St. Mary's Catholic Church - Tuena, NSW
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Tuena
S 34° 00.997 E 149° 19.682
55H E 714968 N 6233557
St. Mary's Church occupies a prominent location high above the main road in Tuena.
Waymark Code: WMM5MN
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 07/26/2014
Views: 2
The first settler arrived in the district in 1836 & gold was discovered in Tuena Creek in the 1850's. Tuena grew rapidly to service the needs of miners & was declared a town in 1859. This is one of three churches in the village which is now just a fraction of its former size.
The church is built of bricks from the former Cordillera Mine. Cordillera had two chimneys but one was dismantled and the bricks used to build the Church. It is under the jurisdiction of the parish of Crookwell but unfortunately no longer has a service with parishioners having to travel to Binda many miles away. The church is still maintained by the diocese with well kept surrounds.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Restored building not in use
Date of building construction: 01/01/1934
Archdiocese: Canberra & Goulburn
Diocese: Goulburn
Address/Location:
Bathurst Road
Tuena, NSW Australia
2583
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
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