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Saint: Peter & Paul
Doncaster East, VIC - St Peter and Paul's Catholic
Address: 23 Leeds Street, , Doncaster East Victoria, 3109
Fr. Gleeson, the Parish Priest of Box Hill, purchased the present site of St Peter and Paul's in 1948 for 2,500 pounds, adjacent to a large block which had been bought in the post-war years by the government for release as housing sites for returned servicemen.
Garran, ACT - St Peter & Paul
Year Built: 1977
Address: 2 Boake Place, , Garren Australian Capital Territory, 2605
A wall plaque reads, " To the Glory of God and under the patronage of Saints Peter and Paul this church was consecrated by The Most Rev T.V. Cahill D.D. Phd C.B.E. Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn November 27th 1977 Rev John P. Kelly P.P. ".
Gawler, SA - St Peter and Paul Catholic
Year Built: 1850
Address: 1 Parnell Square, , Gawler South Australia, 5118
The Gawler Catholic Mission began with the appointment of two English Cistercian Monks – Frs Norbert and Wolfrey, by Bishop of Adelaide, Doctor Murphy – and they arrived in Gawler in August 1848 from Tasmania. The church is built on the site of Gawler's first Roman Catholic church, built in 1850, which was South Australia's second…
Milton, NSW - St Peter & St Paul Anglican
Year Built: 1859
Address: 111 Princes Highway, , Milton New South Wales, 2538
John Kendall dedicated the foundation stone of the Gothic-revival style Church of St Peter and St Paul on 21 August 1859, on land donated by Joseph Whatman of Myrtle Farm. The original church building (the long section with a tall arched window) was one of Milton’s earliest buildings, built by John Chandle and A. Bond in 1860.
Palm Beach, QLD - St Peter & St Paul Anglican
Address: 69 Palm Beach Avenue, , Palm Beach Queensland, 4221
South Melbourne, VIC - St Peter and Paul Catholic
Year Built: 1869
Address: Corner Dorcas & Montegue Streets, , South Melbourne Victoria, 3205
The area where this church stands was once known as Emerald Hill before becoming South Melbourne. Father John O'Connell was appointed to the charge of Emerald Hill and Sandridge in 1854 and this meant that Emerald Hill was the first strictly suburban Parish in the Diocese. Built of bluestone and of Gothic style the Architect was TA…
West Geelong, VIC - St Peter and St Paul Catholic
Year Built: 1864
Address: Mercer Street, , Geelong West Victoria, 3218
On the 25's October 1849, Acting Vicar-General, Rev. N.J. Coffey applied for 2 acres of land near the village of Ashby. The-Governors finally approved the grant on 25 October 1850. By 1855, a brick school had been built on the site now occupied by the Presbytery. The school was used as a venue to celebrate mass on Sundays and holidays of…