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Saint: Andrew


Thangool, QLD - St Andrew's Anglican

Thangool, QLD - St Andrew's Anglican

Address: 35 Stanley Street, , Thangool Queensland, 4716

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Townsville, QLD - St Andrew's Presbyterian

Townsville, QLD - St Andrew's Presbyterian

Year Built: 1974

Address: 119 Wills Street, , Townsville Queensland, 4810

The first meeting of the Committee was held in the Town Hall on 20th March, 1884. Robert Philp presided. (Mr. Philp later on became Premier of Queensland and 'Sir Robert'). At a subsequent meeting held on 22nd April, the Committee decided to proceed with the building of a Church on the land already purchased, cost of same when completed…

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Trafalgar, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Trafalgar, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Address: 38 Contingent Street, , Trafalgar Victoria, 3824

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Violet Town, VIC - St Andrews Uniting

Violet Town, VIC - St Andrews Uniting

Year Built: 1893

Address: 22 Tulip Street, , Violet Town Victoria, 3669

Formerly St Andrews Presbyterian Church the first minister to conduct a Presbyterian service in Violet Town was Rev George Tait. These early services were held in a slab hut in Primrose Street. Services were later conducted, first in a building near the then police station, until the Friendly Society Hall was built. The Rev. J. Gilsennon…

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Wagga Wagga, NSW - St Andrews Presbyterian

Wagga Wagga, NSW - St Andrews Presbyterian

Year Built: 1890

Address: Church Street, , Wagga Wagga New South Wales, 2650

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was constructed in about 1890 and is designed in Victorian Academic Gothic style and is built of brick and sandstone. The Original Foundation stone was laid on 6 October 1869 by Sir Alfred Steven Chief Justice of New South Wales. The steep, gabled roof is clad with slate. St Andrew's has a landmark tower…

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Walcha, NSW - St Andrew's Anglican

Walcha, NSW - St Andrew's Anglican

Year Built: 1963

Address: 5N South Street, , Walcha New South Wales, 2354

The original Church was built with stone quarried from the demolished homestead at the Walcha station, Villa Wolka, and was completed in 1866. Originally known as St Paul's Church, it was renamed St Andrew's in the 1870s. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by John Stoward Moyes CMG MA Th.D D.D. D.LITT Lord…

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Walkerston, QLD - St Andrew's Uniting

Walkerston, QLD - St Andrew's Uniting

Year Built: 1956

Address: 3 Bold Street, , Walkerston Queensland, 4751

From 1876 until 1886 Walkerston was part of the Mackay Charge. The first services were held in a building on the site known as "The Old Boiling Downs", at the west end of Walkerston. The honour of promoting the initial steps to have a place of Public Worship established belongs to the late Mrs. John Cook, of Balnagowan, and the late…

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Walkerville, SA - St Andrew's Anglican

Walkerville, SA - St Andrew's Anglican

Year Built: 1847

Address: 41 Church Terrace, , Walkerville South Australia, 5081

In 1847, meetings were held at the Sussex Hotel, Walkerville Terrace to plan the building of a church in this area. In 1848 a local, Mr George Wright Hawkes helped raise the money for the construction of the Church. The money, including a Government grant of 150, was raised and the first building (40ft x 25ft) of limestone with brick…

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Warren, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian

Warren, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian

Address: Oxley Highway, , Warren New South Wales, 2824

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Warwick, QLD - St Andrew's Uniting

Warwick, QLD - St Andrew's Uniting

Year Built: 1870

Address: Corner Guy & Fitzroy Streets, , Warwick Queensland, 4370

A former Presbyterian Church, the Church was first established in 1870. The church building was originally rectilinear in plan and has had a stone entry porch added to the front. The Architect was George David Payne. It is constructed of load-bearing, rock-faced ashlar sandstone and is divided into six bays separated with buttresses.…

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Wentworthville, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian

Wentworthville, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian

Year Built: 1923

Address: 7 McKern Street, , Wentworthville New South Wales , 2145

The Church was originally located in Parramatta, but by the 1920s it was too small to accommodate Parramatta’s growing congregation. In 1925, after the new church was built, demolition work began on the old church. It was believed that the old church would be completley demolished, until Presbyterians in Wentworthville, in need of a…

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Woodend, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Woodend, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Year Built: 1910

Address: 37 Forest Street, , Woodend Victoria, 3442

The first Church service was held on October 21 1860 in the home of a Church person. The first wooden church was on the hill adjacent to St Mary's and was opened in 1861. A Foundation stone reads, "9 Apr 1910 by Dr J F Anderson, opened as Presbyterian, became Uniting 1977".

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Yarram, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Yarram, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Address: 109 Commercial Road, , Yarram Victoria, 3971

St Andrew Uniting Church and hall front Commercial Road. The Presbyterian congregation had used the Yarram Anglican Church for services for 25 years prior to building their own church in 1895. In October 1894 a meeting was held at the Mechanics Hall, at which it was decided to build a brick church to seat 200 people. Funds began to be…

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Yarrawonga, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Yarrawonga, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting

Address: 6 Piper Street, , Yarrawonga Victoria, 3730

A Foundation stone reads, " St Andrews Presbyterian Church Founded 1879 This stone was laid by A.A. Manning Esq J.P. 14th July 1928". A Foundation stone on the Church Hall reads, "To the glory of God in memory of the fallen of two World Wars and Korea. This stone was laid by the Rev. Reford Corr Chaplain 2nd A.I.F. Minister of this…

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Yass, NSW - St Andrews Uniting

Yass, NSW - St Andrews Uniting

Year Built: 1906

Address: 124 Meehan Street, , Yass New South Wales, 2582

The foundation stone of the current St. Andrews Church was laid on the 17th January 1906 by Alexander McBean of Springmount, a grandson of the first Alexander McBean, the founder of the family in the district. The architects were Messrs. Nixon and Adam. The church was built by Mr. Hastings from Tumut and is of Gothic design, built of…

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Yetman, NSW - St Andrew's Anglican

Yetman, NSW - St Andrew's Anglican

Year Built: 1937

Address: 50 Warialda Street, , Yetman New South Wales, 2410

A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. And in honour of St Andrews this stone was set by John Stoward Lord Bishop of Armidale November 12th 1937".

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