St Anthony of Padua - 1911 - Gungal, NSW, Australia
S 32° 16.265 E 150° 29.870
56H E 264322 N 6426767
This quaint Catholic church is halfway between Denman and Merriwa, and was built in 1911.
Waymark Code: WMZC77
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 10/17/2018
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This beautiful, brown-brick, Gothic styled church is well maintained, tho it may not have weekly meetings. It has forest-green painted corrugated iron roofing, cream highlights over the Gothic-arched doorways and windows, with flying buttresses in good condition. It celebrated its Centenary in 2011, per the brass plaque at the front. The plaque reads:
Celebrating the Centenary
of
St Anthony's Catholic Church
Gungal
1911 - 2011
"The Catholic Parish of Merriwa was officially established in 1874 and was originally a large area extending from Gungal to Uarbry. Because the parish was so large, the priest arranged with families living in country areas to celebrate Mass in their homes regularly. These became known as Mass Stations. Early Mass Stations in the Gungal Area were at Eugene & Caroline Nebauer, or Charles & Rosina Stair.
"In 1904 a block of land was purchased to build a church and construction was well advanced by Nov 1910. The builder was Walter Barrett of Muswellbrook. Work was carried out by skilled contractors as well as local volunteers. The main construction material was brick which was made at Gungal.
"St Anthony’s was blessed and opened on May 9th, 1911 by the Bishop of Maitland Patrick Vincent Dwyer." [ex-St Anthonys, Gungal.]
Address: 2755 Golden Highway, Gungal, NSW, 2333, Australia
Visited: 0724-5, Friday, 21 September, 2018
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