
St Paul's
White Hills, Tasmania
The first church at White Hills was constructed at a cost of £900 of which £410 was a grant from the government. Expenses were claimed in June 1842 from the Audit Office by G. Wilkinson,...
- Denomination
- Anglican
- Region
- North
- Year Built
- 1842
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Not recorded
Overview
The first church at White Hills was constructed at a cost of £900 of which £410 was a grant from the government. Expenses were claimed in June 1842 from the Audit Office by G. Wilkinson, Henry Stevenson and J.R. Thomas for the church at White Hills.
This church was built of brick and situated on the top of a hill, it had pleasant lancet windows and opened in January 1844.
WHITE HILLS CHURCH - The newly erected episcopal church at the White Hills is to be opened for divine service on Sunday next, at three o'clock.
It appears that another church was built and consecrated in December 1857.
THE St. Paul's Church, White Hills, will be consecrated, God willing, on Tuesday 15th instant. Service to begin at 11 a.m.
This church was demolished in 1882 and services were held in private residences.
The following advertisement was published in the Launceston Examiner newspaper Tuesday 28th November 1882.
Saturday, December 2. Mart
Material White Hills Church
W.T. BELL is instructed to sell by auction, at his mart, as above, immediately after the sale or horses. The material comprised in the White Hills Church, consisting of - From 50,000 to 70,000 bricks, doors, sashes, quantity cedar fittings etc.. Terms cash.
See St John's Church, White Hills
History
1842
first church at White Hills constructed
builtJanuary 1844
White Hills church opened for divine service
opened1857-12-15
St. Paul's Church, White Hills consecrated
consecrated1857
another church at White Hills built
built1882
White Hills church demolished
demolished
Gallery
References
- Geoffrey Stephens, The Anglican Church in Tasmania : a diocesan history to mark the sesquicentenary : 1992, Hobart, 1991, p. 66Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Bruce Proverbs, A history of the Parish of St. Leonards, Launceston 1969, p. 4Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Links
- White Hills Church (1844, January 10). Launceston Examiner (Tas.: 1842 - 1899), p. 8. Retrieved December 28, 2019
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Advertising (1842, June 04). Launceston Examiner (Tas.: 1842 - 1899), p. 8. Retrieved December 28, 2019
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Advertising (1857, December 12). The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas.: 1835 - 1880), p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2019
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Launceston Examiner (Tas.: 1842 - 1899) 28 November 1882: 4. Web. 30 Jan 2022
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
No longer exists
Open
Not recorded
Address
White Hills, White Hills TAS 7258
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded

