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East Melbourne, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral
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, wher…
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Heidelberg, VIC - St John's Catholic
The Church was designed by William W Wardell and commenced in 1860 under the supervision of J B Denny. It was completed in 1909 largely to Wardell's design, under Kempson and Conolly. The Foundation stone was laid on 5 September 1909 by…
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Hobart, TAS St Mary's Catholic Cathedral
St Mary’s Cathedral was the vision of the first Bishop of Hobart Town, Robert William Willson. Bishop Willson chose the design and spent years raising the funds. Designed by William Wardell, one of Australia’s greatest nineteenth-century ar…
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Kyneton, VIC - Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic
The Foundation stone was laid on 20 September 1857 by the Most Reverend James Alypius Goold Bishop of Melbourne. The church is construction of blue stone. The Architect was Charles Hansom and the builder was Andrew Strombucco. The tender pr…
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Richmond, VIC - St Ignatius Catholic
The church was designed by English born architect William Wardell who had already made a name for himself in England and was also responsible for many of Melbourne's most important early buildings including St Patrick's Cathedral. Like St P…
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Sunbury, VIC - Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic
Initially pastoral care in the Sunbury district was provided by the Coburg Mission. Father Patrick Dunne began celebrating the Eucharist in homes at Oaklands Junction from 1852. The earliest known Catholic gatherinfgs for Mass were held at …
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Sydney, NSW - St Mary's Catholic Cathedral
William Wilkinson Wardell was commissioned by Archbishop Polding to design a new St Mary's following the fire of 1865 which ruined the original Cathedral. It was constructed of dressed local sandstone in the "Gothic Revival" style. There…
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Toorak, VIC - St John's Anglican
The first permanent Anglican Church to be erected in the area was, however, Christ Church South Yarra, the land for which was allotted in 1854 on the present site on the corners of Punt Rd and Toorak Rd. Residents of Toorak, including the G…
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Wangaratta, VIC - St Patricks Catholic
This is an example of the Gothic Revival style. The original sanctuary and nave are a typical example of Wardell's work and are notable for their simplicity and liturgical correctness. The superb triple lancet stained glass window is a d…
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Warrnambool, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
The church was constructed in Decorated Gothic style in blurstone quarried from a local quarry. Construction was commenced in 1869-1872 to the design of William Wardell, although possibly supervised by a local designer and resident, Samuel …
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West Geelong, VIC - St Peter and Paul Catholic
On the 25's October 1849, Acting Vicar-General, Rev. N.J. Coffey applied for 2 acres of land near the village of Ashby. The-Governors finally approved the grant on 25 October 1850. By 1855, a brick school had been built on the site now occu…
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Williamstown, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Fr Geoghegan was Victoria's pioneer priest, and for six years, was Williamstown's first resident pastor. Dublin-born, zealous, and 34-years-old, he landed in the Port Phillip district of New South Wales in 1839, aboard the square-rigged coa…
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