23 September 1938: Archbishop J. W. C. Wand opens the third and final portion of St Francis' Theological College, Brisbane. #anglican #87years "The buildings are of pleasing design in semi-Tudor style." stfran.qld.edu.au
31 August 1938: the Rt Revd William Henry Webster Stevenson (1878-1945) installed and enthroned at Christ Church Cathedral as third Bishop of Grafton (first Australian-born). #anglican #87years Son-in-law of former Sydney Archbishop, William Saumarez Smith.
25 August 1938: the Rt Revd Charles Lawrence Riley (1888-1971) installed and enthroned in All Saints' Cathedral as fourth Bishop of Bendigo, the day after his consecration in Melbourne. #anglican #87years
24 August 1938: consecration of the Ven. William Henry Webster Stevenson (1878-1945), Archdeacon of Brisbane and Canon Residentiary at St John's Cathedral Brisbane, at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney, to be third Bishop of Grafton. No.99 in the Australian episcopate. #anglican #87years
24 August 1938: consecration of the Ven. Charles Lawrence Riley (1888-1971), Archdeacon of Northam, at St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne, to succeed Donald Baker as fourth Bishop of Bendigo. #anglican #87years 11 consecrating bishops, equalling +Gilbert White's 1900 record (also 24 August).
"Enlarge the place of thy tent ... stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations" 5 August 1938: transfer of responsibility for the Church of England in Norfolk Island from the Diocese of Melanesia to the Diocese of Sydney. #87years anglicanhistory.org/oceania/ni/t...
1 August 1938: birth of Raymond Bruce Smith, Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Brisbane 1996-2003 (fourth Bishop of the Western Region). Obiit 1 September 2012. #anglican #87years He also served in North Queensland, Rockhampton, and Grafton.
7 June 1938: consecration of the Rev. Grosvenor Miles (1901-1978), at St Mary's Church, Lambeth to be Assistant Bishop in Madagascar, where he had served as a missionary for the past three years. #anglican #87years Moved to Australia in 1960; Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of North QLD 1962-1978.
Gawn Grainger, who played George Stephenson in ππ©π¦ ππ’π³π¬ π°π§ π΅π©π¦ ππ’π―πͺ (1985), died on 17 May, aged 87.
(via @theguardian.com)
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87 years ago today, one of the greatest and iconic comic book superheroes was born: #Superman! Happy 87 years to the Man of Steel himself! π¦Έπ»ββοΈπβ€οΈππβ€οΈπ
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31 March 1938: the Rt Revd John William Ashton (1866-1964) retires (to Melbourne) after just over 16 years as second Bishop of Grafton. He was 71 when he retired, but it was a long retirement, as he lived to 97. #anglican #87years
29 March 1938: birth (Sheffield UK) of Anthony Howard Nichols, fifth Bishop of North West Australia 1992-2003. Obiit 24 August 2019. #anglican #87years www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/to...
20 February 1938: the Rt Revd Donald Baker (1882-1968) resigns after 18 years as third Bishop of Bendigo. #anglican #87years Moving to Melbourne to be Principal and Chaplain of Ridley College; also Archdeacon of Geelong.
