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Bundeena, NSW - New Beginnings Uniting
Address: 86 Loftus Street, , Bundeena New South Wales, 2230
Bundeena, NSW - Our Lady of the Way Catholic
Address: 73 Bundenna Drive, , Bundeena New South Wales, 2230
Bundoora, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Address: Corner Grimshaw Street & Alma Road, , Bundoora Victoria, 3083
The first recorded meeting of the parish was held on the 27th of June 1962 and the first service was held in the Bundoora Hall on August 19th 1962. The first church building was a small rectangular building, attached to the parish hall, with a capacity of 60 people. On the 16th of December 1967 the corner stone for the Hall/Chapel…
Bungalow, NSW - St Kevin's Catholic
Year Built: 1935
Address: 1 Deacon Street, , Bangalow New South Wales, 2479
A Foundation stone reads, "D O M This foundation stone of St Kevin's Church was laid in 20th January 1935 by the Most Rev John Carroll D.D. Bishop of Lismore Ven Archdeacon Scott PP". A plaque on a rock at the steps to the Church reads, "Church of St Kevins Bangalow Blessed by Bishop P Farrelly 16th June 1935. Archdeacon B Scott PP.…
Bungaree, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1869
Address: 335 Bungaree Wallace Road, , Bungaree Victoria, 3352
A meeting of locals was held in November of 1865 and the committee decided to purchase land where todays church is located. The first church service was held at Mr Benham's home on 6 January 1867. In April, 1866 it was proposed that the church be of stone, 25 feet by 40 feet with a hardwood floor and shingle roof. The walls to be 18…
Bungaree, VIC - St Michael's Catholic
Year Built: 1910
Address: 184 Bungaree Wallace Road, , Bungaree Victoria, 3352
The Parish was established in 1890. A few years before in 1878 Dean Moore purchased a block of land for a church and school. This land now holds the Bungaree hall and some adjoining houses. The first recorded baptism in Bungaree was that of Ellena Rice performed by Fr J Cleary on 31 August 1890. When Fr Linane retired in 1965 Fr…
Bungendore, NSW - St Mary's Catholic
Address: Turallo Terrace, , Bungendore New South Wales, 2621
Bungendore, NSW - St Philip's Anglican
Year Built: 1864
Address: Gibraltar Street, , Bungendore New South Wales, 2621
The Church was erected in 1864 and is of the Victorian Free Gothic style. The walls are constructed of rock faced ashlar and the jointing is of fine pointing. The steep pitched timber frame gable roof is clad with asbestos shingles. Walls feature high pointed Gothic windows which are complimented by arched sandstone block work to window…
Bungowannah, NSW - St Mark's Anglican
Address: Riverina Highwaay, , Bungowannah New South Wales, 2640
Buninyong, VIC - Anglican
Year Built: 1862
Address: 706 Warrenheip Street, , Buninyong Victoria, 3357
The Church was opened in 1862, five years after the first Anglican Services were held in the old Buninyong Police Court. A historical wall plaque reads, " When the Irishman Rev. Garrett Russell arrived at Buninyong in 1857 as the first minister, there was no church or school. The original brick church-school at the rear was ready for…
Buninyong, VIC - Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1867
Address: 802 Warrenheip Street, , Buninyong Victoria, 3357
A fence plaque reads, " The first Methodist services were held in John Adams' shop from 1855. In 1866-7 this brick church was built by Richard Rennie at a cost of £774. It was designed by J A Doane, a Ballarat architect who designed many district Methodist churches. It operated until 1969, when the decision was taken to join with the…
Buninyong, VIC Uniting
Year Built: 1860
Address: 302 Scott Street, , Buninyong Victoria, 3357
In 1859 the congregation felt the time had arrived for the erection of a more adequate church building and one more centrally situated. A Committee was appointed to superintend the arrangements, consisting of Messrs. Hastie, Scott, Allen, Akehurst, Rankin, Surman ( the schoolmaster), Gunn, and Innes. After much care and painstaking they…
Bunyip, VIC - St Thomas' Anglican
Year Built: 1902
Address: 26 A'Beckett Street, , Bunyip Victoria, 3815
The Bunyip Parish of St. Thomas' was originally part of the Gippsland Fort mission in 1879 and early church services were held In Kraft's Hall. By the early 1890': a-proper church was being planned, and fund raising began In December 1891. On 15 October 1902, Mrs W. A. A'Beckett Snr of Brighton laid the foundation block for the new…
Burleigh Heads, QLD - Infant Saviour Catholic
Address: 4 Park Avenue, , Burleigh Heads Queensland, 4220
Burleigh Heads, QLD - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1961
Address: 14 Park Avenue, , Burleigh Heads Queensland, 4220
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. And in memory of those who gave their lives to preserve our freedom this stone was set by Reginald Archbishop of Brisbane on 29th July 1961. R.F. Ranwell Rector".
Burleigh Heads, QLD - Uniting
Address: Burleigh Street, , Burleigh Heads Queensland, 4220
Land on the corner of West Burleigh Road and Burleigh Street was purchased in September 1925 on behalf of the Methodist Church in Queensland. It was formerly the site of the Smith's boarding house Burleigh Lodge which was relocated to Marine Parade. On Sunday 23 December 1928, a Methodist church was officially opened by Reverend James…
Burleigh Waters, QLD - Mary Mother of Mercy Catholic
Address: 237 Burleigh Connection Road, , Burleigh Waters Queensland, 4220
Burnie, TAS - Baptist
Address: 57 Mount Street, , Burnie Tasmania, 7320
The church, capable of accommodating 350 or more people,opened on 12 December 1925. It was built almost entirely by men of the Church. Henry Dowling as general overseer, Fred Parsons in charge of the carpentering and Jim Baylis and Ray Haslock in charge of the brick work. It was completed at a cost of £1675 pounds.Seventeen years later…
Burnie, TAS - Salvation Army
Address: 109 Wilson Street, , Burnie Tasmania, 7320
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Burnie, TAS - St George's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 52 Mount Street, , Burnie Tasmania, 7320
The first moves for the provision of an Anglican church at Burnie began in the mid-1840s after the visits of the Rev. Grigg from Circular Head and the Rev. Waterfield from the settlement at the Forth River. The Launceston Advertiser of 9 November 1844 under the heading Churches of the Interior reported: At the new but populous settlement…
Burnie, TAS - Star of the Sea Catholic
Year Built: 1891
Address: 96 Mount Street, , Burnie Tasmania, 7320
There are several foundation / plaques on the church building. The church foundation stone reads, " St Mary's Star of the Sea blessed and opened by the Most Rev Daniel Murphy D.D. Archbishop of Hobart 1st January 1891, T Kenner builder, Matthew O'Callahan Parish Priest". Another reads, " Erected to the memory of the very Revd,…
Burnie, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1901
Address: 60 Mount Street, , Burnie Tasmania, 7320
A Primitive Methodist Church was built in Mount street in 1869 and a second church was built alongside the earlier church in 1891. A Wesleyan Methodist Church built in Cattley Street in 1894. They were removed to the rear in 1900. The Grand Opening of the first church took place in May, 1869. The erection of this Methodist Chapel by a…
Burnside, SA - Burnside Family Church
Address: 88 Lockwood Road, , Burnside South Australia, 5066
A wall plaque reads, " Burnside Christian Church Est 1864 The original tablet was unveiled to the Glory of God 4th March 1939 All One in Christ Jesus".
Burnside, SA - St David's Anglican
Year Built: 1962
Address: 492 Glynburn Road, , Burnside South Australia, 5066
The original stone church, now the church hall, dates from 1887. The modern brick church, a hundred metres to the south on Glynburn Road, was built in 1963, while standing between these two is the oldest building of them all, the current Church Office, erected as the Burnside Council Chambers in 1869. A foundation stone was laid on 9…
Burpengary, QLD - Freshwater Anglican
Address: 45 Pitt Road, , Burpengary Queensland, 4505
The Church building seems to be condemded in 2022.
Burra, SA - Redruth Methodist (former)
Year Built: 1874
Address: Ludgvan Street, , Burra South Australia, 5417
Redruth first appeared in the quarterly minute book on 24 June 1851. No members are listed and the income was 5/4. Three months later there were 4 members and the circuit income was 1-6-6. In February 1851 the Kooringa trustees had begun to build a church opposite the police station and 1-17-10 was collected at the laying of the corner…
Burra, SA - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1873 - 1874
Address: 7 Market Street, , Burra South Australia, 5417
The Foundation stone was laid on 11 May 1873 by Fr Christopher Reynolds and the Church was opened on 8th November 1874.
Burra, SA - St Mary the Virgin Anglican
Year Built: 1879
Address: 8 Market Street, , Burra South Australia, 5417
The original church of St Mary’s was located at the junction of Ware and Church Streets in 1849. The land for the present church was donated by the South Australian Mining Association. It was built in the Gothic style and by the local firm of Sara & Dunstan to the design by G.F. McLagan, who came to live in Kooringa from Melbourne. The…
Burrawang, NSW - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1888
Address: 36 Church Street, , Burrawang New South Wales, 2577
The Burrawang Herald gives the following account of the opening of the new Presbyterian Church at Burrawang the first of which was laid some months ago by Mr D.L. Dymock. The ceremony in connection with the opening of the new Presbyterian Church Berrawang was commemorated on Wednesday last (22 Feb 1888) by an opening service and tea…
Burrawang, NSW - St David's Anglican
Year Built: 1886
Address: 44 Church Street, , Burrawang New South Wales, 2577
The land on which St David’s was to be built had been a grant of 237 acres to John Staggs in 1856. Charles Moule purchased this in 1871. He sold 9½ acres of this to the church for 165 pounds 16 shillings for the purpose of the erection of a church and parsonage, although the parsonage was to be situated at Burrawang rather than next to…
Burrawang, NSW - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1875
Address: 45 Church Street, , Burrawang New South Wales, 2577
The Church is the original building, after two acres of ground were purchased at 20 pounds per acre. Allen and Lawler built the church at a cost of £280. The timber was milled below the park at Burrawang by the late C. Moule. The shingles were split by the champion shingle splitter of the day, Ned Moses and the windows had shutters on…
Burrawang, NSW Anglican (Former)
Address: 6 Dale Street, , Burrawang New South Wales, 2577
Burringbar, NSW - Uniting
Address: 6086 Tweed Valley Way, , Burringbar New South Wales, 2483
Burrumbeet, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1857
Address: Western Highway, , Burrumbeet Victoria, 3352
Established in 1857.
Burrumbuttock, NSW - Holy Cross Lutheran
Year Built: 1888
Address: Howlong Burrumbuttock Road, , Burrumbuttock New South Wales, 2642
In April 1884, the congregation purchased land from a recreational reserve in Burrumbuttock for the purpose of building a church and manse. The building of the church was designed, built and finished in 1888, and a dedication service was held by the then residing Pastor Harms on 9 December.