong, NSW - St Michael's Anglican
Year Built: 1859
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Michael
Address: 75 Church Street, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500
Architect: Edmund Blacket
Traditional Owners: Dharawal people
Last Updated: 22/03/2023
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History and Architecture:
The Church was designed by Edmund Blacket and built from 1858 to 1859. The Church Hall was built on the corner of the site in 1908. In 1967 some significant work was carried out to the church buildings. Funded by the lease of the service station, the most obvious change was the blonde brick kindergarten extension to the 1925 hall, originally built as a space to hold regional gatherings.
St Michael's was inaugurated as a pro-cathedral in 1970.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 - 1857 | Rev Matthew Devenish Meares | 1800 | 1878 | |
| 1891 - 1892 | Rev Henry Dashwood Sealy Vidal | Curate | 1854 | 1905 |
| 1904 - | Rev John Ralph Hunter | Catechist | 1869 | 1919 |
| 1904 - | Rev Edward Hyacinthe Tottenham | Curate | 1861 | 1924 |
| 1906 - | Rev Thomas Hughes | Lay Reader | ||
| 1907 - 1912 | Rev Edward Lampard | 1866 | 1956 | |
| 1910 - 1912 | Rev Alfred John King | Curate | 1884 | 1941 |
| 1913 - 1914 | Rev Walter Newmarch | 1865 | 1925 | |
| 1913 - 1917 | Rev Joseph Poole | Curate | 1879 | 1949 |
| 1914 - 1922 | Rev Charles Augustus Stubbin | 1874 | 1962 | |
| 1915 - | Rev Leland Percy Parsons | Lay Reader | 1892 | 1980 |
| 1922 - 1924 | Rev David James Knox | 1875 | 1960 | |
| 1928 - 1929 | Rev Kenley Frederick Saunders | Curate | 1901 | 1983 |
| 1933 - | Rev James Rodwell Le'Huray | Acting | 1897 | 1971 |
| 1938 - | Rev Gordon Glanville Mottram | Curate | 1906 | 1968 |
| 1941 - 1949 | Rev Reginald Charles Michel Long | 1887 | 1958 | |
| 1962 - | Archdeacon Eric Arthur Pitt | 1912 | 1978 |
Organ:
The first organ was built in 1853 by J.W. Walker, London. It had 3 sp.st., tr. 8.8.4. The present organ was built in 1875/76 by J.W. Walker & Sons of London. It was enlarged c.1924 by T.C. Edwards (addition of swell) and later rebuilt by S.T. Noad & Son c 1960. Restored with tonal alterations 1967 by J.W. Walker & Sons It has 2m., 15 sp.st., 8c., el. pn.
A full description can be seen here.
Source:
1. Cable Clerical Index.
2. Wikipedia.
3. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.