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Balhannah, South Australia - Uniting
Address: 3 Bridge Street, , Balhannah South Australia, 5242
The church had its beginnings with the building of the Methodist church at Bonney Flat in 1859.
Ballan, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1862
Address: 56 Simpson Street, , Ballan Victoria, 3342
Built in 1862 and consecrated in 1879 of locally mined bluestone, this typically Gothic church, which has seating capacity of 150, originally featured a high pitched roof of slate, that was replaced with terra cotta tiles in the 1950s. At the same time the original concrete floor was replaced with Tasmanian hardwood. An entrance porch was…
Ballan, VIC - St Paul's Uniting
Year Built: 1866
Address: 73 Old Melbourne Road, , Ballan Victoria, 3342
Ballan, VIC, St Brigid's Catholic
Year Built: 1911
Address: 98 Inglis Street, , Ballan Victoria, 3342
The Church was blessed and opened by Archbishop Carr of Melbourne 2nd June 1912. The original tender was forfeited and the Church committee decided to alter the original plan reducing the length of the church by five feet, and discarding suggested bluestone foundations and to call fresh tenders. On January 15, 1912, Rev. Father Cusack…
Ballarat Central, VIC - Uniting
Address: Corner Sturt & Dawson Streets, , Ballarat Central Victoria, 3350
The former Wesleyan Church, designed by Terry and Oakden, was constructed between 1883 and 1884 with a sloping floor shaped like an inverted cone.
Ballarat East, VIC - St Alipius Catholic
Year Built: 1874
Address: Victoria Street, , Ballarat East Victoria, 3350
The Church is part of the Parish of Ballarat East and the Diocese of Ballarat. The Church dates from November 1852 when Father Matthew Downing arrived on the Ballarat gold fields. The foundation stone of this impressive Redan bluestone building was laid on 3rd March 1873 by Bishop Goold, who held the title of the Bishop of Victoria.…
Ballarat North, VIC - St Columba's Catholic
Address: 802 Armstrong Street, , Ballarat North Victoria, 3350
Ballarat North, VIC - Uniting
Address: Neil Street, Ballarat, Ballarat North Victoria, 3350
Ballarat, VIC - Church of Christ
Address: Corner of Eastwood & Peel Street, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350
Ballarat, VIC - St John the Evangelist Anglican
Year Built: 1865
Address: Soldiers Hill, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350
A meeting of interested persons was held at the Olive Branch Hotel 6 December 1861 to discuss the formation of a church. A further meeting was held at the North Star Hotel on 24 September 1862 to canvas more funds. During this time services were held in a tent on the Lydiard Street site.* The foundation stone was laid on 15 March 1864…
Ballarat, VIC - St Johns Lutheran
Year Built: 1876
Address: 203 Doveton Street, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350
Built in 1876 the Architect was Henry Richard Caselli.
Ballarat, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral
Year Built: 1858
Address: Corner Sturt & Dawson Street, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350
Although Catholic Services were conducted in Ballarat from 1851 onwards, the parish of Ballarat was not instituted until 1852. The first Parish Priest was Father Matthew Downing, who in 1853, selected the two acre site for the church, which was granted under a Crown Grant in 1855. The style of the church is early Gothic from the era of…
Ballarat, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1864
Address: Humffray South Street Bakery Hill, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350
St Paul's is closely associated with the early Ballarat goldfields and mining at Bakery Hill. It features a plain exterior that hides an unusual internal structural timber post and truss system, extensive and intact 1860s stencilled decoration, and a magnificent and very early stained glass window. The congregation of St Paul's was…
Ballarat, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Address: 1307 Sturt Street, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350
In contemplation of its earliest beginning's of St Peter's Church Ballarat the credit for its foundation must undoubtedly be given to Rev John Potter and his curate the Rev H.C.M. Watson some time during the year 1861. It is upon the erection of a school house in 1861 on the Yuille's Swamp Reserve which was sometimes called a school…
Ballarat, VIC - Uniting
Address: Corner of Dana & Lydiard Streets, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350
Formerly a Methodist church the foundation stone was laid December 11 1883 by the Honourable James Campbell M.L.C. A Gothic Revival church, listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and constructed in 1883-1884 to a design by prominent local architects, Terry and Oakden. The elaborate structure of polychromatic brickwork with…
Ballimore, NSW - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Address: 42 Federation Street, , Ballimore New South Wales, 2830
Ballina, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1914
A small timber church was built facing Cherry Street and opened on 12th April 1885. This building was moved to face Crane Street before the present church was erected. A Foundation stone reads, " St Stephens Presbyterian Church Ballina This stone was laid by Hugh Gibson Esq Mayor Sept 16th 1914 John Haddon Bates Minister.
Ballina, NSW - St Francis Xavier Catholic
Address: Corner Crane & Cherry Streets, , Ballina New South Wales, 2478
The Parish of Ballina was established in 1890 and in 1901 the first St Francis Xavier Church was opened.
Ballina, NSW - St Mary's Anglican
Address: 38 Norton Street, , Ballina New South Wales, 2478
The Church was built in the late 1990s.
Ballina, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1920
Address: 54 Cherry treet, , Ballina New South Wales, 2478
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by W.J. Towner Esq 14.2.1920"
Balmain, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1868
Address: 7 Campbell Street, , Balmain New South Wales, 2041
The first church was erected in 1842 at a cost of £25.00 and was the first church to be built in Balmain. An early stone Victorian Free Gothic style Church constructed in 1867-1868. The Church significantly retains its original form, scale and details particularly the stone façades and roof and associated details and prominent tower…
Balmain, NSW - St Augustine's Catholic
Year Built: 1906
Address: 6 Eaton Street, , Balmain New South Wales, 2041
The first St Augustine's was built in 1848 and designed by Augustus Pugin England's most influential early Victorian architect. In 1848 the Archbishop of Sydney put up a bond of 150 which would be voided unless part of a church or materials worth 400 were on site within 18 months. The "magnificent plot of land [was] beautifully…
Balmain, NSW - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1848
Address: 85 Darling Street East, , Balmain New South Wales, 2041
The first settlements in Balmain took place around 1840 in the viciinity of Peacocks Point. The first Anglican services at Balmain were conducted by the Rev Frederick Wilkinson, MA, in 1841, in a small slab and bark building at Waterview Bay, in the vicinity of Mort's Dock. It was soon realized that Waterview Bay was too remote from…
Balmain, NSW, St Andrews Congregational
Year Built: 1854
Address: 217 - 233 Darling Street, , Balmain New South Wales, 2041
The foundation stone was laid on 3 August 1854. The architects were Messrs Goold and Field. The Church building is an example of early stone Victorian Free Gothic style constructed in 1854-55. The Church and associated Halls retain their original form, scale and details particularly the stone façade. The dimensions were quoted as…
Balmattum, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1938
Address: Hume Highway, , Balmattum Victoria, 3666
The Church is part of the the Benalla Presbyterian Parish since its inception, but at the time was knows as duck pond the name derived from a chain of water holes crossing the route of the Sydney Road. The first srvices were held in the school. The wooden church building was erected in 1878 and opeend on 6 October 1878 by Reverend Reid.…
Balnarring, VIC - Uniting
Address: 10 Balnarring Beach Road, , Balnarring Victoria, 3926
Formerley a Methodist Church. Between 1915 and 1920 the Methodist's hired the Balnarring Mechanics hall for services. In 1924 2 acres of land was purchased at Balnarring Beach Road. in 1929 services were moved to St Mark's Church of England in Balnarring however by 1934 services were moved to Warrawee Homestead. The new Church was…
Balwyn North, VIC - St Hilary's St Silas Anglican
Address: 16 Osburn Avenue, , Balwyn North Victoria, 3104
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by R. W. Thomson Esq on the 15th October 1927. In this place I will give peace. B.H & M. H. King Architects, Rev P. L Forster Minister". A further Foundation stone reads, " To the greater Glory of God and in honour of St Silas this stone was laid by the Most Rev J.J.…
Balwyn North, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1954
Address: Corner Belmore & Winfield Road, , Balwyn North Victoria, 3104
The vision for a church occurred in 1950 with the land being purchased on 27 July 1951. A portable building was erected on the site on 17 February 1952. The Foundation stone was laid by Reverend H. Slarnette President of the Conference 12 July 1953. The three bay church hall was opened in 1954. Additions to the Church were completed in…
Balwyn, VIC - All Hollows Catholic
Year Built: 1930
Address: 19 Brenbeal Street, , Balwyn Victoria,
The church was presumably named after the Irish theological college, All Hallows College in Dublin, where the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Daniel Mannix, had studied. The building and site, together with furnishings and ground improvements, cost £3964 in total (Advocate 16 January 1930:22). The Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr…
Balwyn, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1938
Address: 517 Whitehorse Road, , Balwyn Victoria, 3127
The Church was opened at 3pm on April 30th 1938 by Mr C Harley of the Congregation and the service was conducted by the President of the Baptist Union Mr C.H. Book. A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid to the Glory of God by G.W.Green Esq 13 November 1937. Rev E.R. Thorne, Pastor".
Balwyn, VIC - Church of Christ (Former)
Year Built: 1922
Address: 208 Whitehorse Road, , Balwyn Victoria, 3103
The Church was opened on October 8th 1922. A Foundation meeting was held on 16 May 1922 at the present site while on 2 July a special Foundation Service was held at 11.00am The Mission opened that night in the tent on a site on Whitehorse Road near Weir Street. The Church has now been sold and due for demolition in 2021.
Balwyn, VIC - St Barnabas Anglican
Address: 86 Balwyn Road, , Balwyn Victoria, 3103
In 1870 Balwyn came under the care of St John's Mr Herbert E. Taylor who was preparing for Holy Orders became Lay Reader in the district and took services for two years. During his time as Lay Reader, Mr. Taylor collected £200 for the erection of a church. On December 22, 1872, the church, with its shingled roof and seating for about…
Balwyn, VIC - Trinity Uniting
Year Built: 1961
Address: 172 Doncaster Road, , Balwyn Victoria, 3103
The Foundation stone was laid by the Reverend H.G. Mackay B.A. on 16 December 1961.
Banana, QLD - Uniting
Year Built: 1968
Address: North Street, , Banana Queensland, 4702
A plaque in the grounds of the church reads in part, " In 1969 local folk felt the need for a place where they could gather for worship. So this humble building came into being under the umbrella of the Methodist Church. Construction was undertaken by a Biloela carpenter with the assistance of willing volunteers. The cost of the building…
Bangalow, NSW - All Soul's Anglican
Year Built: 1928
Address: 1 Ashton Street, , Bangalow New South Wales, 2479
The Church was built in 1928.
