28 June 1893: opening of the first Synod of the Diocese of Rockhampton. #anglican #132years Attached are both the opening and closing remarks of Bishop Nathaniel Dawes on this "occasion of no ordinary solemnity".

24 May 1893: laying of the foundation stone of the Quetta Memorial Church on Thursday Island, Diocese of North Queensland. Future Cathedral of the Diocese of Carpentaria 1900-1996. #anglican #132years The wreck of the RMS Quetta in 1890 was one of QLD's worst maritime disasters.

27 April 1893: death of the Rt Revd James Francis Turner, aged 65. He served as first Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, 1869-1892. #anglican #132years Biography: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tu... Turner's signet ring now incorporated into the pastoral staff of the Diocese of Armidale.

that would be interesting...
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26 March 1893: birth (Sydney NSW) of William Rothwell Barrett; number 123 in the Australian episcopate, and the first-ever Assistant Bishop in Tasmania (1955-1963). #anglican #132years Obiit 3 May 1966. (Photo 1963, at the installation of Bishop Robert Davies - Barrett is at right.)

The first picture of an LFC team 📸

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