17 August 1929: birth (Sydney NSW) of Robert George Beal, seventh Bishop of Wangaratta 1985-1994. First Dean of Wangaratta 1965-1972; 12th Dean of Newcastle 1975-1983. #anglican #95years Obiit 24 June 2009.
28 July 1930: birth of Henry St John Edwards, who served the Cathedral Church of Christ the King as third Dean of Grafton 1969-1978. #anglican #95years Obiit 15 April 2014. Archdeacon (Diocese of Brisbane) 1985-1995. Parishes included Tamborine Mountain, Chelmer.
9 July 1930: death of the Rt Revd George Merrick Long CBE, aged 55, after just two years as Bishop of Newcastle. He suffered a stroke while at Lambeth Conference. #anglican #95years Also Bishop of Bathurst 1911-1928. Biography: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lo...
8 July 1930: birth (England) of Jeremy Claude Ashton, Assistant Bishop in New Guinea (NG Highlands) 1976-1977, then first Bishop of Aipo Rongo 1977-1986 in the Church of the Province of Papua New Guinea. Retired to Castlemaine (VIC). Obiit 24 November 2022. #anglican #95years
23 March 1930: death of the Rt Revd Thomas Henry Armstrong, aged 72. First Bishop of Wangaratta 1902-1927. #anglican #95years Biography:
Wishing a happy 95th birthday to Shirley Cooklin, who played Kaftan in the 1967 serial ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐บ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ. She is the tenth oldest-living individual associated with the Whoniverse.
#Whoniverse #DoctorWho #TheTomboftheCybermen #Kaftan #ShirleyCooklin #95Years #Birthday #TenthOldest-Living
1 March 1930: the Church of the Province of India, Burma, and Ceylon becomes a self-governing member of the Anglican Communion. #95years It consisted of 14 dioceses, from Lahore (East) to Rangoon (West) and Colombo (South). Parent of what are now five provinces of the Anglican Communion.
Legendary actor Gene Hackman has passed away aged 95. May he rest in peace.
#GeneHackman #Legend #Cinema #Movies #95Years
Remembering today Mr Charles Edward Chubb, who died on 27 February 1930, aged 84. He was Archbishop Donaldson's pick to serve as Chancellor of the Diocese of Brisbane (1910-1921). #anglican #95years MP, Attorney-General, QC, and Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
25 January 1930: consecration of the Very Rev. Francis de Witt Batty (1879-1961), Dean of Brisbane, at St John's Cathedral Brisbane, to be fourth coadjutor bishop in Brisbane. #95years No.86 in the Australian #Anglican episcopate, first bishop of the 1930s; continuing as Dean after consecration.