22 September 1919: installation of John Stephen Hart (1866-1952), Warden and Chaplain of St John's College, at St Paul's Cathedral, to be fifth Dean of Melbourne (a self-funded position!). #anglican #106years He stayed in that role until 1927, when he became Bishop of Wangaratta.
26 August 1919: death of the Very Rev. Charles John Godby, aged 69. He had served at St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne as fourth Dean of Melbourne for five years. #anglican #106years Vicar of St George's Malvern (VIC) 1880-1910.
24 August 1919: consecration of the Very Rev. Robert Snowdon Hay (1867-1943), Dean of St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, to succeed Reginald Stephen as seventh Bishop of Tasmania. No.67 in the Australian #Anglican episcopate. Longest-serving Bishop of Tasmania. #106years
31 July 1919: the Rt Revd Cyril Henry Golding-Bird (1874-1955) resigns after five years as first Bishop of Kalgoorlie. The following year he was installed and enthroned as eighth Évêque de Maurice #anglican #106years Dean of Newcastle 1909-1914. Farewell letter:
15 July 1919: the Rt Revd Reginald Stephen (1860-1956), previously Bishop of Tasmania, installed and enthroned at Christ Church Cathedral as fifth Bishop of Newcastle. #anglican #106years He was installed by the Ven. Thomas Regg, Archdeacon of Northumberland, Vicar-General, and Rector of Morpeth.
30 June 1919: the Rt Revd Reginald Stephen (1860-1956) resigns after five years as Bishop of Tasmania; ahead of his translation to the See of Newcastle. #anglican #106years A fond farewell from the Hobart World, complete with an episcopal cartoon! (1/2)
20 April 1919: farewell service for the Very Rev. Henry Kingsley Archdall (1886-1976), at Christ Church Cathedral, after four years as fourth Dean of Newcastle. Appointed Dean aged just 29, a brilliant scholar and educator. Heading north to be Headmaster at The Armidale School. #anglican #106years
19 April 1919: death of Rt Revd John Francis (Jack) Stretch, aged 64. Fourth Bishop of Newcastle (first Australian-born) since 1906, Assistant Bishop, and Dean at Christ Church Cathedral from 1900. Dean of Ballarat 1894-1895, Asst Bishop in Brisbane 1895-1900 #106years adb.anu.edu.au/biography/st...
And here's outdoor worship, with masks and social distancing, at St James' Church, King Street, Sydney, on Sunday 16 February 1919. This was the first Sunday 'back' after two weeks of lockdown, and services had to be limited to 30 minutes' duration. #anglican #106years
Remember when church worship required masks and social distancing? Yes, I'm referring to Sunday 16 February 1919, and the influenza pandemic! Here's a congregation at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney in what is now Sydney Square (you can see a bit of the Town Hall in the background). #106years
