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Gracemere, QLD - Unknown
Address: 2 James Street, , Gracemere Queensland, 4702
The Church is now the local Scout hall.
Grafton, NSW - Christ Anglican Cathedral
Address: Duke Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
The cathedral was designed by John Horbury Hunt and built from 1874 to 1884 by Reynold Brothers (brickwork) and G. J. T. Lawson (woodwork). Of Gothic architectural style the cathedral is built of local salmon-pink bricks, mainly in English bond. It consists of an eight bay nave, sanctuary, side aisles, a side chapel, a baptistry, clergy…
Grafton, NSW - Clarence Valley Baptist
Address: 328 Fry Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
Grafton, NSW - Free Presbyterian
Address: 172 Fitzroy Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
The Church was commenced in 1941.
Grafton, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1886
Address: 116 Oliver Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
The Church dimensions are 64ft. 6in. in length x 36ft. in width. The foundations were concrete, 4ft. wide and 2ft. 9in. thick. The walls are of brick. 24ft. in height averageing 18in, cemented inside and out. having 2 rows of galvanised loop iron built in every 8th course, with 6 buttresses on each side projecting 18in. beyond the walls.…
Grafton, NSW - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1914
Address: 1 Victoria Street, , Grafton New South Wales,
The Church was destroyed by fire on April 29, 1913. Opened by Bishop O'Connor, of Armidale on Sunday, November 29, 1914, in the presence of church hierarchy from as far afield as Melbourne. Built of red brick and stucco facing is very handsome in its Gothic design, large in size, length and breadth and in the usual cruciform shape. The…
Grafton, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1923
Address: 126 Prince Street, , Grafton New South Wales, 2460
Formerley a Methodist Church built in 1923.
Graman, NSW - Catholic (Former)
Address: 10 Graman Road, , Graman New South Wales, 2360
The Church has been in several private hands and was sold initially around 2013.
Grandchester, QLD - St Peter's Catholic (Former)
Address: 7 George Street, , Grandchester Queensland, 4340
St Peter's was built on the site of the Old Jockey Club Inn, in 1894 by James Madden, to a design by Ipswich architect Henry Wyman. It was officially opened and blessed on 4th November 1894 by Archbishop Dunne, who had officiated at the request of Father Andrew Horan of Ipswich. The Church was sold in 2022.
Grange, SA - Baptist
Year Built: 1880
Address: Beach Street, , Grange South Australia, 5022
The Foundation stone was laid on 9 November 1880 by Mrs C Fowler.
Grange, SA - St Agnes Anglican
Year Built: 1885
Address: 200 Military Road, , Grange South Australia, 5022
The original foundation stone was laid by the Bishop on August 1 1885. The Jubilee Foundation stone was laid by the Very Reverend Dean Young on 15 September 1936.
Grange, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1881
Address: Beach Street, , Grange South Australia, 5022
The Foundation stone was laid on 9 November 1880 by Mrs C Fowler.
Grantham Heights, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1983
Address: 19 Nipigon Road, , Grantham Heights New South Wales, 2147
On the 14th June 1969 the Church was officially opened. A Foundation stone reads, " Methodist Church of Australasia this stone was laid to the Glory of God by Sir Arthur Rickard KBE July 9th 1927.Minister Rev R.J. Murray Builder Mr P. H. Rogerson". A further foundation stone reads, " Buildings destroyed by fire 13th June 1982 Relaid…
Grassmere, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Address: 347 Grassmere Road, , Grassmere Victoria, 3281
The first regular services were conducted by the Rev. John Anderson, of Warrnambool, in the Common School, which stood somewhere near the site of the present State School. Prior to this, services at irregular periods were conducted by the Rev. Andrew Begg, but there was no organised congregation. Afterwards a little wooden church was…
Greenacres, SA - Holy Trinity Lutheran
Address: Mullers Road, , Greenacres South Australia, 5086
These names are the Finnish Lutherans who first used Immanuel Church, North Adelaide, then Northfield, then Greenacres.
Greenacres, SA - Holy Trinity Lutheran
Address: 22 Muller Road, , Greenacres South Australia, 5086
Changed to Greenacres, reverted to Hampstead Gardens and now known as Holy Trinity.
Greenacres, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1964
Address: Mullers Road, , Greenacres South Australia, 5086
The Foundation stone was laid on 16 February 1964 by the Ex President of the Conference the Reverend G.T. Inglis B.A. B.D.
Greenmount, QLD - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 8 Warkon Road, , Greenmount Queensland, 4359
The foundation stone was laid on 9 March 1958 by the Most Reverend W. Brennan Bishop of Toowoomba.
Greenock, SA - St Peter's Lutheran
Year Built: 1897
Address: Frederick Street, , Greenock South Australia, 5360
The first meeting was held on 31 March 1897 to consider forming a congregation. The first services were held in the Daveyston School from 1897 to 1898 and then in the Wesleyan Church on a monthly basis. By 1899 land was purchased and tenders were called to build a church. The tender of Mr E Graetz of Keyneton was accepted. The cost of the…
Greenock, SA - Uniting
Year Built: 1954
Address: 6 Kapunda Road, , Greenock South Australia, 5360
Formerly a Methodist church, the Foundation stone was laid on 19 September 1954 by D.. Branson Esq.
Greensborough, VIC - All Saints Anglican
Year Built: 1967
Address: Corner Main Street & Church Street, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
Church of England services can be traced back to around 1886. The first services took place in a barn owned by Major Anthony Bealle who "selected" St Helena near Greensborough in 1839. A weatherboard church along with a school and vicarage were built in 1889 and were located where the current church is situated. The school was…
Greensborough, VIC - Calvery Lutheran
Year Built: 1978
Address: 1 Oldstead Road, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
The original church was in Briar Hill from 1954 to 1969 and then Montmorency from 1970 to 1977. By the end of 1973, one acre of land had been purchased in Greensborough. Towards the end of 1974, a congregational member purchased a further 3½ acres on the corner of Diamond Creek and Oldstead Roads. A foundation stone dated 29 October…
Greensborough, VIC - Methodist (Former)
Address: Main Street, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
The Wesleyans acquired their own house of worship initially in Hailes Street. The weatherboard church was still being used as a worship centre in 1872, when it was decided to build a new church in Main Street. Construction was completed in 1873. The Church made a very humble beginning, when in 1850 the Revs. J. Harcourt and S.…
Greensborough, VIC - Serbian Orthodox
Address: 226 Diamond Creek Road, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
Greensborough, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1971
Address: Grimshaw Street, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
The land on which the church resides was originally owned by Mrs Edith Santon. She did not want it sold and subdivided. The first services were held in the Santon homestead in 1952. The house was later to be used as the Presbytery until about 1970. By 1954 work commenced on five school buildings and completed and opened in 1955 by…
Greensborough, VIC - St Thomas' Catholic
Year Built: 1986
Address: Diamond Creek Road, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
This church broke away from St Mary's Catholic in Greensborough in 1986.
Greensborough, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1966
Address: 37 Grimshaw Street, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
The first service of the Greensborough Methodist church was held in March of 1850, in, "Meagher's Barn" which refers to a barn that stood on the "Willis Vale" property of James Willis Mayger, near the Plenty River. The Wesleyans acquired their own house of worship in Hailes Street. This weatherboard church was still being used as a…
Greenthorpe, NSW - St James' Anglican
Year Built: 1910
Address: Tyagong Road, , Greenethorpe New South Wales, 2809
The Foundation stone was laid on 3 June 1910 by the Bishop of Goulburn.
Greenthorpe, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1928
Address: Collon Street west, , Greenethorpe New South Wales, 2809
Formerly a Methodist church the foundation stone was laid on 21 March 1928 by John Fisher.
Grenfell, NSW - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1877
Address: Middle Street, , Grenfell New South Wales, 2810
The first church was a wooden structure built in 1867 and located at the corner of Forbes and Middle Street. By 1877 tenders were called for a new church and the foundation stone was laid on 24 May. A further foundation stone replaced the original one on 26 January 1878 and laid by Mr J.B. Wood. The architect was John Kirkpatrick. The…
Grenfell, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1870
Address: Weddin Street, , Grenfell New South Wales, 2810
The Foundation stone was laid on 7th December 1870 by Miss Kilpatrick.
Grenfell, NSW - Salvation Army
Address: 52 George Street, , Grenfell New South Wales, 2810
Grenfell, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1906
Address: Weddin Street, , Grenfell New South Wales, 2810
As early as 1838 when Yass was established as the first Ecclesiastical district in the interior of Australia, the whole area from Yass to Melbourne was served by a solitary dedicated priest. The first of these was Fr Brennan followed in 1839 by Fr Lovatt and in 1847 by Fr Magennis. In July 1884 Grenfell and Gooloogong were cut off…
Grenfell, NSW - Uniting
Year Built: 1927
Address: Camp Street, , Grenfell New South Wales, 2810
In February, 1867, the Primitive Methodists erected a small iron building at a cost of £75 and conducted a Sunday School in it. On September 4, 1867, tenders were called for the erection of the first Wesleyan Church to be built of pine slabs with a shingle roof. However during the ministry of Rev. R. V. Danne, this building was later to…
Greta, VIC - Christ Church Anglican (Former)
Address: 1317 Wangaratta Kilfeera Road, , Greta Victoria, 3675
The land on which the church was built was purchased by the Church of England Trust sometime in early 1890, and was gazetted with the lands department on October 6th 1890, the purchase price being twelve pounds. Little is know about the original building, but one would presume it would have been rather plain and small, a wooden…
Gretna, TAS - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1848
Address: 31 Church Road, , Gretna Tasmania, 7140
Gretna was called Stoney Hut Plains and later The Woolpack after the Inn. The Church was consecrated by Bishop Nixon on June 1st 1848 and the Minister and Chaplain of Macquarie Plains at the time was the Rev. William Tancred. Other clergy at the consecration were the Archdeacon Marriott and Rev. G. Wright, of Hamilton. At the service…
Greystanes, NSW - Methodist Church of Fiji
Address: 9/11 Ettalong Road, , Greystanes New South Wales, 2145