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Dungog, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1904
Address: 63 Dowling Street, , Dungog New South Wales, 2420
Of Gothic style the Church was built in 1904 and opened in 1905. In 2023 it was put up for sale.
Dungog, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1910
Address: 246 Dowling Street, , Dungog New South Wales, 2420
A Foundation stone was laid on 23 March 1910. No further information currently available. Contributions welcombed.
Dunkeld, VIC - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1881
Address: Corner Sterling and Willis Street, , Dunkled Victoria, 3294
The church was built in two parts, one dating from 1881 and a 1961 extension. The former wing is built in light brown brick with stone dressings in the Early English Gothic revival style. The building is divided by buttresses into 3 bays each with lancet windows. The latter wing (dating from 1961) is built in cream brick and is positioned…
Dunkeld, VIC - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1913
Address: 78 Willis Street, , Dunkeld Victoria, 3294
The foundation stone of the Methodist Church, Dunkeld was laid on 16 August 1913 by Mrs G. Taylor. The architects were Clegg, Miller & Cain, of Hamilton, and the builder E.B. Patterson. The building was opened on 17 January 1914 however it is now closed and in privae hands.
Dunnstown, VIC - St Brendan's Catholic
Year Built: 1905
Address: 3 Ti Tree Road, , Dunnstown Victoria, 3352
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by The Most Revd Joseph Higgins D.D. Bishop of Ballarat Novr 19th 1905 The Revd D.J. Devane Pastor".
Dunoon, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 102 James Street, , Dunoon New South Wales, 2480
Dural, NSW - St Judes Anglican
Address: 965 Old Northern Road, , Dural New South Wales, 2158
Eagle Junction, QLD - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1889
Address: 223 Bonney Avenue, , Clayfield Queensland, 4011
The Church was built in circa 1889 and in 1901, not wishing to be part of the amalgamation of the Methodist denominations into the new Methodist Church of Australasia, the congregation decided to became Eagle Junction Congregational Church. In 1975 Wooloowin Methodist Church amalgamated with Eagle Junction Congregational Church (at 211…
Eagle Vale, NSW - Mary Immaculate Catholic
Year Built: 1999
Address: 61 Emerald Drive, , Eagle Vale New South Wales, 2558
In the late 1990s, the Church hall was no longer meeting the needs of the Parish. It was then decided by the Bishop, in consultation with Fr Vince Ryan OMI, that a new church would be built. Bishop Philip Wilson blessed the foundation stone on 19th December, 1999 and the church emerged over the following months. The Blessing and Opening…
Eaglehawk, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1860
Address: 75A Victoria Street, , Eaglehawk Victoria, 3556
The Foundation stone was laid by "Bendigo Mac" i.e. Mr Lachlan McLachlan Police Magistrate of the district. The total cost of building the Church was £500. The Church plans were drawn by Mr Duncan who gave his services free and the Church was built by Messrs Griffiths and Co. On 1st April, 1860, three special services were held to…
Eaglehawk, VIC - St Liborius Catholic
Year Built: 1869
Address: 50 Panton Street, , Eaglehawk Victoria, 3556
On January 31st 1869 The right Reverend Dr Goold, Catholic Bishop of Melbourne with Dr Backhaus and Rev. Dean Fitzgerald, opened the new Roman Catholic Church at Eaglehawk, named St Liborius.
Eaglehawk, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1874
Address: 63 High Street, , Eaglehawk Victoria, 3556
The Church replaced an earlier stone building opened in 1863. It was designed by vestryman H.E. Tolhurst and opened in 1874.
Eaglehawk, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1863
Address: Peg Leg Road & Kirkwood Road, , Eaglehawk Victoria, 3556
The first Wesleyan Methodist church service in Eaglehawk was held in 1852. In 1863 the foundation stone of the new Wesleyan church was laid, a bottle containing various information was placed with the stone. The Architects were Vahland and Getzachumann. Contractors Rolhurst and Shepherd. The Church was made of red and white bricks and…
East Bentleigh, VIC - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1973
Address: 844 Centre Road, , East Bentleigh Victoria, 3165
The present parish of St. Peter's was originally part of Brighton Parish (Est. 1853) and later included in St. Paul's, Bentleigh Parish (Est. 1928). The first Church building in this area was a small wooden school house and hall erected in February, 1865 on Centre Road, opposite the present Moorabbin Hospital. A brick school building…
East Brunswick, VIC - Our Lady of Help Christians Catholic
Address: 878 Nicholson Street, , East Brunswick Victoria, 3057
In January 1911, the Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Carr appointed Fr Joseph King as founder and first parish priest of the new parish of Our Lady Help of Christians East Brunswick. Fr King celebrated the first Masses in the parish on 22 January 1911, on an altar made up of packing cases, in Excelsior Hall at 767 Nicholson Street.
East Camberwell, VIC - Baptist
Year Built: 1923
Address: 137 Highfield Road, , East Camberwell Victoria, 3124
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by E.H. Jenkin Esq President Baptist Union of Victoria October 18th 1923".
East Camberwell, VIC - St Dominic's Catholic
Year Built: 1924
Address: 816 Riversdale Road, , East Camberwell Victoria, 3126
In 1924, the Dominican Fathers took possession of Sir John Higgins' residence (now the front section of the Priory) and the first Parish Mass was celebrated in the front parlour on March 16th that year. Twenty nine people were present. The Church is built of rock-faced basalt ashlar with fine French detailing done in sandstone. The…
East Devonport, VIC _ St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1879
Address: 15 Thomas Street, , East Devonport Tasmania, 7319
The Church was built between 1876-79 at a cost of £425 to the design of architect William Gadsby. It was opened in July 1879. A Foundation stone reads, " The Foundation stone reads thus, Church of St Paul foundation stone laid 13th December 1876 Consecrated March 1882 Rev G.F. (?Archer) Incumbent". An arson attack occurred in 2001…
East Geelong, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican
Year Built: 1929
Address: Corner Thear & McKillop Street, , East Geelong Victoria, 3219
The establishment of St. Matthew's was largely made possible by the effort and generosity of the late G. F. Belcher residing at Murchison Hall, Garden Street, and who had recently retired from politics, having been Mayor of Geelong, 1873 - 1875 and a member of the State Parliament, 1875 - 1886. Mr Belcher donated the land and half the…
East Ivanhoe, VIC - St George's Anglican
Year Built: 1929
Address: Warncliffe Road, , East Ivanhoe Victoria, 3079
East Ivanhoe Anglican convened a meeting on 12 December 1929 in the home of Mr A Judd in Warnclifffe Road to form a committee to arrange for church services and Sunday school classes to be held in the new area. Land owned by Mt Bainbridge in Warncliffe Road was available for a church site and an assurance was given that, if the Diocese…
East Ivanhoe, VIC - Uniting (Former)
Year Built: 1941
Address: 6 King Street, , East Ivanhoe Victoria, 3079
The newer church was built in the early 1960s to replace a smaller brick church of 1941, still standing next to the new one, which the then Methodist congregation had outgrown. The Church was designed by Bates, Smart and McCutcheon in a plain but pleasing functional style; it is very similar to the Methodist church they designed in…
East Kangaloon, NSW - St Matthew's Anglican (Former)
Address: 1971 Kangaloon Road, , East Kangaloon New South Wales, 2576
East Killara, NSW - Uniting )Former)
Address: 23 Fairbairn Ave, , East Killara New South Wales, 2071
East Lindfield, NSW - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1950
Address: 110 Tyron Street, , East Lindfield New South Wales, 2070
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was set by The Most Rev H.W. K. Mowell D.D. Archbishop of Sydney Primate of Australia November 11th 1950 Church Wardens WKF Howell H.L. Thompson, E. Farrar Canon F. W. Tugwell BA J Glover Hon Treas L Baker Hon Sec".
East Malvern, VIC - All Saints' Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1960
Address: Corner Olive & Darling Road, , East Malvern Victoria, 3145
The Foundation stone was laid on 13 February 1960 by the Most Reverend Frank Woods D.D. M.A. The Architect was Louis Williams.
East Malvern, VIC - Ewing Memorial Uniting
Year Built: 1910
Address: Corner Burke Road & Coppin Streets, , East Malvern Victoria, 3145
An article in the Melbourne Age Newspaper of 1st August 1910 describes the laying of the Foundation stone, "On Saturday afternoon the foundation stone of the Ewing Memorial Presbyterian Church, Burke road East Malvern. was laid by Mr. J. M. Davis President of the Legislative Council, in the presence of a large gathering. Previous to the…
East Malvern, VIC - Holy Eucharist Catholic
Year Built: 1962
Address: 1241 Dandenong Road, , Malvern East Victoria, 3145
A Foundation stone was laid on 12 September 1962 by the Archbishop of Melbourne J.D. Simonds D.D. The church, designed by architects Alan Robertson & Associates and built by Holywood Constructions, cost £55,000. It was blessed and officially opened by Archbishop Simonds in September 1962. Holy Eucharist and St. Mary's Malvern East are…
East Malvern, VIC - St Catherine's Greek Orthodox
Year Built: 1921
Address: 3 Epping Street, , East Malvern Victoria, 3145
The Church was formerly the Peace Memorial Methodist Church. The Foundation stone was laid on 12 November 1921 by Reverend A.P. Bladen President of the Conference. Constructed of red brick with cement tracery, and built in 1921-2. Comprises a broad nave, aisle, chancel, vestries and imposing facade incorporating a deeply overhanging arch…
East Malvern, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: 5 Finch Street, , East Malvern Victoria, 3145
Founded as a mission to Caulfield Racecourse in 1883 the original church was built in 1889. The current church was built between 1920 and 1922. The Architect was Purchase and Teague. The Foundation stone was laid on 18 December 1920 by the Venerable Archdeacon Hindley B.D. Administrator of the Diocese. An example of the English…
East Malvern, VIC - St Mary's Immaculate Conception Catholic
Year Built: 1920
Address: 91 Manning Road, , East Malvern Victoria, 3145
In 1891, on Sunday, December 13th, Archbishop Thomas Carr blessed and opened a new timber station church (on the site of the current presbytery) for the parish of St. Stephen’s, Oakleigh at a place named Emo, after the Emo Estate. Today, on that same block of land purchased for £542, the buildings of St. Mary’s Catholic Parish stand. They…
East Malvern, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1958
Address: Serrell Street, , East Malvern Victoria, 3145
One foundation stone was laid on 29 March 1958 by the Reverend G.B. Campbell.
East Melbourne, Protestant
Year Built: 1872
Address: 4 Morrison Place, , East Melbourne Victoria, 3002
A Church built for the Trustees of the Swedenborgian Church. Built in 1872, to the design of Lloyd Tayler the gothic-style bluestone residence was once home to the New Temple Church. The main facade embraces a Decorated Gothic window of three lights flanked by buttresses, with a projecting porch. Was a store room for the Eye and Ear…
East Melbourne, VIC - Cairns Memorial Presbyterian former
Year Built: 1883
Address: Corner Powlett & Hotham Streets, , East Melbourne Victoria, 3002
An article in the Melbourne Argus newspaper of 10 October 1881 reads, "A section of the congregation of Chalmera' Church having been granted permission by the Presbetry of Melbourne to form themselves into a separate congregation, they met for the first time yesterday morning, at the Orderly room, corner of Powlett-street and…
East Melbourne, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1864
Address: 193 Hotham Street, , East Melbourne Victoria, 3002
It is recorded the first church services were held in the school buildings on the corner of Victoria Parade and Hoddle Street. The Church was erected of bluestone and had been originally designated for a Cathedral, but Holy Trinity was erected on it with the intention that it was later to be converted to the Cathedral library or…
East Melbourne, VIC - Holy Trinity Lutheran
Year Built: 1852
Address: Corner Parliament & Cathedral Place, , East Melbourne Victoria, 3002
In 1852, a site was granted for a church at 22-36 Parliament Place, East Melbourne by Governor La Trobe. The original 1853 structure was built by William Hellings to the specifications of architects Bellairs, Krsteiner & Co and was replaced in 1874 by a bluestone church, designed by Charles Blachmann, which houses an historic organ.…
East Melbourne, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral
Year Built: 1858
Address: Corner Gisborne Street & Cathedral Place, , East Melbourne Victoria, 3002
St Patrick's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop. In 1847 the Colonial Secretary granted two acres of land for a church on Eastern Hill, where St Patrick's Cathedral now stands and by 1850 an additional two acres were granted. In 1848,…