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Warren, NSW - St John the Baptist Anglican
Address: 31 Lawson Street, , Warren New South Wales, 2824
Warrnambool, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1869
Address: 207 Koriot Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
The first Baptist church was erected in 1869 after the land was procurred in 1865. This church was extended in 1874 and remodelled in 1961. The Foundation stone at that time was laid by Reverend F Marsh President General of the Baptist Union on 26 March 1969.
Warrnambool, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1854
Address: Henna Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
In July 1854 a group of parishioners, worshipping in a small brick building, made the decision to establish Christ Church - a church to seat 400. This original brick building was to become the rectory. The first clergyman, Peter Teulon Beamish, a deacon. was appointed to Warrnambool in 1850 and was ordained as a priest in 1854. He…
Warrnambool, VIC - Congregational
Year Built: 1909
The Church began as the result of the meeting in a Timor Street Chemist's shop of two men of our Congregational persuasion, who discussed the possibility of forming a Church of the Independent order. They were Mr Robert Winton and Mr. Thomas Nayler, who decided to call a meeting on 10th April, 1862, (as minutes of the meeting relate).…
Warrnambool, VIC - Gateway Church of Christ
Address: Princes Highway, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
Warrnambool, VIC - Our Lady of Help Catholic
Address: 2 Selby Road, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
Warrnambool, VIC - St John's Presbyterian
Address: Spence Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
The Church was built of local sandstone and dedicated in July, 1875. The architect was Andrew Kerr and the cost of the building was £4,330. The church was enlarged in 1885 with transepts being added. It features a memorial plaque to the shipwreck Enterprise. The church was destroyed by fire in 1920 but was rebuilt by 1922.
Warrnambool, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1872
Address: 169 Kepler Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
The church was constructed in Decorated Gothic style in blurstone quarried from a local quarry. Construction was commenced in 1869-1872 to the design of William Wardell, although possibly supervised by a local designer and resident, Samuel Parker. The western bays of the nave and the tower and broach spire were completed in 1886-1. The…
Warrnambool, VIC - Trinity Lutheran
Year Built: 1869
Address: 261 Henna Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
Warrnambool, VIC - Uniting
Address: 96 Koroit Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
Originally a Methodist Church.
Warrnambool, VIC - Wesleyan Methodist
Address: 89 - 105 Leibig Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
Construction of a chapel took place betwen 1850 and 1851. The first Wesleyan Church in Warrnambool was constructed in 1850 on a land grant secured on the south western corner of Liebig and Koroit Streets.It was opened on the 4th May 1851 by the first resident minister, William Lightbody. Lightbody, who administered both Warrnambool and…
Warwick, QLD - Baptist
Address: Corner Guy & Percy Streets, , Warwick Queensland, 4370
1941 was the 30th anniversary of the Church.
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.…
Warwick, QLD - St Mark's Anglican
Year Built: 1848
Address: 76 Grafton Street, , Warwick Queensland, 4370
The first Anglican service in Warwick was held about 1848, and services continued in the temporary accommodation offered by the old Court House in Alice Street until 1858 when a timber church was constructed on the site of the present stone building in Grafton Street. Constructed of stone and consisting originally of chancel and…
Warwick, QLD - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1920
Address: 154 Palmerin Street, , Warwick Queensland, 4370
The first Mass was celebrated in Warwick in 1854 - the Town had only been settled in 1840. Fr. McGinty said that Mass in the Horse and Jockey Hotel in 1854 and ministered the Warwick parish from Ipswich until 1862. Plans for the first church were duly drawn by prominent Brisbane architect, Benjamin Backhouse, to the specifications that…
Watcham, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 75 Camp Street, , Watcham Victoria, 3482
The town survey was carried out in 1877 and two equal sites of two roods and four tenths of a perch with one chain frontages to Camp Street and a sidage to Skewes Street were granted on payment of £5.0.6. It was n these two sites that the first church was built. The first church was blessed and opened by Bishop Moore of Ballarat. In…
Waterloo, NSW - Congregational
Year Built: 1865
Address: 103 Botany Road, , Waterloo New South Wales, 2017
The church was established in 1858 and the currrent building was erected in 1884.
Waterloo, SA - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1864
Address: Carlsruhe Road, , Waterloo South Australia, 5413
The church was completed in 1864 with a a school and a teacher's residence, which were completed at the end of 1866, a manse during 1867. The church transepts in 1874, manse additions in 1875, and a new school in 1879.
Watsonia, VIC - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1959
Address: Devonshire Road, , Victoria, 3087
The church was established at a meeting in the backyard of the home of Les and Val Miles on 30 January 1957. The first service was held on 24 February 1957 at the home of Jack and Val French, and conducted by Rev. HM Watson. From 7 September 1958, morning services and a Sunday School were held in the "old tin shed", which became the…
Watsons Bay, NSW - Catholic (Former)
Address: 341 Old South Head Road, , Watsons Bay New South Wales, 2030
A Foundation stone at the rear of the church reads, " The Foundations of this School were blessed by His Grace Most Reverend Dr Kelly Archbishop of Sydney January 20th 1924". A further Foundation stone at the rear of the Church reads, " This stone was laid by His Eminence Cardinal Moran The Convent 1909". A further Foundation stone at…
Watsons Bay, NSW - Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic
Year Built: 1909
Address: 341 Ols South Head Road, , Watsons Bay New South Wales, 2030
A large Romanesque style Church constructed of coursed random rock faced sandstone ashlar from stone quarried on site. The eastern portion was built 1909-10. It has been added to in 1929, 1940 and 1966 by the architect Clem Clancy using the same materials and form of construction. Roof is slate, internal walls are painted plaster and…
Watsons Bay, NSW - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1864
Address: 331 Old South Head Road, , Watsons Bay New South Wales, 2030
A simple sandstone Gothic Revival chapel designed by Edmund Blacket and completed and consecrated in 1864. Built of dressed and picked stone and plain timber shingle roof. The pitched roof diagonally bordered internally and polished as is the fine pointed timber arched trusses. The interior has small but excellent stained glass windows.…
Wattle Glen, VIC - Methodist (Former)
Address: 14 Reynolds Road, , Wattle Glen Victoria, 3096
The Church was opened in 1925 and was made possible by the generosity of Mr and Mrs E.E. Pepper who presented the block of land for the church site. The Church was erected by volunteer labour from start to finish under the supervision of Mr W.D. Mealy of Rosanna. The building which is of up to date design is 30ft by 20ft and lined by…
Waubra, VIC - St David's Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1873
Address: 2063 Sunraysia Highway, , Waubra Victoria, 3352
A blue stone Gothic Church, built in 1873.
Wavell Heights, QLD - Presbyterian
Address: 14 Rode Road, , Wavell Heights Queensland, 4012
Wavell Heights, QLD - Uniting
Year Built: 1957
Address: 147 Rode Road, , Wavell Heights Queensland, 4012
1935 was an important year for establishing a Methodist presence in the area when the church trustees purchased four parcels of land fronting Rode Road and a decision was made to build a church hall. On 18 December 1935 the transfer to the Methodist Church trustees of resubdivisions 15,16, 17 and 18 were lodged with the Titles Office.…
Waverley, NSW - Jubilee Church
Year Built: 1897
Address: 32 Victoria Street, , Waverley New South Wales, 2024
The first service in the then Presbyterian Parish of Waverley was held in the Oddfellows Hall, Church Street, Waverley on 17 January 1885. A site for the new church was soon selected and purchased in Victoria Street and on 7 November 1885. The Cornerstone of the first Presbyterian Church in Waverley was laid by Mrs. William Grahame.…
Waverley, NSW - Mary Immaculate & St Charles Borromeo Catholic
Year Built: 1890
Address: 45 Victoria Street, , Waverley New South Wales, 2024
Constructed between 1890 and 1915 the cathedral is of the Classical Revival style with a faade to lower part of building. Clerestorey level, with its two imposing bell towers, appears to be in a different style. Entrance formed by large, pedimented portico with four, imposing Ionic columns. Ionic pilasters continue around to the sides.…
Waverley, NSW - St Mary the Virgin Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: 240 Birrell Street, , Waverley New South Wales, 2022
Built in 1890 this church was one of Edmund Blacket's earlier churches. Built by W Bailey its stone church in Ecclesiastical Gothic style. It boasts a long nave with chancel, vestry and two side porches. Dressed sandstone with concrete tiled roof (originally shingled). Paired lancet windows between buttresses. Stained glass with label…
Waverll Heights, QLD - Anglican
Address: 63 Spence Road, , Wavell Heights Queensland, 4012
Wayville, SA - Christ Church Uniting
Address: King William Road, , Wayville South Australia, 534
The Christ Church Congregation began as the Unley Methodist Church.
Wayville, SA - St Michael's Archangel Catholic
Year Built: 1894
Address: 19 Rose Terrace, , Wayville South Australia, 534
Formerly Baptist church built 1894. The church and hall was rebuilt in 1948. The new cornerstone was laid by Mrs. T. Playford (wife of the Premier [Thomas Playford IV]) on November 20, 1948.
Wayville, SA - St Peter's Latvian Lutheran
Address: 38 Rose Terrace, , Wayville South Australia, 5034
