Churches
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Year built: between 1881 and 1890
Marrickville, NSW - St Clements Anglican
Year Built: 1888
Address: 90 Petersham Road, , Marrickville New South Wales, 2204
A Foundation stone was laid on 13 January 1883 by the Honourable Charles Campbell MLC. A large Gothic Revival Church built around 1888 and designed by architects Spain & Cosh. Styled in the early English style constructed of red brick with stone, brick and terracotta detailing. The tall corner spire has two tiers of windows and is clad…
Maryborough, QLD - St Stephen's Uniting
Year Built: 1881
Address: 25 Sussex Street, , Maryborough Queensland, 4650
The first Presbyterian services were held in Maryborough in 1863, following a meeting held on 16th February 1863 at the court house. The foundation stone for the new Presbyterian church was laid on 8th October 1880 and the church was opened on 20th November 1881 and is now known as St. Stephen’s Uniting Church where the Maryborough…
Mentone, VIC - Davies Memorial Uniting
Year Built: 1889
Address: 74 Venice Street, , Mentone Victoria, 3194
The church is styled after the Gothic Revival approach by architect Charles Figgis, who also created the Mentone Hotel. Mentone was moved by news of the passing of Mrs Mary Davies in 1887. Mother to nine children, she had been a tireless worker for the community and devoted member of the Presbyterian church. In honour of her name,…
Mentone, VIC - St Augustines Anglican
Year Built: 1888
Address: 90 Como Parade W, , Mentone Victoria, 3194
A Church window portrait of St Alban was unveiled during a service on Sunday 16 December 1917 with 61 names inscribed. The window now has 70 names, suggesting that a supplementary group was added after the cessation of hostilites. A Foundation stone reads, " This Memorial stone was laid by Mrs M.H. Davies November 26th 1888. N Billings…
Mernda, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1884
Address: Plenty Road, , Mernda Victoria, 3754
The first Mass in the district was in 1857 in a private home (since demolished) on Yan Yean Road on the hill that is north of the Doreen Store. Mass was celebrated subsequently for the district - twice yearly - at the Ryan family home in Yan Yean The distinguished church architect, Mr T. A. Kelly designed the church in “decorated…
Mernda, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1888
Address: Schotters Road, , Mernda Victoria, 3754
Formerly a Wesleyan Church built in 1888. In 1856 Mr King of "Fair View" gave an acre of land along West Bridge Inn Road and the first church was erected in timber and stood for 33 years.
Merriwa, NSW - St Anne's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: 9 Vennacher Street, , Merriwa New South Wales, 2329
The first Catholic church in town dates from 1858. The current Church was built in 1879-81 to a design by J.W. Pender, with extensions in 1938 which cost over £5,000. The Freemans Journal of 25 June 1881 records "the new Catholic Church at Merriwa was solemnly blessed and opened on Sunday week by his Lordship the Bishop of Armidale…
Mile End, SA - St Jame's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 1B Falcon Avenue, , Mile End South Australia, 5031
The Church was opened by Bishop Kennion on 1 February 1884. Many years before Mr Justice Gwynne had given an acre of land in the village of Cowandilla for church purposes. This was sold for £150 and an allotment bought in a more central position in the Thebarton area. This is the present site of the church. Due to the energeic work of…
Minyip, VIC - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1889
Address: Corner Carroll & Church Street, , Minyip Victoria, 3392
The first church services were held in 1874 in Mr A. Prices home. A wooden church was erected the following year on land donated by Mr C Petering at Kirchham. The Church was originally located at Kirchheim and erected in 1889. In 1935 the church was moved to Minyip. Made of rectangular plan timber and weatherboard with pointed lancet…
Moorilim, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1888
Address: 5455-5465 Goulburn Valley Highway, , Moorilin Victoria, 3610
A timber church and school existed on this site in 1872; the land had been donated by the local farmer, Michael Kearney. The existing St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church was erected in 1888, with the foundation stone laid by Dr Reville, Co-adjudicator and Bishop of Sandhurst, on 19 April 1888. The builder was a Mr McKenzie. The current…
Moruya, NSW - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: 32 Queen Street, , Moruya New South Wales, 2537
The planned design was in early English of tho early part of the 13th century, with a few modifications to suit the wants of the congregation. The plan consists of a naive of 64 feet by 30 wide and a sanctuary divided from it by a bold arch, 11 foot long and the same width as the nave, those two are under the roof. There is it north and…
Moruya, NSW - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: 15 Page Street, , Moruya New South Wales, 2537
Since 1862 there have been two St John’s churches in the present grounds. The first was a wooden structure, used as both a church and a church school. By 1886 it had become no longer serviceable and, in 1890, work began on a new brick and stone building alongside the old one. Designed by Arthur Blacket the building was completed in…
Mount Beppo, QLD - Lutheran
Year Built: 1888
Address: Mount Beppo Road, , Mount Beppo Queensland, 4313
The Church is the largest in the community situated about sixety miles from Hatton Vale. It is the second oldest community founded by Apostle H F Niemeyer. The Church was opened on 12 August 1888. It was extended and re-dedicated in 1930.
Mt Barker, SA - Dunn Memorial Uniting
Year Built: 1884
Address: 13 Mann Street, , Mt Barker South Australia, 5251
The church was a former Weslyan Methodist Church. The current Church hall was the first church. For more than 50 years John Dunn was actively committed to the church in Mount Barker and funded the total construction of this church named in his memory. At the time it was made, the gift of the church building was believed to be the…
Mt Moriac, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1883
Address: Princes Highway, , Mount Moriac Victoria, 3240
In 1856 Fr Patrick Birmingham formerly of Fiery Creek was directed by Bishop Goold to reside at Mount Moriac with the charge of Colac. This continued for just one year when he left Melbourne and travelled to Sydney. Father Barrett took over his parish. In January 1856 a church site at Mt Moriac had been procured by land grant and by…
Murchison, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: Corner Impey & Watson Street, , Murchison Victoria, 3610
Murray Bridge, SA - Christ Church Lutheran
Year Built: 1882, 1938
Address: Swanport Road, , Murray Bridge South Australia, 5254
The first Lutheran services were held in 1882 in a shed used by railway construction employees. This continued until 1884 when Mr F.W. Jaench offered a room in his home. He later sold a piece of his land for a church and an even further offer was made by Johann Gottlob Jaensch who subsidsed 10 shillings for every 1.00 raised. The…
Murray Bridge, SA - St John the Baptist Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: Mannum Road, , Murray Bridge South Australia, 5254
Murtoa, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: Corner Lake & Marma Streets, , Murtoa Victoria, 3390
In 1884 tenders were offered for the erection of a brick church but none were forthcoming. A revised tender for a wooden church were offered and let to a Messrs Chaffer.
Murtoa, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: Corner Duncan & Degenhardt Streets, , Murtoa Victoria, 3390
One of the first services in Murtoa was that of 4 October 1875 when Father P Moore took Mass in Murtoa. Construction of the first church took place in 1880 and the formal opening of the building occurred on 10 July 1881 when Dean Moore from Ballarat officiated at the event. Four memebers of the Ballarat Choir attended the celebrations…
Myrtle Bank, SA - Glen Osmond Baptist
Year Built: 1883
Address: 312 Glen Osmond Road, , Myrtle Bank South Australia, 5064
In 1882, it started as a preaching station out of Parkside Baptist and by 1884 it was recognised as a church in its own right and a member church of the South Australian Baptist Union (now Baptist Churches SA). The church was built in 1883, funded very largely by Mr G.S. Fowler, who also regularly provided funds for payment of its…
Myrtleford, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: 27 Lawrence Street, , Myrtleford Victoria, 3737
The fist Church was opened in 1870. Plans and specifications were drawn up for the erection of the second Church by Mr. D.Fiddes of Beechworth, and tenders were invited on 21st May 1887 to be returned to Fr. McCarthy by the 7th June. The Foundation stone was laid on Monday 19th of September by the Coadjutor Bishop of Sandhurst Most Rev Dr…
Nagambie, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: High Street, , Nagambie Victoria, 3608
St. John's Church was commenced in 1883, opened for worship on the 8th April 1883, and consecreated in 1887. Services had been conducted in Nagambie as early as 1874 in the Mechanics Institute and also in the home of Mrs Way. The Church was built in a red brick with two curious features of the building being the non alignment of the…
Nathalia, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: Robertson Street, , Nathalia Victoria, 3638
In January of 1882 the Reverand D. Brown arrived in Nathalia with his wife and child. His firs services were held in the State Schools of Nathalia and Narioka. In 1884 the church building fund was augmented with various sums of money being promised. Land for the church had been donated by Mr Edward Pearce but heated controversy mounted…
Natimuk, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: Main Street, , Natimuk Victoria, 3409
The first Church of England service was held in a private residence in June 1876. In 1885 the church had its first resident Minister. The current church was built in 1890 and the bell tower was added in 1964 while the stained glass window was dedicated in 1988.
Neutral Bay, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1890
Address: 49A Yeo Street, , Neutral Bay New South Wales, 2089
Previously known as St John's Presbyterian. The first portion of the Church was erected in I890 at a cost of £673 on land donated by Captain Robert Craig, and opened on 19th July 1890. The Church was enlarged in 1898 at a cost of £567 and again in 1908 at a cost of £700 . The complete building, cost £1940. It is in the Neo Gothic style.…
New Norfolk, TAS - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1887
Address: 2 Hillside Crescent, , New Norfolk Tasmania, 7140
Archbishop Willson's first efforts to obtain priestly ministration for the Norfolk district dated from June 19, 1850, when he suggested to the Comptroller-General of convicts that Fr. Woolfrey or one of the chaplains employed in the convict department, be placed at New Norfolk to itinerate for the spiritual care of pass-holders and…
Newport, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1885
Address: 26 Mason Street, , Newport Victoria, 3015
An offer was made by Mr Hugh Ross of Newport to Mr Issac Hopkins, that if there was one allotment of land purchased in Newcastle street he would give an ajoinning allotment if the church was built within 12 months. The subsequent building measured 48 ft x 28ft and had seating for 250 people. it was erected by Mr C.J. Prosser to the…
Nhill, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1889
Address: Macpherson Street, , Nhill Victoria, 3418
In the Wimmera the first know church service was held at the Nhill Station Homestead by Reverend James Clow in 1848. The first service was held on 12 July 1889. The land for the present church was purchased in the same year for 100. The present building was erected in 1889, opened on July 12 and cost 468.00. It was built by Mr H Gunn.…
North Adelaide, SA - Immanuel Lutheran (Former)
Year Built: 1882
Address: Tynte Street, , North Adelaide South Australia, 5006
Formally a Primitive Methodist / Methodist Church. Now in private hands.
North Adelaide, SA - St Cyprians Anglican
Year Built: 1882
Address: 70 Melbourne Street, , North Adelaide South Australia, 5006
The land was purchased in 1872 and the construction took place between 1882 and 1883. The financing was orchestrated by the Christ Church North Adelaide. The Architect was Daniel Garlick a prominent South Australian architect. Most of the students and congregation were working class people who lived nearby, some of whom worked for the…
North Essendon, VIC - Methodist
Year Built: 1888
Address: 1003 Mount Alexander Road, , North Essendon Victoria, 3040
The area of the church is 57 feet and 37 feet and affords accomadation for about 350 persons. The church was erected using red and white bricks on a bluestone foundation. The total cost was 1,250.00. The memorial stone was laid by Henry Berry Esq of Melbourne and the contractors Messrs Pitt and Henville of Carlton. The Architects were Mr…
Ocean Grove, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1888
Address: Corner The Parade & Eggleston Street, , Ocean Grove Victoria, 3226
The Methodist Church purchased 549 acres of land from the Bank of New South Wales in 1887. This was then subdivide into 2,500 blocks and sold off. On 1 January 1888 the first Wesleyan Church service was held in the Coffee Palace. On 23 December 1888 the first service was held in the new Gothic styled church. It was resolved to build…
Paddington, QLD - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1886
Address: 215 Latrobe Terrace, , Paddington Queensland, 4064
The Primitive Methodists and the Wesleyans were early in commencing activities in the Paddington district.For reasons that are not clear, the church was moved in 1891 to its present site at Latrobe Terrace. Originally built for the Primitive Methodist Congregation, the church was purchased by the Unity Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society…
Picton, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1887
Address: 2 Lumsdaine Street, , Picton New South Wales, 2571
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by W. Coulle J.P. April 2nd 1887.
Pimpama, QLD - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: 246 Creek Street, , Pimpama Queensland, 4209
The first service was held by Rev Harding in 1871. The first Methodist Church was a plain weatherboard building erected in 1871. The church was constructed away from the town centre in 1885 by David Coulter who arrived in the district in the 1870s. A monument was erected by local residents in the grounds of the Church to commemorate…
Pleasant Hills, NSW - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1888
Address: Henty Road, , Pleasant Hills New South Wales,
The Church was completed in 1888 at a cost of £240. Even though the last of the work on the Church was just completed in time so that the installation of Pastor Fischer and the opening of the church building could be combined. This took place on the Sunday after Trinity, July 8, 1888. Present were Pastor H. Herlitz, Pr of the…
Port Melbourne, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: 95 Stokes Street, , Port Melbourne Victoria, 3207
Opened in 1881. Refurbished in 1999. On 7 May 1882 the Carmelites celebrate their first Mass in St Joseph's Church, Port Melbourne, Fathers Butler and Shaffrey having accepted charge of the newly-formed parish of Sandridge. Fr John Scanlon was prior and parish priest in Port Melbourne from 1909-1919, and after his term of office in…
Port Wakefield, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: Mine Street, , Port Wakefield South Australia, 5550
Formerly a Wesleyan Methodist church the Foundation stone was laid on 15 April 1885. A smaller church building on the left was built in 1868.
Portarlington, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: Corner Brown & Fenwick Streets, , Portarlington Victoria, 3223
A meeting of local residents in the Portarlington Mill in 1874 eventually resulted in plans being produced seven years later for a wooden church building when Mr James Austin gave the church half an acre. In September of 1883 the Foundation stone of the new Church of England (now Anglican) was laid by Rev H.B. Macartney D.D. Dean of…