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Stafford, QLD - St Paul's Uniting

Stafford, QLD - St Paul's Uniting

Address: 1 Minimine Street, , Stafford Queensland, 40053

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Stanhope, VIC - St Lawrence Catholic

Stanhope, VIC - St Lawrence Catholic

Address: Corner Glasgow & Midland Highway, , Stanhope Victoria, 3623

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Stanhope, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican

Stanhope, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican

Year Built: 1967

Address: Brand Street, , Stanhope Victoria, 3623

The Foundation stone was laid on 2 July 1967 by the Bishop of Bendigo the Right Reverend R.E. Richards M.A.

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Stanley, TAS - Circular Head Anglican

Stanley, TAS - Circular Head Anglican

Year Built: 1887

Address: 37 Church Street, , Stanley Tasmania, 7331

The original St Paul's Anglican of 1842 was designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer and consecrated by Bishop Nixon in 1858, the first Bishop of Tasmania. Later the stone church had to be demolished due to cracks appearing in the walls, salt water was likely used in the mortar. In 1887 it was replaced by the present timber…

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Stanley, TAS - St James Presbyterian

Stanley, TAS - St James Presbyterian

Year Built: 1855

Address: 3 Fletcher Street, , Stanley Tasmania, 7331

The Church sits on land granted by the Van Diemen's Land Company. The building was bought in London in 1855 the first pre fabricated church to be brought to Tasmania and transported to Stanley at a total cost of £400. On anniversary days the church would overflow while the hall next door was frequently booked for wedding breakfasts and…

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Stanley, TAS - Star of the Sea Catholic

Stanley, TAS - Star of the Sea Catholic

Year Built: 1932

Address: 8 Marshall Street, , Stanley Tasmania, 7331

Father Peter Adlum, whose pastorate at Stanley spanned the years 1929 to 1932, built the third church at Stanley. Archbishop Hayden blessed the foundation stone on November 9, 1930. The new Star of the Sea Church was consecrated by Father Denis Murphy, administrator of the Diocese, on March 15, 1931. He had "never seen a country church so…

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Stanley, VIC -  Uniting

Stanley, VIC - Uniting

Address: Beechworth Stanley Road, , Stanley Victoria, 3747

A Wesleyan Church from 1853-1902 then a Methodist Church from 1902-1972, then finally as it is now known.

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Stanley, VIC - All Saints' Church of England (Former)

Stanley, VIC - All Saints' Church of England (Former)

Year Built: 1872

Address: 64 Pioneer Road, , Stanley Victoria, 3747

Built in 1872. The opening service was conducted by Reverend Father Howard on Sunday 20 October 1872. The Church was apparently closed during the time of Reverend Malcolm Crawley in 1981.

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Stanley, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)

Stanley, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)

Address: 19 Beechworth Stanley Road, , Stanley Victoria, 3747

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Stanmore, NSW - Baptist

Stanmore, NSW - Baptist

Year Built: 1901

Address: Clarendon Street, , Stanmore New South Wales, 2048

In 1901, Stanmore Baptist Church (SBC) was established by a handful of Christians who wanted to reach the growing city of Sydney with the good news of Jesus. The church called C.J. Tinsley from Spurgeon’s College, London to be it’s first pastor.

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Stanmore, NSW - St Michael the Archangel Catholic

Stanmore, NSW - St Michael the Archangel Catholic

Year Built: 1911

Address: 105 Clarendon Street, , Stanmore New South Wales, 2048

Stanmore was named by a prosperous saddler, John Jones, who purchased land in 1835. The Foundation stone of this church was laid on 10 December 1911 by his Grace Archbishop Kelly.

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Stansbury, SA - St Augustine of Canterbury Anglican

Stansbury, SA - St Augustine of Canterbury Anglican

Year Built: 1898

Address: 17 Weaver Street, , Stansbury South Australia, 5582

After five years of meeting in the dining room of Louis Wurm's house, Reverend Marshall convinced the congregation to build a church. Louis donated land and a parishioner was commissioned to build the 50 x 20 feet wood and iron structure. Twenty years later the positioning of the church on the property was in dispute and the structure was…

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Stansbury, SA - Uniting

Stansbury, SA - Uniting

Year Built: 1877

Address: 4 Parrington Street, , Stansbury South Australia, 5582

The first Methodist minister to visit Stansbury was Reverend Robert Kelly, whose Parish consisted of all of Yorke Peninsula south of Moonta. On his first visit in 1875 he preached to 35 people. After holding services in private homes for some time, he suggested building a church which was completed in 1877. The Sunday school room &…

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Stawell, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican

Stawell, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican

Year Built: 1870

Address: Main Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380

Even though religious services were held on the Pleasant Creek diggings there appears to have been no formal establishment of services in Stawell until the late 1850s and sites for the various denominations were not reserved until the early 1860's. The township of Stawell was proclaimed on 11 June 1858. This Church was constructed in…

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Stawell, VIC - Salvation Army

Stawell, VIC - Salvation Army

Address: Victoria Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380

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Stawell, VIC - St Matthew's Uniting

Stawell, VIC - St Matthew's Uniting

Year Built: 1869

Address: 13 Scallan Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380

A site for the first church was secured for the first Church in what became and still is Church Street, and Henry Henderson No. 2 submitted designs to the committee for the Church. The dimensions of the building were 28-feet x 44-feet, with galvanised iron sides and a shingle roof, and it was capped off with a belfrey. The current…

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Stawell, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic

Stawell, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic

Year Built: 1873

Address: 37 Patrick Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380

The building was designed in a Victorian Gothic Revival style typical of the influential English architect, Charles Hansom. This design has been attributed to Henry Richard Caselli who was greatly influenced by Hansom. The building is largely intact both externally and internally, and represents one of few extant Hansom-influenced…

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Stawell, VIC - St Peter's Lutheran

Stawell, VIC - St Peter's Lutheran

Year Built: 1874

Address: 32 Scallon Street, , Stawell Victoria, 3380

This Church was built as the Congregational Church in 1874 to the design of the Reverend J.G. Wilson. Two groups of Congregational Church were in Stawell in the 1860's the English and the Welsh Independents. They came together a few years after, and on 13 September 1874 this substantial Church was opened. It accommodated 250 people…

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Steiglitz, VIC - St Thomas' Catholic

Steiglitz, VIC - St Thomas' Catholic

Year Built: 1868

Address: 985 Meredith Steiglitz Road, , Steiglitz Victoria, 3331

The church was built between 1868 - 1869. In 1951 it was moved to Plume Street Norlane where it was used as a church hall. In December 1982 it was returned to its original site. The Rev. Dean James Hayes of Geelong visited the Steiglitz diggings and on the 25th August 1857 purchased a wooden store for use as a church. In November 1857…

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Steiglitz, VIC, St Mary's Church of England

Steiglitz, VIC, St Mary's Church of England

Address: Regent Street, , Steiglitz Victoria, 3331

In the 1860s and 1890s Steiglitz was a busy gold mining township with hotels, shops, churches and a population of over 1000. At the height of the 1860s gold rush, Steiglitz township had more than 1500 residents, four hotels, a newspaper, a variety of shops and even an undertaker. The first Anglican building was built around 1865,…

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Stepney, SA - Church of the Holy Name Catholic

Stepney, SA - Church of the Holy Name Catholic

Year Built: 1959

Address: 80 Payneham Road, , Stepney South Australia, 5069

An extract taken from the cdn.environment.sa.gov.au website reads, "The Church was opened on 26 April 1959 on land which was originally the bed of Second Creek, replacing a nearby church-school that was no longer capable of accommodating its growing congregation. The Catholic Church of the Holy Name is an outstanding representative of…

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Stirling North, SA - Methodist (Former)

Stirling North, SA - Methodist (Former)

Address: 28 Quorn Road, , Stirling North South Australia, 5710

Now in private hands.

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Stockinbingal, NSW - St James Anglican

Stockinbingal, NSW - St James Anglican

Year Built: 1911

Address: Corner Britannia & Duadman Streets, , Stockinbingal New South Wales, 2725

The Church was opened in 1911. Prior to the building of St James, Anglicans worshipped in a small building situated on the Grogan Road and used by all denominations. The foundation stone for the building was laid on May 25, 1910 by the Bishop of Goulburn the Right Reverend C.C. Barlow and the opening date was March 15, 1911. The…

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Stockwell, SA - St Thomas' Lutheran

Stockwell, SA - St Thomas' Lutheran

Year Built: 1904

Address: Duck Ponds Road, , Stockwell South Australia, 5355

The Church was erected in 1904.

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Stratford, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican

Stratford, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican

Address: 26 McFarlane Street, , Stratford Victoria, 3862

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Stratford, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic

Stratford, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic

Address: 2 Merrick Street, , Stratford Victoria, 3862

Its recorded that as early as 1852, the Very Rev. Dr. P. B. Geoghegan was seeking a salary of 30 pounds per year from the Denominational Schools' Board for a teacher for a proposed school in the district of Stratford. This did not eventuate. In 1853, after a visit by Bishop Goold to Gippsland, the Very Rev. Fr. Fitzpatrick V. G. made an…

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Stratford, VIC - Uniting

Stratford, VIC - Uniting

Year Built: 1857

Address: 11 Jones Street, , Stratford Victoria, 3862

A wall plaque reads, " This cross is dedicated to the memory of Rev John Poon B.A. B.D. Minister of this Church from 5.2.1964 to his death 23 . 10. 1969- My Grace is sufficient for Thee".

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Strathalbyn, SA - Christ Church Anglican

Strathalbyn, SA - Christ Church Anglican

Address: Corner East Terrace & Chapel Street, , Strathalbyn South Australia, 5255

The tower was erected in 1933.

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Strathalbyn, SA - Church of Christ

Strathalbyn, SA - Church of Christ

Year Built: 1873

Address: Dawson Street, , Strathalbyn South Australia, 5255

The founder of the Church was an English born, American trained evangelist called Henry S. Earl. He was a highly gifted preacher and preached his first sermon at Strathalbyn in the Colman's grain store on October 3rd 1869. This resulted in an open air meeting on the banks of the Angus River. There were about 600 people in attendance…

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Strathalbyn, SA - Church of the Good Shephers Catholic

Strathalbyn, SA - Church of the Good Shephers Catholic

Year Built: 1913

Address: Chapel Street, , Strathalbyn South Australia, 5255

A foundation stone was laid on 13 May 1913.

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Strathalbyn, SA - Lutheran

Strathalbyn, SA - Lutheran

Year Built: 1955

Address: Commercial Street, , Strathalbyn South Australia, 5255

A Foundation stone was laid on 16 May 1954.

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Strathalbyn, SA - St Andrew's Uniting

Strathalbyn, SA - St Andrew's Uniting

Year Built: 1844

Address: 10 Alfred Place, , Strathalbyn South Australia, 5255

The first church was erected on this site in 1844 by Scottish Presbyterians. In 1859 the transepts were added to create more room. Edward Stirling donated a bell for the church which was cast in Sheffield England but it was too heavy so a Bell tower was erected in 1859. In 1895 Mrs E. J. Tucker decided the bell tower needed a clock so she…

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Strathdownie, VIC - Uniting

Strathdownie, VIC - Uniting

Year Built: 1908

Address: 3483 Glenelg Highway, , Strathdownie Victoria, 3312

Initially Church services were then held at the home of Mr. W. McEACHERN, the old Strathdownie East homestead. Then in 1855, the Rev A. PRINGLE, Presbyterian minister from Geelong, while staying in Portland, was asked to visit East Strathdownie. He came overland on horseback, and "at a service in the parlor of the old East Strathdownie…

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Strathfield South, NSW - The Lord's Church Uniting

Strathfield South, NSW - The Lord's Church Uniting

Address: 440 Liverpool Road, , Strathfield South New South Wales, 2135

A Foundation stone on the Church Hall Reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Miss Vickery 14th February 1922 Rev T. Ellison Minister". This was the first Church building erected on this site.

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Strathfield, NSW - Korean Uniting

Strathfield, NSW - Korean Uniting

Address: 62 The Boulevarde, , Strathfield New South Wales, 2135

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Strathfield, NSW - St Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cathedral

Strathfield, NSW - St Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cathedral

Year Built: 1954

Address: 3 Vernon Street, , Strathfield New South Wales, 2135

In 1949, land was purchased and the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul was consecrated in December 1953. The Cathedral was built on the Mount Vernon Estate. The Mount Vernon Estate was formed from land owned by brothers John and Donald Vernon, original purchasers of the Redmire Estate. Building was commenced in 1951 and…

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Strathfieldsaye, VIC - Uniting

Strathfieldsaye, VIC - Uniting

Address: Strathfieldsaye Road, , Strathfieldsaye Victoria, 3551

Formerley a Methodist Church it served community around Strathfieldsaye and Emu Creek.The original wooden church and outbuildings were replaced in the 1950's with the red brick building now on site, and the new worship centre, toilets and kitchen were added in the 1990's. In 2011, the Strathfieldsaye Uniting Church entered into a…

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Strathmerton, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican (Former)

Strathmerton, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican (Former)

Address: 98 Murray Valley Highway, , Strathmerton Victoria, 3641

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Strathmerton, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic

Strathmerton, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic

Year Built: 1935

Address: 68 Murray valley Highway, , Strathmerton Victoria, 3641

A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was blessed and laid by The Right Revd Dr McCarthy Bishop of Sandhurst 1st September 1935. Revd M.J. Rohan P.P.".

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Strathmerton, VIC Uniting (Former)

Strathmerton, VIC Uniting (Former)

Year Built: 1960

Address: 77 Murray Valley Highway, , Strathmerton Victoria, 3641

A Foundation stone read, "To the Glory of God and in memory of those who pioneered this work in this district this stone was laid on 9th September 1960".

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