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Banyo, QLD - St Oswald's Anglican
Year Built: 1929
Address: 9 Froude Street, , Banyo Queensland, 4014
This timber interwar church was opened in 1929, eleven years after the land was purchased for the purpose of providing the Nundah/Banyo parish with a hall. Designed by local architect W.C. Nicholls, the church was extended in 1954 and became a separate parish to Nundah in 1974.
Barcaldine, QLD - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1954
Address: 89 Elm Street, , Barcaldine Queensland, 4725
The first Sacred Heart Church was one of the buildings that was moved from one stop on the railway line to the next as it advanced westwards. It was re-erected after it arrived from Jericho with the railway in 1886 on the corner of Willow and Yew streets. In 1889 a second church was built nearby and that was replaced by the current…
Barcaldine, QLD - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1899
Address: 83 Elm Street, , Barcaldine Queensland, 4725
At first, services at Barcaldine were held in the court house. In 1898 a handsome bequest from England, known as the Marriott bequest, contributed £250 to the cost of a church and a committee was formed to begin the work. Plans were drawn up with input from Archdeacon George Halford. In 1913 the church was completed by extending the nave…
Barcaldine, QLD - Uniting
Year Built: 1961
Address: 7 Maple Street, , Barcaldine Queensland, 4725
The second Church on this site was built in 1893 and is now the Church Hall. The current Church was built in 1961.
Barden Ridge, NSW - Menai Anglican
The Church was founded in October 1982 in the downstairs rumpus room of a local house in Reid Place Illawong.
Bardon, QLD - Pilgrim Congregational
Year Built: 1914
Address: Corner Simpson & Boundary Roads, , Bardon Queensland, 4065
The land on which this church stands is part of a 38 acre block originally purchased from the Crown in 1862 by Francis Lyon. A year later the whole parcel of land was transferred to Joshua Jeays. Jeays was a notable colonial architect, Brisbane councillor, and eventually, Mayor of Brisbane.. Believed to have been originally constructed…
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.
Barmera, SA - St Edmun's Anglican
Year Built: 1957
Address: 1 Langdon Terrace, , Barmera South Australia, 5345
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by The Right Reverend Thomas Thornton Reed M.A. D Litt ThD Bishop of Adelaide 18th August 1957".
Barmera, SA - St Francis Xavier Catholic
Year Built: 1969
Address: 8 Joyce Street, , Barmera South Australia, 5345
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G St Francis Xaviers Memorial Church was consecrated 28th March and opened on Palm Sunday 30th March 1969 by The Bishop of Port Pirie Most Rev Bryan Gallagher D.D. D.P.H. Rev Shane O'Connor Parish Priest".
Barmera, SA - St Paul's Lutheran
Year Built: 1958
Address: 19 Fowles Street, , Barmera South Australia, 5345
A Foundation stone on the church hall reads, " For no other Foundation can any one lay than that which is laid which is Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 3 V II 16th August 1981". A further foundation stone reads, " I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth Romans 1 16 9th March…
Barmera, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1922
Address: 80 Nookamka Terrace, , Barmera South Australia, 5345
A wall plaque reads, " The first solid construction church built in Bamera opened 10 September 1922 as the Congregational Church Barmera National Trust of S.A. A foundation stone reads " This stone was laid to the Glory of God by Rev G. Rayner Chairman of the Congregational Union S.A. March 4 1922".
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.
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
Year Built: 1986
Address: 2 David Avenue, , Batehaven New South Wales, 2536
St Bernards Church was officially constituted as a separate parish in 1968. Bishop T. McCabe of Wollongong appointed Fr Ferdinand Fuhlendorf, first Parish Priest. The Church was re-located to new site in Orient Street, adjacent to St Joseph’s School. Construction begins on the current Church in 1986. Archbishop Francis Carroll…
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 Cross 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
Year Built: 1872
Address: 72 George Steet, , Bathurst New South Wales, 2795
Bathurst's first St Stephen's Presbyterian Church was built in 1835. In 1871 the present church was begun, with the foundation stone being laid on 17 September that year. The building was completed the following year and dedicated in September 1872. Designed by Thomas Rowe, the church was built by James Douglas, with the construction…
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…