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Barham, NSW - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1956
Address: 27 Niemur Street, , Barham New South Wales, 2732
A Foundation stone reads, " AMDG This Foundation stone of St John the Evangelist was laid by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Riverena 11th March 1956". A wall plaque reads, " In Memory of their ministry in this Parish Canon Julius Courteen Stonehouse 1953 - 1985, Archdeacon David Richard Bond 1996 - 2016, Well done good & faithfull…
Barmedman, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1916
Address: Main Street, , Barmedman New South Wales, 2668
The fine brick building was blessed upon its completion by Rev. John Gallagher, Bishop of Goulburn on 19th March 1916, and dedicated to God under the patronage of Saint Joseph. It is not known when Barmedman was connected to the Parish of Temora. The first Mass for the township on record took place in 1882. In the absence of the church…
Barmedman, NSW - St Paul's Presbyterian (Former)
Year Built: 1926
Address: 32 - 34 Queen Street, , Barmedman New South Wales, 2668
The first St Paul's Presbyterian Church Barmedman was a timber structure which was used from late 1890. The present brick structure was opened in March 1927. The Foundation stone was laid on 20 October 1926 by John Stewart. The Church is now in private hands.
Barooga, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 7 McFarland Street, , Barooga New South Wales, 3644
Barrabool, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1855
Address: 410 Merrawarp Road, , Barrabool Victoria, 3221
One of Victoria's earliest rural Anglican churches, The Church was begun with the construction of the nave in 1855 in local Barrabool sandstone. It was designed by early Victorian architect, Charles Vickers, in Gothic style. The chancel, vestry and porch were added in1857 by Geelong architects, Shaw & Dowden. The entire church was…
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.
Barton, ACT - St Andrews Presbyterian
Year Built: 1934
Address: Corner State Circle & Canberra Avenue, , Barton Australian Capital Territory, 2600
A sandstone Church in an adaptation of the Gothic Revival style. The side tower is square with a sandstone spire. The interior fills the usual sanctuary area and has fine joinery, particularly in the pulpit and screens. It contains many memorials of National importance. The Foundation stone was laid on 27 November 1929 by His Excellency…
Barwon Heads, VIC - All Saints' Anglican
Address: 61 Hitchcock Avenue, , Barwon Heads Victoria, 3227
Services were held monthly in the Mount Colite Hotel hall by the Vicar of Marshall before 1936, when a committee was called to collect money for a new church. Efforts continued through the Depression and in 1937 the Vicar of Marshall, the Rev D.D. Carruthers, whose parish included Barwon Heads was offered a building from Sparrovale Farm…
Barwon Heads, VIC Holy Family Catholic
Address: 103 Hitchcock Avenue, , Barwon Heads Victoria, 3226
The Advocate Newspaper recorded on January 5th 1939 the Church was formally opened by His Grace the Archbishop on New Years Day. His Grace blessed the new church, assisted by the Right Rev. Mgr. R.S. Benson, P.P., V.F.; Very Rev. Dr. Lyons, Rev. J.H. O'Halloran, P.P.; Rev. Norman Hoare, P.P.; Rev. J. McDonald, P.P.; Rev. J.H. Cleary, Rev.…
Bass Hill, NSW - Crest Community Baptist
Address: 59 Johnston Road, , Bass Hill New South Wales, 2198
Bass, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 20 Bass Road, , Bass Victoria, 3991
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Batehaven, NSW - St Bernard's Catholic
Address: 2 David Avenue, , Batehaven New South Wales, 2536
Batemans Bay, NSW - Uniting
Address: 2 Catlin Avenue, , Batemans Bay New South Wales, 2536
Batemans Bay, NSW Anglican
Year Built: 1986
Address: 6 Herarde Street, , Batemans Bay New South Wales, 2536
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was set by Bishop Bruce Wilson Assistant Bishop of the Diocese Of Canberra and Wollongong on 7th September 1986".
Batesford, VIC - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1860
Address: 40 Ross Street, , Batesford Victoria, 3213
First services were held in private homes such as "Darriwill" home of the Hope family. Later Reve Sutherland conducted services in a tin shed on top of Batesford Hill until he left in 1887. In December 1859 tenders were let by the Architect Joseph Lowe Shaw for the erection of a bluestone church. A plaque on the upper section of the…
Bathurst, NSW - All Saints Anglican
Address: 3 Church Street, , Bathurst New South Wales, 2795
The cathedral building was originally designed by Edmund Blacket in 1845 as a parish church, but became a cathedral in 1870 with the creation of the Diocese of Bathurst. An organ was installed in 1886 and bells were hung in 1855. In the 1890s, however, the bell tower was found to be unstable, so the bells could not be "rung full circle"…
Bathurst, NSW - Presbyterian
Address: 72 George Steet, , Bathurst New South Wales, 2795
The Architect was Thomas Rowe.
Bathurst, NSW - St Barnabas Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1881
Address: 36A Bant Street, , Bathurst New South Wales, 2795
The present Church was built in 1881 to replace an earlier weather-board church building dating from 1875. This weatherboard building was afterwards used as the Parish Hall until it was replaced in 1918 by the present brick Parish Hall, the foundation of which was laid by the Primate, the Most Revd, J. C. Wright, D.D., on 21st September…
Bathurst, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1885
Address: 140A William Street, , Bathurst , 2795
In 1857, the foundations of the present church were laid by William Thomas Senior. The work was completed in 1860 and officially opened on Thursday 31st May of that year, the Reverend Joseph Oram conducting the service. The internal measurements were 78 feet by 52 feet, with a seating capacity of 700, and the cost was £7,040.
Battery Point, TAS - St George's Anglican
Year Built: 1847
Address: 30 Cromwell Street, Hobart, Battery Point Tasmania, 7004
Located on the highest point of Battery Point, once known as Kermode's Hill the Church was designed by two of Hobart's earliest and best known architects. The land was in fact purchased from William Kermode for 250.00. It was designed in the Neo-Classical style by the Government architect, John Lee Archer, designing the body of the…
Baulkham Hills, NSW - Baptist
Address: 39 Sarah Crescent, , Baulkham Hills New South Wales, 2153
Baulkham Hills, NSW - Norwest Anglican
Address: 19 Chapel Lane, , Baulkham Hills New South Wales, 2153
Baulkham Hills, NSW - St Matthew's Uniting
Year Built: 1975
Address: Cnr Charles & Edgar Streets, , Baulkham Hills New South Wales, 2153
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was unveiled by Mrs Gwen Stephens a Trustee of the Church 20th April 1975".
Baulkham Hills, NSW - St Michael's Catholic
Year Built: 1980
Address: 1 Chapel Lane, , Baulkham Hills New South Wales, 2153
A Foundation stone reads, " St Michael's Church Baulkham Hills dedicated by His Eminence Sir James Cardinal Freeman Archbishop of Sydney assisted by His Lordship Bishop Bede Heather Sunday 27th July 1980 Rev P.J. Bryne P.P.".
Baulkham Hills, NSW - St Michael's Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1849
Address: St Michael's Place, , Baulkham Hills New South Wales, 2153
The Sydney Morning Herald of 8 February 1849 reported that the '...foundation stone of a new Church was laid at Baulkham Hills on Friday afternoon by Archbishop Polding [and] Reverend Messrs Brennan and Halloran, the resident ministers of the district. The edifice, which will be of stone, will be 40ft in length by 30ft in breadth and is…
Bayswater, VIC - Church of Christ
Address: 643 Mountain Highway, , Bayswater Victoria, 3153
Church of Christ services commenced among the settlers around 1872 and the Church of Christ was one of the first. Meetings were held in 1871 in Ambrose Lischke's bark hut, which was on Schultz's land on the South Western corner of Mountain Highway and Stud Rd. For two years the services were conducted by a Mr Ball who baptised Mr and Mrs…
Bayswater, VIC - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Year Built: 1977
Address: 25 Orange Grove, , Bayswater Victoria, 3153
The first significant mention of Catholic activity in Bayswater was in 1917 when Fr. John O'Brien,3 second parish priest of the new Parish of St. John's, arrived on horseback to celebrate the first Mass in Bayswater at "The Grange"— the Scoresby Road home of Albert and Myrtle Piergrosse. Mass was held in their large hall-like dining room…
Beaconsfield, TAS - St Francis Xaviers Catholic
Address: 188 Weld Street, , Beaconsfield Tasmania, 7270
Catholic families began moving into the mining town of Beaconsfield during the 1880s. Within a decade, they had built a solid timber Church dedicated to St Francis Xavier. On May 11, 1890, Monsignor Daniels Beechinor of Launceston accompanied his uncle, Archbishop Daniei Murphy, to the West Tamar town for the laying of the foundation…
Beaconsfield, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1909
Address: 125 Weld Street, , Beaconsfield Tasmania, 7270
Gold mining attracted many Methodist Cornishmen to settle in this district. In 1861 services were held at Supply River with preachers provided from Launceston. In 1878 the Primitive Methodists came to Beaconsfield and by 1880 the Rev C.R. Rice took up ministry there as part of the Launceston Mission. By 1891 Beaconsfield was created a…
Beagle Bay, WA - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1917
Address: Bishop Place, , Beagle Bay Western Australia, 6725
The community was established by Trappist Monks around 1890. In 1884, the first ever priest arrived to serve the Catholics in the Kimberley to try and convert the Aboriginal people. Bishop Matthew Gibney founded the Beagle Bay mission, developed in the land of the Nyul Nyul people. The Pallottine fathers and brothers took charge of the…
Beaudesert, QLD - Baptist
Year Built: 1949
Address: 13 Eaglesfield Street, , Beaudesert Queensland, 4285
The Foundation of one of the churches was laid on 8 October 1949 by Mr G.C. Sweetman President of the Queensland Baptist Union.
Beaudesert, QLD - St Thomas' Memorial Anglican
Year Built: 1965
Address: 7 Albert Street, , Beaudesert Queensland, 4285
The original church was built in 1888 on 1 acre of land donated by Thomas Brayford. A £530 tender was accepted for the church to be constructed. Bishop Webber consecrated the church in September, 1888. The first Rector, Rev. Frederick Newton, served 1889-1891. The parish hall was built in 1897 and Rev. Henry Knatchbull built the Rectory…
Beaudesert, QLD - Uniting
Address: 1 Duckett Street, , Beaudesert Queensland, 4285
Ministry of the Methodist/Uniting Church has operated in Beaudesert since regular church services commenced in January 1908. A Mr. Moorhouse conducted services occasionally in the town of Beaudesert. Those services were held in the home of Mr. & Mrs. S.R. LeGrand. In 1907 there were three names on the Methodist Members Roll for…
Beaufort, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Address: Livingstone Street, , Beaufort Victoria, 3373
Beaufort, VIC - St John the Baptist Anglican
Year Built: 1957
Address: Hill Street, , Beaufort Victoria, 3373
An earlier church was opened in November 1868 to the design of the Ballarat architect H.R. Caselli, costing more than £900.00. The foundation stone of the present church, designed by Ballarat diocesan architect G.S. Richards, was laid in April 1957. It was constructed in cream brick in a refined Gothic style: there is a small tower at…
Beaufort, VIC - St John the Baptist Catholic
Address: Leichardt Street, , Beaufort Victoria, 3373