Churches
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Year built: between 1901 and 1910
Inglewood, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1905
Address: 85 Southey Street, , Inglewood Victoria, 3517
A Historical plaque reads, "The Very Reverend Dean Hayes of Sandhurst opened the first church on his site, a timber structure serving as a church and a school on November 8th 1866.The present red brick church was built in 1905 and the opening ceremony and blessing held on December 17th 1905 by the most Reverend Dr. Reville, Bishop of…
Inverell, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1903
Address: 21 Rivers Street, , Inverell New South Wales, 2360
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by John McCrea Esq 1903".
Ivanhoe, VIC - St James Anglican
Year Built: 1908
Address: Corner Upper Heidelberg Road & Noel Street, , Ivanhoe Victoria, 3079
1908 was the year St James became a parish in it's own right sixty years after the establishment of the City of Melbourne. The Foundation stone was laid by the Governor of Victoria on 21 October 1908. The Vicarage in Noel Street was erected at a cost of £631.The original Rose window was replaced in 2003 with one that commemorates the…
Junee, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1903
Address: Corner Lisgar & Denison Streets, , Junee New South Wales, 2663
Constructed of brick the foundation stone was laid on 15 March 1903 by Neil McCallum Esq.
Junee, NSW - St Paul's Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: Corner Dalley & Stewart Streets, , Junee New South Wales, 2663
The original foundation stone was laid on 2 August 1904 by P Boynton Esq. A subsequent foundation stone was laid on 17 December 1955 by Reverend W.J. Hobbin. Constructed as St Paul's Methodist Church in 1904 and this replaced the old wooden Church on the site. This structure was re-erected on the site behind the new church, facing…
Kadina, SA - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1910
Address: 26 Hay Street, , Kadina South Australia, 5554
The Foundation stone was laid on 18 November 1910 by Lord Bishop of Adelaide Arthur Nutter.
Katanning, WA - Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1905
Address: 23 Taylor Street, , Katanning Western Australia, 6317
The building is in Gothic style with a gabled rood, pier buttresses and lancet arched windows. The exterior walls are tuck-pointed, red brick, cement rendered on the lower half and the roof is of corrugated iron. There are two additions to the rear, dating from 1919 and cl930. The interior fixtures such as the pews, altar and pulpit, were…
Katanning, WA - Uniting
Year Built: 1907
Address: 38 Taylor Street, , Katanning Western Australia, 6317
The Foundation stone was laid on 19 October 1906. The Architect was F.W. Burwell and the builder was A Thomson. A brick and corrugated iron building of Federation Gothic design. It has a prominent zinc clad spire protruding from a battlement campanile. Mr F W Burwell of Fremantle prepared plans for the church. The contract price was…
Keith, SA - Congregational (former)
Year Built: 1910
Address: Heritage Street, , Keith South Australia, 5267
The 1910 Church, formerly the Congregational Church was built from local limestone carted in from nearby farms by the Church parishioners.In Gothic style with red brick quoins, and entrance porch and a transverse vestry at the rear. It is operated by the National Trust as a museum. The manse was sold in 1954.
Kensington Park, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Towards the close of the year 1902 a number of Methodists living in Llarryatville and :ensington Park finding it too fax to the nearest Church, met together and discussed the advisability of establishing a place of worship in this neighbourhood. Lmong those present were Messrs. J. H. Sinclair, Jas. Delehanty, n.2. Linn, J.P. Roberts, E,…
Koonya, TAS - St Alban's Anglican
Year Built: 1905
Address: Henry Street, , Koonya Tasmania, 7187
On July 23 1894 a public meeting was held and the initial steps were taken to erect an Anglican Church in Koonya. Mr J.R. McClymont kidley donated three acres of land for that purpose and for a cemetery. This was supplemented with a quantity of materials. On March 6 1904 the Church was opened and dedicated to St Alban by the Right…
Kyabram, VIC - St Augustine's Catholic
Year Built: 1910
Address: 63 Church Street, Kyabram, Victoria, 3620
The first Church was opened in 1889 however it was moved in 1903 to Church Street site. The foundation stone was placed on Sunday 3 July 1910 by Monsignor Sylvester Barry, Vicar-General of the Sandhurst Diocese, in place of Bishop Reville, who was then in hospital overseas. Fr. Mulqueen, who had been parish priest ever since the Kyabram…
Kyabram, VIC - St David's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1906
Address: Church Street, , Kyabram Victoria, 3620
The Church was named St Davids in recognition of David Stewart Menzies, the patriarch of Kyabram Presbyterianism. * The Reverend W Thomson of Mooroopna started Presbyterian services in the Kyabram district in 1877 and continued until 1884. Services started in the Taripta School and then later in the home of Mr D.S. Menzies. One acre…
Laidley, QLD - St Saviour's Anglican
Year Built: 1910
Address: 28 Ambrose Street, , Laidley Queensland, 4341
According to TROVE in 1888 a parsonage was erected at a cost of £221 along with a bell and tower for £22. A Foundation stone was laid on 15 November 1909 by the Archdeacon of Toowoomba A.R. Rivers. The Church is an example of Gothic architecture and possibly the first church in Australia to be constructed with reinforced cement. The…
Lakemba, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1910
Address: 69 Haldon Street, , Lakemba New South Wales, 2195
The Church was built on land donated by Mr. Ben Taylor who lived in a large colonial cottage on the opposite corner of Haldon Street and The Boulevarde. A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by His Excellency The Right Hon Lord Chelmsford KCMG Governor of NSW 3rd Dec 1910". The Church was extended in 1935 and was opened on…
Latrobe, TAS - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1906
Address: 2 Cotton Street, , Latrobe Tasmania, 7307
The first Anglican services in the Latrobe district were held at Ballahoo on the western bank of the Mersey River. In 1868 Latrobe School Church was opened at a cost of £145 and in 1871 it was still a school church. A Church was consecrated in 1887 and in 1892 Church News stated that there were plans for a new Church. Plans for a new…
Launceston, TAS - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1901
Address: 32 Cameron Street, , Launceston Tasmania, 7250
Of Gothic-Revival design and built of red brick and sandstone in 1901 replacing an earlier building. It was opened in the following year. One of Alexander North's most successful architectural works. It has the chancel, transepts and crossing. He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. The building incorporates a five-bay aisled…
Lavington, NSW - St James Anglican
Year Built: 1907
Address: 488 Heriot Street, , Lavington New South Wales, 2641
A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God this Foundation stone was laid by Mrs W G Woods on 14th April 1907.
Leichhardt, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1905
Address: 3 Wetherill Street, , Leichhardt New South Wales, 3516
Formerly a Methodist Hall the foundation stone was laid on 4 November 1905 by Mrs W.J. Jenner.
Leichhardt, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1905
Address: 3 Wetherill Street, , Leichhardt New Southh Wales, 2040
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by Mrs W.J. Jenner Nov 4th 1905".
Loch, VIC - St Vincent's Catholic
Year Built: 1903
Address: Old South Gippsland Highway, , Loch Victoria, 3945
The Church was originally constructed by H Rourke in 1903 and altered by Kennedy + Porter in 1906. Aesthetically, it is a conventional Victorian Carpenter Gothic church with little elaboration. The Church was first opened in August 1903 on this site, which had been donated by Mr and Mrs Suding. The church cost £256, was blessed in a…
Lochiel, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1901
Address: Frances Street, , Lochiel South Australia, 5510
The Church was built in 1901. The Foundation stone was laid on 2 September 1901 by Mrs S Cray.
Maclean, NSW - Baptist (Former)
Year Built: 1907
Address: 257 River Street, , Maclean New South Wales, 2463
A plaque reads, "The Baptist Church This church was built in 1907, from timber provided by the dismantling of the disused local fish cannery. The Reverend Jock Garden was the third minister to serve and arrived in 1909. He gained the rights to operate the Publican's Booth at Maclean Show as a 'Temperance Booth'. The Reverend Garden later…
Macquarie Plains, TAS - St Augustine's Anglican
Year Built: 1904
Address: 388 Gordon River Road, , Macquarie Plains Tasmania, 7140
The Foundation stone was laid by Rt Rev J Edward Mercer D.D. Bishop of Tasmania on July 20th 1904. Reverend Walter Hooker was inducted Rector on this day and he remained until 1908. As early as 1895 services were held in the railway waiting room while being financially supported by the New Norfolk parish with R.W.G. Shoobridge deeding…
Maffra, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: 6 Pearson Street, , Maffra Victoria, 3860
A Foundation stone reads, " Presbyterian Church This stone was laid by Mrs A. Morison 30th March 1904 - HW & FC Tompkins Architect W Sinclair Builder". A further stone reads This Tower's bell has been erected to the memory of the Lair Samuel Lees by his wife Jane Lees who laid this stone on Sept 23 1922".
Maldon, VIC - Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1905
Address: 1 Church Street, , Maldon Victoria, 3463
Formerly a Presbyterian Church it was sold in 2014 to raise funds for the church. The Foundation stone was laid by Mrs Margaret Oswald on 8 November 1905. The laying of the foundation stone of the new Presbyterian Church was performed in the presence of a large assemblage . . . despite the fact that the thermometer registered nearly…
Malvern East, VIC - Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church
Year Built: 1910
Address: 65a Tooronga Road , , Malvern East Victoria, 3145
The Church was built in 1910, with an adjacent Sunday School constructed in 1927. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this Memorial stone was laid by Mrs Westmore G. Stephens 12th March 1910. G.F.B. Ballantyne Architect and Builder".
Malvern, VIC - Korean Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: 23 Glendearg Grove, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
A Memorial stone was laid on 8 October 1904 by the Honable W.H. Edgar MLC. The Architect was B Goodridge. Another stone was laid on the same date by F.J. Cato Esq.
Malvern, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1905
Address: 161 Wattle Tree Road, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
The church's foundation stone was laid on 16 December 1095 by another congregation member, elder, benefactor and Mayor of the Borough of Caulfield Charles Duplan Lloyd. The old wooden structure was moved to the new site and used as a Sunday school, with the congregation using Malvern Town Hall for worship while their new structure was…
Malvern, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1908
Address: 47 Stanhope Street, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
The Very Rev. Father (afterwards Dean) Hegarty, parish priest of St. Kilda celebrated the first public Mass for the Catholics of Malvern in the new Malvern Town Hall on the third Sunday of September 1888. An earlier Mass had been said on the 3rd February 1888 at the recently established Convent of the Sacred Heart in Burke Road. In 1889,…
Malvern, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1904
Address: Corner Glenferrie & Dandenong Roads, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
In 1904 St Paul's first wooden church was built on the corner of Derby Parade and Salisbury St Caulfield and licensed as St Paul's Caulfield on the 20th of February. In 1909 the church was put on wheels and moved by horse cart to our present location. In 1910, after renovations it reopened as St Paul's, Malvern and Caulfield. The Vicarage…
Mannum, SA - St Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1910
Address: Adelaide Road, , Mannum South Australia, 5238
The Foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1910 by the Venerable Archdeacon Bussell.
McLaren Vale, SA - St Margaret's Anglican
Year Built: 1905
Address: Main Road, , McLaren Vale South Australia, 5171
The land was donated by Thomas Hardy in 1905 formerly vineyards owned by William Hobcroft. The Foundation stone was laid on 19 June 1911by Thomas Hardy and the Church was dedicated on 21 November 1911. The Nave built of clay and limestone was added in 1968 to the memory of A.C. and E.H. Johnston.
Melbourne, VIC - St Michael's Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: 154 Collins Street, , Melbourne Victoria, 3000
Known as the Collins Street Independent Church. A Mr Hopkins laid the foundation stone of the first church in September 1839 and the building was opened for worship on 1 January 1841. Later when this small chapel had already been enlarged during the 1850's it had outgrown the needs of the Colony and plans had to be made to replace it…
Michelago, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1906
Address: 6418 Monaro Highway, , Michelago New South Wales, 2620
The parish opened with the arrival of a resident priest in 1890. The first St Patrick’s at Michelago was built in 1865 and it’s still there at the rear of the current church, showing its age but hinting at its secrets and its stories. The second St Patrick’s was built in 1907 from bricks made on the site from local red clay.Petersen…
Minlaton, SA - St Malachy's Catholic
Year Built: 1905
Address: Main Street, , Minlaton South Australia, 5575
The Church was built in 1905. The Foundation stone was laid on 15 October 1905.
Molong, NSW - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1905
Address: 42 Edward Street, , Molong New South Wales, 2866
A Foundation stone reads in part, " This stone was laid A.M.D.G. by Mrs James Lee of Lappas ??? October ??? 1905".
Mona Vale, NSW - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1907
Address: 1624 Pittwater Road, , Mona Vale New South Wales, 2103
The Church began its life when the rector from St Matthew’s Manly travelled to Barrenjoey lighthouse to conduct occasional services. He noted the growth of small villages in the area and the need for churches to be located within these new communities. St John’s became the first church to be built in the region and was opened on the 21st…
Moonta, SA - Salvation Army
Year Built: 1901
Address: Robert Street, , Moonta South Australia, 5558
Two foundation stones were laid on 30 March 1901. The first was by Thomas H Cook Mayor of Moonta and the second was by Brigadier Birkenshaw S.C. O.
Mortdale, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1910
Address: 18 Morts Road, , Mortdale New South Wales, 2223
A Memorial stone reads, " This Memorial stone was laid by T Carter Esq 29th October 1910". A further Memorial stone reads, " This Memorial stone was laid by E Knight Esq 29th October 1910".