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Year built: between 1881 and 1900
Aldgate, SA - Church of the Ascension Anglican
Year Built: 1892
Address: 4 Arkaba Road, , Aldgate South Australia, 5154
The Foundation stone of the church was laid on October 22 1892. The Church is a simple stone and brick building 20 feet x 30 feet. An extension of just over 3 meters was made at the eastern end, and a porch and vestry were added in 1961. The Architect for this was Dean W. Berry and the builder was H.J. Were.
Allora, QLD - St David's Anglican
Year Built: 1887
Address: New England Highway, , Allora Queensland, 4362
St. David's Church, Allora is a timber, Gothic Revival style church prominently located at the end of the main thoroughfare of the town, was constructed in 1887-88 to the design of leading Queensland colonial architect F.D.G Stanley. This building is the second church to be built on the site, which also contains a rectory designed by…
Annandale, NSW - Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian
Year Built: 1886
Address: Corner Johnson & Collins Streets, , Annandale New South Wales, 2038
Built between 1886 and 1889 and opened in February 1889 the church was a gift by Mrs Helen Hunter Baillie as a memorial to her husband John Baillie who died in 1854. He was a sub-editor of the Colonial Observer and later the Secretary and Inspector of the Bank of New South Wales. The Architect's were Cyril Arthur Blackett son of the…
Annandale, NSW - St Adan's Anglican
Year Built: 1892
Address: 120 Johnston Street, , Annandale Victoria, 2038
The names St Aidan's appears to have been first suggested for the church in Annandale by the Reverend Thomas Holme of Leichhardt. The Architect was Mr J.S.E. Ellis of Pitt Street Sydney. Initially the Foundation stone was to be laid 18 June 1892 but was delayed due to building but was postponed until 23 July the same year.The stone was…
Apsley, TAS - St John the Evangelist
Year Built: 1892
Address: 1404 Lower Marshes Road, , Apsley Tasmania, 7030
Armadale, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1898
Address: 88 Kooyong Road, , Armadale Victoria, 3143
The Foundation stone was laid on 20 July 1898 by Mrs Westmore G. Stephens. The Architect was Sydney Smith and Ogg and the builder was A Parker. It was designed in an advanced Romanesque style in red brick with stucco dressings, dark brick diapering, chequerboard gable treatment and fleche on the roof ridge. The building was later…
Armadale, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1881
Address: Corner Kooyong & Clarendon Streets, , Armadale Victoria, 3143
Arthur River, WA - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 16882 Albany Highway, , Arthur River Western Australia, 6315
The Taylor family donated the land for the church and £50 towards its construction. Construction commenced in 1882 and was completed n 1884. Construction was by FE Smith and AG Horley. Made of stone with wooden floorboards and a shingle roof. The floorboards came from the sawpits near Dardaline.
Ashbourne, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1891
Address: Main Road, , Ashbourne South Australia, 5157
The Church was formerly a Wesleyan Methodist church. It was built in 1891.
Avenel, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1886
Address: Queen Street, , Avenel Victoria, 3664
Originally a Wesleyan Methodist church built in 1886. A meeting of the building commit was held in Mr Vearings Saw Mill on 6 March 1886. It was decided to accept the tender of Mr Shatlock. By May 1886 the rear windows were being installed and anew font door had been order. In the same year Mr Graham bought the old church for £11. Dr…
Ballarat East, VIC - St Alipius Catholic
Year Built: 1884
Address: Victoria Street, , Ballarat East Victoria, 3350
Formerly a Methodist church the foundation stone was laid December 11 1883 by the Honourable James Campbell M.L.C.
Ballarat North, VIC - Scots Presbyterian
Year Built: 1890
Address: 415 Lydiard Street, Ballarat, Ballarat North Victoria, 3350
Built in 1890 to a Gothic-inspired design by local architects Figgis & Molloy. The foundation stone of Scots Church was laid on 5 July 1890 by Sir James MacBain, Scottish-born businessman and president of the Victorian Legislative Council. The church is on a rectangular plan without transepts. The nave is of six bays, buttressed…
Barrington, TAS - Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1885
Address: 48 Barrington Road, , Barrington Tasmania,
Barrington is regarded as the birthplace of Methodism in the Sheffield district. The first settlers were led by John and Charles Coleman and were later joined by Alexander Smith, John Harmon, Benjamin Green, John Reeves, Charles Packett and William Smith, all members of the Methodist Church.
Belair, SA - St John's School Chapel Anglican
Year Built: 1898
Address: James Road, , Belair South Australia, 5052
The foundation stone was laid on 24 September 1898 by the Bishop of the Diocese.
Bendigo, VIC - St John's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1897
Address: 35 - 41 Forest Street, , Bendigo Victoria, 3550
St. John's Presbyterian Church was opened in 1874 and located in Forest Street near the Barnard Street. By 1885 the Church was destroyed by fire. A new Church building was opened in 1897 on the same site. A Foundation stone was laid in November 1858 by Rev L.D. Bevan. In 1949 plans were preparred for the demolition of the church and…
Berwick, VIC - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1885
Address: 105 High Street, , Berwick Victoria, 3806
The first service was held in 1856 in Narre Warren at the residence of Mr Catenach on a fortnightly basis for about a year and then moved to a hut in Berwick owned by a Mr Gardiner. The Church is the oldest church in Berwick, and the congregation was founded amongst Scottish and English settlers in 1857 by Rev Alexander Duff, an Irish…
Bethanga, VIC - St Francis Catholic
Year Built: 1886
Address: Bridge Street, , Bethanga Victoria, 3691
Bethany, SA - Bethany Lutheran
Year Built: 1883
Address: Bethany Road, , Bethany South Australia, 5352
The Church was built in 1883. The design is of simple rectangular plan with gable roof, smaller gabled annex to rear, square tower at front with tall pointed spire, rendered features on facades create a strong outline for the building. Construction - coursed rubble walls, rendered corner strips and windows indicate a reasonably…
Bexley, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1887
Address: 269 Forest Road, , Bexley New South Wales, 2207
The land on which this Church is built was first granted to James Chandler on the 19th October 1831 by Governor Brisbane (1300 acres). The Foundation stone was laid on 24 May 1887 by the ten Minster for Education the Hon James Inglis. The Church was opened for worship by Rev Robert Steel in October 1887. For over 50 years it was known…
Binalong, NSW - St Thomas' Anglican
Year Built: 1886
Address: Stephens Street, , Binalong New South Wales, 2584
One of the earliest references to the Binalong District as part of the parish of Yass is in the report of the Yass Auxiliary of the Church Society for 1869 when Archdeacon Lillingston is reported to have said, that Yass people were too apt to consider that the world lay between Bowning and the Gap. In the 1871 census Binalong is shown as…
Blackburn, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: 5 Queens Street, , Blackburn Victoria, 3130
The Government granted land in 1861 to the Church of England in Bedford Street - an area which stretched From the present Bedford Street, Box Hill to Canterbury Road, then called Delaney's Road. Charles Bedford was Secretary to the Vestry of the local Church of England for many years. The Bedford Road Church was a brick building also used…
Bothwell, TAS - St Michael's and All Angels Anglican
Year Built: 1891
Address: 2 Dennistoun Road, , Bothwell Tasmania, 7030
The Church was consecrated by Bishop Montgomery in 1891. The French Gothic revival small country Cathedral was designed by Alexander North and built by Lewis and Son and Hallet. The sandstone for this church was quarried locally. The tower was added and dedicated in 1923 however is un finsiehd due to costs. Before construction of the…
Bower, SA - St Peter's Lutheran
Year Built: 1890
Address: 8461 Thiele Highway, , Bower South Australia, 5374
The land on which the church is located was once owned by Mr F. W. Kaeding. The Foundation stone was laid on 14 September 1890 by Pastor J. Hansen and it was finished by 1899 when a dedication service was held on 24 September. The Sunday School was opened in 1919. The church is 45 feet x 25 feet and cost approximately 120.
Brighton, VIC - John Knox Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1896
Address: Corner North & New Streets, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Foundation stone to the first church was laid on 29 October 1892 by the Brighton Mayor M.J.S. Carr Esq. John Knox church (built 1876) Original Architect - Charles Webb
Brighton, VIC - St Cuthbert's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1889
Address: 12 Wilson Street, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Church was established as part of the Free Presbyterian Church in Victoria during the 1850’s. The Foundation stone was laid on 26 October 1889 by the Honourable Sir James McBain MLC.
Brighton, VIC - St Leonard's Uniting
Year Built: 1892
Address: Corner New & Wolseley Streets, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Foundation stone to the first church was laid on 29 October 1892 by the Brighton Mayor M.J.S. Carr Esq.
Bungaree, VIC - St Michael's Catholic
Year Built: 1890
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…
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,…
Camberwell, VIC - Trinity Presbyterian
Year Built: 1885
Address: 581 Riversdale Road, , Camberwell Victoria, 3124
The first Presbyterian service in Camberwell was held in the old Shire Hall on 6 September 1885. The site on which the present Church stands was purchased for 375, and almost immediately the first building was erected, at a cost of 566. It was a very plain, weatherboard structure, and seated about 200 persons. This first church was…
Campania, TAS - St George's Anglican
Year Built: 1894
Address: 6 Lee Street, Campania, Campania Tasmania, 7026
The church was consecrated in 1894. It was built and furnished at a cost of £450. Mr and Mrs H.J. Brock donated £300 towards the completion of the church. It was consecrated in November 1894 and was renovated in 1920. The Rt. Rev. H. H. Montgomery, Bishop of Tasmania (father of Field Marshal Montgomery of El Alamein fame) would have…
Charlton, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: 6 Halliday Street, , Charlton Victoria, 3525
Two Foundation stones read, 1. "Wesley Chapel Built in 1876 and later used as a Sunday School. The present church was built for the Methodist Community in 1885. This project was funded by Centenary of Federation Victoria through the Victorian Government's Community Support Fund." 2. Charlton Methodist Sunday School Hall built to the…
Clifton, QLD - All Saints Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: Gammie Street, , Clifton Queensland, 4361
The first church was erected in 1890. The second was built in 1909. The successful contractor was Mr. Stay of Allora. The floor has a vestry 'raised to 6 feet. A noticeable feature of the building is its great height compared to its size. This ensures breathing space and ventilation. The church proper, which seats 300, was built on 4 feet…
Colebrook, TAS - St James of Jerusalem Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 7 Richmond Street, , Colebrook Tasmania, 7027
Services were first held in the old probation church of 1835. The plans of this church were given to the Diocesan Registry in 1921 by the Public Works and are now in the State Archives. In 1882 the foundation stone of the church was laid and in March 1884 the new stone church costing £800 was consecrated.
Coogee, NSW - St Nicholas Anglican
Year Built: 1886
Address: 123 Brook Street, , Coogee New South Wales, 2034
The Foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Sydney Bishop Alfred Barry D.D. on 18 December 1886. The following year St. Nicolas Anglican was consecrated. In 1905 the church building was almost completed destroyed by fire. The Church was reopened in 1906. Between 1917 and 1944, St. Nicolas Coogee was instrumental in establishing…
Cowra, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1889
Address: Kendal Street, , Cowra New South Wales, 2794
The town allotments were surveyed in 1854 and the first land sales were held later in that year. Property for churches was reserved - the site for the Wesleyan Church was on the south east corner of Kendal and Darling Streets, and the site for the Minister's Residence on the corner of Darling Street and Bartlett Lane. It was not until…
Cowra, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1887
Address: Grenfell Road, , Cowra New South Wales, 2794
Formerly a Methodist church it was erected at Brundah Creek in 1887 and moved to its current site in 1916. Closed for regular services in 1969 it now forms part of the Uniting Church.
Crows Nest, QLD - St Matthew's Catholic
Year Built: 1900
Address: Esk Street, , Crows Nest Queensland, 4355
The church was built, and opened in 1900, and named St Matthew's in honour of the donor of the land. The Sisters of St. Joseph to the Parish, and the building of the Convent school was opened on 15 July, 1917. As of 2007 the church did not have a resident Priest.
Deloraine, TAS - Holy Redeemer Catholic
Year Built: 1889
Address: 20 W Goderich Street, , Deloraine Tasmania, 7304
A stone above a doorway to the Church reads, " Pray for the soul of Rev Edward Francis Walsh 22 years Pastor of this Church who fortified with all the rites of Holy Church died December 4th 1902 in the 39th year of his Priesthood aged 64 years R.I.P.". A Foundation stone reads, " Church of the Holy Redeemer blessed and dedicated by Most…
Deloraine, TAS - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1883
Address: 32 W Goderich Street, , Deloraine Tasmania, 7304
The Church was closed in 1983 and is now a private residence.