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Denomination: Presbyterian
Cudgewa, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1899
Address: 946 Cudgewa Valley Road, , Cudgewa Victoria, 3705
The Church was sold in 2008.
Daylesford, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1904
Address: 21 Camp Street, , Daylesford Victoria, 3460
The foundation stone was laid in 1903 by Mrs Jessie Leggatt of a prominent Daylesford family (there is a Leggatt Street in the town). Mrs Leggatt gave the money to build the church and her marble memorial plaque remains affixed inside the empty porch. The style is a modified English Decorated. A brick church built between 1903 and 1904…
Deception Bay, QLD - Peace Presbyterian
Address: 155 Maine Terrace, , Deception Bay Queensland, 4508
Deloraine, TAS - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1883
Address: 32 W Goderich Street, , Deloraine Tasmania, 7304
The Church was closed in 1983 and is now a private residence.
Devonport, TAS - St Columba Presbyterian
Year Built: 1957
Address: 13 Edward Street, , Devonport Tasmania, 7310
The first Presbyterian church in Devonport briefly used the Congregational Church and then the Devonport Town Hall. Throughout the building of the Church many members of the Board of Management and Session, plus other committees were led by Rev "Bert" Scrimgeour who, with practical knowledge, endeared himself to all who knew him. The…
Drouin, VIC - Scot's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1959
Address: 1 Church Street, , Drouin Victoria, 3818
From an unknown date until November 1880, the Presbyterians of Drouin worshipped in the Anglican Church building, then situated at 30 Grant Street. A Presbyterian Charge was established in the district as early as 1876 and that the first service was conducted by Rev. W. L. Morton at the "Lardner Track School" in October of that year.…
Dunedoo, NSW - St David's Presbyterian
Address: Cobborah Street, , Dunedoo New South Wales, 2844
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Rev. G. Nelson Bensley 1st December 1923".
Dungog, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 63 Dowling Street, , Dungog New South Wales, 2420
Dunoon, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 102 James Street, , Dunoon New South Wales, 2480
Eaglehawk, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1860
Address: 75A Victoria Street, , Eaglehawk Victoria, 3556
The Foundation stone was laid by "Bendigo Mac" i.e. Mr Lachlan McLachlan Police Magistrate of the district. The total cost of building the Church was £500. The Church plans were drawn by Mr Duncan who gave his services free and the Church was built by Messrs Griffiths and Co. On 1st April, 1860, three special services were held to…
East Melbourne, VIC - Cairns Memorial Presbyterian former
Year Built: 1883
Address: Corner Powlett & Hotham Streets, , East Melbourne Victoria, 3002
An article in the Melbourne Argus newspaper of 10 October 1881 reads, "A section of the congregation of Chalmera' Church having been granted permission by the Presbetry of Melbourne to form themselves into a separate congregation, they met for the first time yesterday morning, at the Orderly room, corner of Powlett-street and…
Ellinbank, VIC - Anglican & Presbyterian
Address: Korumburra Road, , Ellinbank Victoria, 3821
Eltham, VIC - Presbyterian
Address: 19 Batman Road, , Eltham Victoria, 3095
The site of the Church was purchased in 1958 by the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. Services began in April 1958 in a nearby home. For more information visit the church website here.
Elwood, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1939
Address: Corner Scot & Tennyson Streets, , Elwood Victoria, 3184
The Foundation stone was laid on 10 December 1938 by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Councillor Arthur W. Coles J.P.
Epping Forrest, TAS - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1924
Address: Midland Highway, , Epping Forrest Tasmania, 7211
A Foundation stone reads, "A.M.D.G. JD Foster 1924". The church is now in private hands.
Epping, VIC - Presbyterian
Address: 771 High Street, , Epping Victoria, 3076
The land upon which the church stands was first reserved for the Presbyterian Church on 27 February 1865, although it was not until 1870 that the land was formally granted by the Lands Department. The foundation stone was laid by Mr Brock, J P, on 4 November 1867 following a tea meeting at 4 pm. Thomas Mitchell, who erect the adjacent…
Finley, NSW - Scot's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1919
Address: Corner Denison & Wollamai Streets, , Finley New South Wales, 2713
The land was purchased from William Tindale for £60. The Builder was Mr. J.T. Close. The total cost of the Church, including furniture, was approximately £2600 and 67,000 bricks were used. The Foundation stone was laid by Mrs C McAlister 29 October 1919.
Forbes, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1862
Address: Harold Street, , Forbes New South Wales, 2871
A wooden church was erected at the corner of Cross and Clear Streets in 1862 but was destroyed by a storm and replaced by another. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was erected in 1877 at a cost of £1,300. Reverend Arthur Aspinall was the first resident Presbyterian clergyman in Forbes (1874-87) and he established the present church; the…
Fortitude Valley, QLD - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1885
Address: 28 Warner Street, , Fortitude Valley Queensland, 4006
The Fortitude Valley Presbyterian Church was started ia a very modest way on 14th February, 1866, when a congregation was formed in the Valley and met in a small cottage in Ann Street, near Morgan Street. When, in 1883, the Reverend W. Anson Smith was called to minister to the congregation, it was decided to build a church on land…
Frankston, VIC - Presbyterian (former)
Year Built: 1923
Address: 6 Davey Street, , Frankston Victoria, 3199
The Church was built in 1923 and the Sunday School was opened 10 yeas later. A former Presbyterian Church it was re located to High Street Frankston and later became an Uniting Church. The Frankston Standard Newspaper of June 1947 reported that a building fund had been set up for a new Manse. It was to be located at 4 Nolan Street…
Freemantle, WA - Scot's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1890
Address: Corner Norfolk & South Tce, , Freemantle Western Australia, 2795
The church is constructed from ashlar limestone with red-brick quoins on the buttresses and window edges. The steeply pitched roof is constructed from timber originally with jarrah shingles but most recently with terra cotta tiles. When originally built the church consisted of a nave and an aisle on the north western side; the vestry is…
Garah, NSW - St David's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1929
Address: 1 Benarba Street, , Garah New South Wales, 2405
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Ioan Williams on 5th February 1929".
Gardenvale East, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1933
Address: North Road, , Gardenvale East Victoria, 3185
The Foundation stone was laid 16 December 1933 by Miss L.A. Nicoll a foundation member of the church.
Geelong, VIC - St George's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1861
Address: Corner La Trobe Tce & Ryrie Streets, , Geelong Victoria, 3220
St George's Presbyterian Church was formed in 1861 by a breakaway group from the St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Yarra Street. The large and finely constructed Church reflects the wealth of many of the Church's foundation patrons, which included Francis Ormond and other western district squatters. The Church is a significant and intact…
Gilgandra, NSW - St Stephen's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1912
Address: 42 Myrtle Street, , Gilgandra New South Wales, 2827
By 1912 the Presbyterians of Gilgandra were in a position to construct a church building and decided to ‘build one that would meet the requirements of a growing congregation for some time’. A building capable of seating 250 people was designed by Messrs. Power and Andrews of Sydney. Mr. R. J. Carson undertook construction under the…
Gisborne, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1871
Address: Fisher Street, , Gisborne Victoria, 3437
The present church was opened in August 1871 after the first church proved to be too small, coinciding with the opening of the new Catholic church. The noted architect, Lloyd Tayler, had called tenders for the erection of a Presbyterian Church at Gisborne at the end of 1870. The cost was £1350. The Manse was build in 1908 and sold in…
Gladstone, QLD - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1955
Address: 149 Goondoon Street, , Gladstone Queensland, 4680
Construction on a meeting place in the heart of Gladstone began in 1867, and the original foundation stone is still there today. This building was destroyed by a cyclone in March 1949. We rebuilt on the same site and the current building was finished in 1956. A Foundation stone reads, " AD 1867 This is the Foundation stone of the…
Glen Innes, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 10 Heron Street, , Glen Innes New South Wales, 2370
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was set by Rt Rev. Campbell Egan BA BD Mth Moderator of NSW on 19th April 1980- St Andrew's Presbyterian Church". A plaque reads, "This Church of St Andrew's was opened and dedicated to the Glory of God by the Presbytery of New England on 12th December 1981 - P.E. Lush MA PhD…
Goondiwindi, QLD - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 31 Herbert Street, , Goondiwindi Queensland, 4390
In September 1962 tenders were called for a new Church and T F Woollan and Son Pty Ltd of Brisbane were successful on 24 September 1962 in obtaining the commission to build the church at a cost of £20,875. Work commenced on 2 October 1962. The Foundation Stone for the new Church was laid by the Moderator Right Rev A R Wilson on…
Goulburn, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1924
Address: 25 Clifford Street, , New South Wales, 2580
By order of the Governor in 1839, 2 acres of land for a church, schoolhouse and manse were marked off in the area today bounded by Sloane, Bradley and Craig Streets,and on 21st June, 1839, the first stone of the church was laid. The architect was William Hume, and the cost was £685. After the failure of the first builder to fulfil his…
Grafton, NSW - Free Presbyterian
Address: 172 Fitzroy Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
The Church was commenced in 1941.
Grafton, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1886
Address: 116 Oliver Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
The Church dimensions are 64ft. 6in. in length x 36ft. in width. The foundations were concrete, 4ft. wide and 2ft. 9in. thick. The walls are of brick. 24ft. in height averageing 18in, cemented inside and out. having 2 rows of galvanised loop iron built in every 8th course, with 6 buttresses on each side projecting 18in. beyond the walls.…
Grenfell, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1870
Address: Weddin Street, , Grenfell New South Wales, 2810
The Foundation stone was laid on 7th December 1870 by Miss Kilpatrick.