21 September 1899: birth (Bruthen VIC) of Charles Herbert Murray, fourth (and first Australian-born) Bishop of Riverina 1944-1950. #anglican #126years A victim of the Amana plane disaster in 1950. Along with +Bill Ray, one of only two of our bishops born in the Diocese of Gippsland.
17 August 1899: laying of the foundation stone of St Paul's Church, Port Pirie (SA); future (almost exactly 100 years later) Cathedral of the Diocese of Willochra. #anglican #126years 🎂 Then part of the Diocese of Adelaide.
11 July 1899: birth (Sutton-on-the-Hill, Etwell, Derbyshire) of Philip Nigel Warrington Strong, fourth Bishop of New Guinea 1937-1963, fifth Archbishop of Brisbane 1963-1970, Primate of Australia 1966-1970. #anglican #126years Obiit 6 July 1983. Biography: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/st...
27 June 1899: death of the Very Rev. Arthur Edward Selwyn, aged 76. Cousin of Bishop George Selwyn. Served at Grafton 1853-1867, and Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle 1867-1899 | Vicar-General and Administrator 1887, first Dean from 1892. #anglican #126years Biography: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/se...
9 June 1899: birth (Essendon VIC) of Hector Gordon Robinson, fifth Bishop of Riverina 1951-1965. #anglican #126years Served in Mackay QLD 1939-1951; in earlier years an RAN Chaplain, and Chaplain at The Armidale School.
10 March 1899: birth (Mogo NSW) of Charles Edward Hulley, who served at All Saints Cathedral as sixth Dean of Bendigo 1951-1956 #anglican #126years Also worked at Haberfield and at Strathfield (Sydney) and for many years in Armidale diocese. Fun fact: his son (also C E Hulley) was an archaeologist.
