St Augustine's Catholic Church
St Augustine's Catholic Church 15-08-2018 - John Conn, Templestowe, Victoria
St Augustine's Catholic Church - St Vincent's Hall next door 15-08-2018 - John Conn, Templestowe, Victoria

St Augustine's Catholic Church

Stratford, QLD 4870

Church Information

Church Name: St Augustine's Catholic Church
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Catholic Church in Australia
Street Address: 23 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford QLD 4870, Australia
Suburb: Stratford
State: QLD
Postcode: 4870
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: No Foundation Stone details are known. Information/photographs are invited.
Date Opened: 28-10-1951
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

"Before Stratford had a church, services were held in the hall behind Tully's pub. Father Thomas Hunt of the Augustinian priests was a friend of Jim and Madge Tully and regularly conducted services there. The hall was also used for the Church of England Bush Brothers and Miss MacKenzie conducted the Presbyterian Sunday School there". From the historical plaque in front of the church.

Services were also held in the St Vincents Hall, next to the present church, (formerly Valmadre's Butchery), before the church was built.

The St Augustine's Catholic Church was blessed and opened on 28 October 1951 by Thomas Cahill, Bishop of Cairns.

More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 5/9/2018.

Last Updated: Friday 25th January, 2019
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