St David's
Dundas, Tasmania
In May 1910 a successful social was held at Thurstan's Hall in aid of raising funds to build a Church of England. The Church of England secured a corrugated iron building in 1911 for the...
- Denomination
- Anglican
- Region
- West Coast
- Year Built
- Unknown
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Not recorded
Overview
In May 1910 a successful social was held at Thurstan's Hall in aid of raising funds to build a Church of England. The Church of England secured a corrugated iron building in 1911 for the sum of £45, this they turned into a church calling it St. David's.
The first service at St. David's was was Holy Communion conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon of Darwin on Sunday 31st December 1911 at 8.45 am. After the service the Archdeacon gave an address to the men and women about the moral effect of a good wife and mother.
The decline of Dundas had started and by the1920s there were many deserted cottages. The last Post Mistress was Miss L.E. Platt in 1931.
History
1911
Secured a corrugated iron building and turned it into St. David's
purchased1911-12-31
First service at St. David's
opened
Gallery
References
- The Weekly Courier newspaper, 09 Mar 1907. p. 19, Tasmanian ArchivesTasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Patrick Howard, Farewell Heemskirk, goodbye Dundas : a history of the Heemskirk and Dundas mining fields, Mount Heemskirk Books, Kingston, Tas, 2009. p. 134Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- D Henslowe, Our Heritage of Anglican Churches in Tasmania, Printed by Mercury-Walsh, Moonah, 1978, p. 23Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Links
- DUNDAS. (1912, January 2). Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Tas.: 1890 - 1922), p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 202
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- DUNDAS. (1910, May 18). Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Tas.: 1890 - 1922), p. 2. Retrieved April 19, 2022
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
No longer exists
Open
Not recorded
Address
Dundas, Dundas TAS 7469
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded
