St Boniface
Fitzgerald, Tasmania
In May 1935 the new Anglican church at Fitzgerald was under construction, this building replaced the little wooden one destroyed by bush fires in 1934. Mary Pitfield donated the land and...
- Denomination
- Anglican
- Region
- South
- Year Built
- 1935
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Not recorded
Overview
In May 1935 the new Anglican church at Fitzgerald was under construction, this building replaced the little wooden one destroyed by bush fires in 1934. Mary Pitfield donated the land and Mr. George Roberts constructed the new church, it was completed in 1936.
Fitzgerald's population declined while Maydena's, 20kms away expanded with the logging by the Australian Newsprint Mills. It was decided that the church would be moved to the 'people'.
Using volunteer labour the church was loaded onto a sledge and pulled by a bulldozer along a firebreak to the railway line and to its new home at Maydena.
See also No. 162
History
1934
little wooden church destroyed by bush fires
destroyed1935
new Anglican church at Fitzgerald under construction
built1936
new church completed
completed
Gallery
References
- Tasweekend newspaper, 07 Nov 2015Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Tasmanian Anglican, December 2003Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Links
- New Church at Fitzgerald (1935, May 17). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: 1860 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved October 02, 2019
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
Moved to Maydena
Open
Not recorded
Address
Gordon River Road, Fitzgerald TAS 7140
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded
