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Year built: between 1871 and 1880
Jamberoo, NSW - St Matthew's Catholic
Year Built: 1879
Address: 22 Chapel Lane, , Jamberoo New South Wales, 2533
The first Church was erected in 1839 on land donated by the O'Mara family. The Foundation stone was laid on 18 November 1875 by Bishop Vaughan. The church was blessed and opened on 7 September 1879 by Archbishop Roger Vaughan.
Jamberoo, NSW - St Stephen's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1875
Address: 2 Allowrie Street, , Jamberoo New South Wales, 2533
The Church was designed by John Colley and built in 1875 by John and James Marks, D. L. Dymock and W. Stewart. The church building was sold in 2009. Services were initially conducted in Dr. Menzies' barn by the Rev. John Tait, MA, the first minister of the Church of Scotland in Illawarra. The Church was opened and dedicated in the…
Jamberoo, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1879
Address: 11 Wyalla Street, , Jamberoo New South Wales, 2533
A plaque on the Church wall reads, " This building was originally erected in 1879 as a Wesleyan Chapel and became the Methodist Church in 1902 joining the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977".
Jerilderie, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1878
Address: Corner Coreen & Kennedy Streets, , Jerilderie New South Wales, 2716
The Church was built in 1878 and opened in 1882. It was enlarge in 1898 and the Sacristy added in 1928. Famous people who attended the church included Michael Abney-Hastings 1P Earl of Loudon (said to be the true King of England) was married in St Joseph's Catholic Church on Saturday March 8, 2008.
Kangaroo Ground, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1878
Address: Corner Graham & Eltham Yarra Glen Road, , Kangaroo Ground Victoria, 3097
From 1843 to 1853 the Rev Gunn conducted church services at regular intervals in the Donaldson's barn in Kangaroo Ground. The school was closely associated with the Church as officially it was Kangaroo Ground Presbyterian Church School No. 27. By 1853 the name had changed to Scots Church School and by 1854 to Church of Scotland School.…
Kangaroo Point, QLD - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1872
Address: 455 Main Street, , Kangaroo Point Queensland, 4169
The first Anglican church was built in John (now Rotherham) Street, and the first services were taken by Archdeacon Glennie of The Downs, with the first Rector being Rev. Bodenham. The foundation stone of the present church was laid in 1872, and the church was consecrated on 5 November 1873,2 replacing an earlier timber church built…
Kangaroo Valley, NSW - Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican
Year Built: 1872
Address: 145 Moss Vale Road, , Kangaroo Valley New South Wales, 2577
Designed by John Horbury Hunt and built by John Tanner under the patronage of Isabel Osborne, in 1872. Constructed of brick and local sandstone, the Norman designed building had a thatched roof, which was replaced by shingles and then tiles. This was John Horbury Hunts’ first work and bears all of the structural honesty for which he was…
Keilor, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1877
Address: 36 Church Street, , Keilor Victoria, 3036
Christ Church Anglican Keilor, was designed by Ebenezer Bonfield and dedicated by Dr. Macartney, Dean of Melbourne, on January 28th, 1877, which replaced a corrugated iron building on the Calder Highway between Bonfield and Flora Streets. The first vicar of the` church was the Rev. R.H. Rodda and the first collection was taken up in a…
Kingower, VIC - St Mary's Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1871
Address: 1164 Inglewood Rheola Road, , Kingower Victoria, 3517
A report from the "Inglewood Advertiser" of January 28, 1870 reads, "The Memorial Stone of St. Mary's Church at Kingower was laid on Tuesday last (January 25) by Miss Mary Hall, the daughter of the Revd. William Hall, M.A., the Incumbent of the Kingower district, assisted by the members of the Ladies' Committee of the Church Building…
Kingston, TAS - St Aloysius Catholic
Year Built: 1874
Address: Church Street, , Kingston Tasmania, 7051
The church was established in 1873 and opened in 1874. The Architect was Henry Hunter.
Korweinguboora, VIC - Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1871
Address: 1729 Daylesford Ballan Road , , Korweinguboora Victoria, 3461
Lancefield, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1872
Address: 27 Chauncey Street, , Lancefield Victoria, 3435
In 1866 an application was made for one acre of land to be set aside for church purposes. This was later increased to 2 acres. The land was gazetted in 1869. Services were held in the local Court House until the church was built in 1872. The Town Hall was also used for services as was the home of the Conways. The design of the church…
Latrobe, TAS - St David's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1879
Address: 7 Hamilton Street, , Latrobe Tasmania, 7307
Churches in circuit covered by the Latrobe Minister were Latrobe, Sassafras, Harford, Melrose, Aberdeen & Greenbanks. First Mission was held in Latrobe Circuit in 1910 by Rev. V. Trigge. The Church is built of brick, with freestone facings and a slate roof, after a design by William Gadsby, and has seating for 200 people. The Foundation…
Latrobe, TAS - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1871
Address: 195 Gilbert Street, , Latrobe Tasmania, 7307
Bishop Willson applied for two acres at Latrobe, on October 22, 1864, as the site for a church, school and cemetery. The following February, he asked for another block in lieu of a section of land not granted "on account of the proposed tramway running near the land". The total land grant to the Catholics of Latrobe was five acres.…
Laura, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1875
Address: Victoria Street, , Laura South Australia, 5480
The Foundation stone was laid in 1875. The church building may have been sold in 2011.
Laura, SA - Redeemer Lutheran
Year Built: 1880
Address: Main Street, , Laura South Australia, 5480
The Lutheran's of Laura first attended church at Appila. By the early 1880's several more Lutheran families had moved into Laura and this prompted Pastor Kaibel of Appila to conduct services there. By 1891 there were 19 communicant members at Laura and by 1903 the Laura families severed their ties with the Appila congregation. Services…
Laura, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican
Year Built: 1875
Address: 4 North Terrace, , Laura South Australia, 5480
The town of Laura was surveyed in 1871 and in August 1873, the church acquired Blocks 1 and 3 at £17 Ten Shillings each; portion of Block I is still retained, thereon being erected the Church of St. John and the Parish Hall. The first known church of England service in Laura was conducted by the Rev. Hartley Williams, a missionary from…
Lavender Bay, NSW - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1872
Address: Cnr Lavender and Walker Streets, , Lavender Bay New South Wales, 2060
The Church was founded in 1868 and the present building was built to Gothic Revival designs by Benjamin Backhouse, chosen by competition. It was constructed by William Eaton in 1869–72, using sandstone quarried on the site. Services of worship have been conducted since 1872. An inscription on a gate reads, " These memorial gates were…
Longford, TAS - Baptist (Former)
Year Built: 1880
Address: 7 Smith Street, , Longford Tasmania, 7301
The first services were held in what were then known as the Assembly Rooms, and are now the front rooms of the Town Hall. During Pastor Wood's ministry the Sunday School Hall, erected at a cost of four hundred pounds, was received by the pastor as a gift from Mrs. Gibson. The main church building had previously been provided as a gift by…
Longford, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1879
Address: 3 High Street, , Longford Tasmania, 7301
The first Church was built in Wellington Street on land donated by Joseph Heazlewood. By 1870 it had been demolished and a new church built in High Street. A full history at the website Churches of Tasmania can be viewed here.
Lorne, VIC - All Saints' Anglican
Year Built: 1880
Address: Mountjoy Parade, , Lorne Victoria, 3232
Original services were held beside the Erskine river and later transferred to Erskine House in 1879 - 1880. The decision to build a church was made on 19 January 1880. A contract was let to build a church at a cost of £205 on an acre of land donated by Mr Gwynne. The church built there was later moved to its current site in 1884.
Maffra, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1871
Address: 16 Church Street, , Maffra Victoria, 3860
In 1868 the government had granted one and three-quarter acres of land to the Church of England for church purposes. This land, bounded by Boisdale, Princess, and King Streets, was thought by the Church Committee to be too far from the centre of town. So in May 1871 two half-acre blocks in Church Street were bought from a member of the…
Maitland, SA - St Bartholomew's Catholic
Year Built: 1875
Address: 15 Walter Street, , Maitland South Australia, 5573
The Foundation stone was laid on 23 May 1875 and a dedication service followed on December 5 conducted by the Bishop of Adelaide to most Reverend C.A. Reynolds. In July 1884 the walls were plastered a porch, vestry and gallery added.
Maitland, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican
Year Built: 1873
Address: Caroline Street, , Maitland South Australia, 5573
From 1873 church services were held at Ynoo at the Government well, in local homes and huts. The following year saw the church foundation stone laid on 8 December by Mrs S Rogers. The Church was opened on 4 April 1875 on land given by Samuel Rogers. The interior dimensions were to be 20 feet by 82 feet in the clear, walls 14 feet high,…
Maitland, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1875
Address: 59 Robert Street, , Maitland South Australia, 5573
Originally a Wesleyan Methodist church, the Church was opened on Christmas Day 1875. It was built by J Swann and the mason was C Hicks. It cost 800.00. In 1904 the Sunday school hall was built at the rear of the church. A foundation stone attached to that part of the building was laid on 2 November 1904 by Mrs E Greenslade. A porch was…
Marananga, SA - St Michael's Gnadenfrei Lutheran
Year Built: 1873
Address: Seppeltsfield Road, , Marananga South Australia, 5355
The area was originally called Salt Creek. It was also known as Gnadenfrei before 1918 when names of "enemy origin" were changed to sound less German. The Gnadenfrei Lutheran Church was established, then a German school was established in 1879. The first church building was erected on the present church grounds, the land being given to…
Marrickville, NSW - Roseby Memorial Uniting
Year Built: 1871
Address: 388 Illawarra Road, , Marrickville New South Wales, 2204
The Church was built between 1871 and 1890 and is named after Dr. Roseby MA, LLD FRAS, a notable Congregational preacher and scientist who was minister for 23 years from 1888. The foundation stone was laid n 1871. Built of Rockfaced sandstone with Gothic detailing, the pointed arches, butresses and strings are detailed with smooth cut…
Marulan, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1873
Address: 93 George Street, , Marulan New South Wales, 2579
The Church was built in 1873 and is one of the oldest buildings in Marulan. The first record of a Presbyterian service in the distract is recorded in Rev. W Hamilton's diary. "I preached at Wingello and the neighbouring stockade on 26th November 1837". It reopened for church services in 1916 and in 1917 the Rev G Tulloch moved for a…
Maryborough, QLD - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1879
Address: Lennox Street, , Maryborough Queensland, 4650
The first erected church remained in use for ten years, until it was replaced with another timber church dedicated as St Paul's Episcopal church on 27 May 1866. This church was designed by Maryborough architect, William Montgomerie Davenport Davidson, who as a church warden provided his services without charge. Maryborough flourished in…
Melbourne, VIC - St Paul's Anglican Cathedral
Year Built: 1880
Address: Corner Flinders & Swanston Streets, , Melbourne Victoria, 3000
St Paul's Cathedral is built on the site where the first public Christian services in Melbourne were led by Dr Alexander Thomson in 1836. Built in the Gothic Polychrome style, being partly early English and partly decorated. The cathedral was built between 1880 and 1891 and was designed by English Architect William Butterfield. He…
Melbourne, VIC - Welsh Church
Year Built: 1871
Address: 320 La Trobe Street, , Melbourne Victoria, 3000
Built in the Gothic Early style the church was designed in 1871 by Charles Webb. The contractor was Mr Ireland. The first Welsh Service in Melbourne was held at the Baptist Chapel Collins Street East in December of 1852. The Preacher was Mr Zorenbabel of Carmarthen Wales. From then on Welsh miners regularly gathered for worship here…
Milawa, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1873
Address: Snow Road, , Milawa Victoria, 3678
The church plan, was suggested by Archdeacon Tucker three years before its erection and was prepared by Mr. George Heathcote of Wangaratta, who supervised the erection. Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Shea were the contractors. The furniture was made by Mr. J. Roberts of Little Collins St. Melbourne. Building costs amounted to more than…
Milton, NSW - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1872
Address: 38 Croobyar Road, , Milton New South Wales, 2538
The Kiama Independent reported on 11th July , 1872 that the new Milton Congregational Church was erected on an acre of land purchased from Mr. John Bicknell for £30 and was in close proximity to the township of Milton, not more than a quarter of a mile from the site of Wesleyan Chapel. Style Architecture, Gothic, the building is really…
Mittagong, NSW - St Stephen's Anglican
Year Built: 1878
Address: Main Street , , Mittagong New South Wales, 2575
In 1876, the foundation stone was laid by Frederic Barker, the Bishop of Sydney, in front of five-hundred people. Work then began on the sandstone church building, designed by famed colonial architect Edmund Blackett, which opened on November 10, 1878. The Church cost over a £1,000's to build. In 1928 the church was expanded in size by…
Mole Creek, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1878
Address: 46 Pioneer Drive, , Mole Creek Tasmania, 7304
Construction of the church began on donated land, and an associated cottage in late 1876.] It was completed in 1878, then enlarged in 1880, at which time the original building was moved to the rear and used as a supper room. An adjacent church hall was added in 1919. The Wesleyan chapel was rented by the Government for a school from at…
Moonta, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1873
Address: 41 Robert Street, , Moonta South Australia, 5558
Formerly a Methodist Church, this Gothic Revival Church was designed by R. Rees and built by Nettleton and Thorne between 1873 and 1874. The stained glass is notable, as are the elaborately moulded openings and finials. The adjacent hall was the original church. The original Church on this site dates from the first Sunday in February…
Mooroopna, VIC - Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1879
Address: 14 Alexander Street, , Maroopna Victoria, 3629
Land for the Methodist church building was purchased on 29 August 1878. The bricks were fired locally by a Mr Clarkson. The church was constructed in 1879 by the local United Free Methodist congregation. The new church was opened by its first minister, Rev. Isaacs. Other early ministers were Revs Richards, RJ Garde, F Clemens, D Porteus,…
Morialta, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1875
Address: 26 Chapel Street, , Morialta South Australia,
Formerly a Methodist Church the first church was completed in 1855. Land was purchased on 30th May 1854 in order to build a church at Magill and the foundation stone was laid on 8th April 1855. In 1874 a decision was made to build a new church, which is the nave of the present church. The first services in the new church were…
Muckleford, VIC - Unknown
Year Built: 1873
Address: 348 Muckleford Walmer Road, , Muckleford Victoria, 3451
The Church was designed by J. Emery and built by T Heath of Castlemaine. The Foundation stone was laid on 6th August 1873.
Mudgee, NSW - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1873 - 1876
Address: 13 Church Street, , Mudgee New South Wales, 2850
The first Catholic Church in Mudgee was built near where the present presbytery now stands and was built of slabs with a bark roof in 1843 on the two acre site of Government granted land. The 2nd St Mary's was a stone church and was commenced in 1857 and in pursuance of the Governments policy to assist financially the building of all…