Claremont Circuit

CLAREMONT CIRCUIT. METHODIST CHURCH

Claremont: Wesley Church, Graylands Church, Swanbourne Church [formerly West Claremont]. Claremont Circuit was formed in 1905 by division of Perth Circuit. In 1910 the Hardey Memorial Church, Cottesloe and Cottesloe Beach Church separated to form Cottesloe Circuit. In June 1977 the Claremont Circuit became part of Claremont Parish of the Uniting Church in Australia.

Church organ: A letter in ACC 9706A/188 (Perth Wesley church) from T. Eric Goy “… Agnes Jane Read daughter of Mr & Mrs Read…At the age of twelve she became organist at Perth Wesley Sunday School in 1872 and at sixteen was appointed organist at Perth Wesley church being the first girl to play a pipe organ in this state. This organ was later removed to Queen’s Hall, but before it was demolished to make way for the Metro Theatre, the organ was purchased and installed in the Claremont Methodist Church about 1926.”

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PRIVATE ARCHIVES MANUSCRIPT NOTE (MN 172; ACC 1336A, 2856A, 3315A, 3654A, 3655A, 4117A, 4414A, 6330A, 6545A, 7046A) SUMMARY OF CLASSES ACCOUNT BOOKS MEMORABILIA CASH BOOKS MINUTES CERTIFICATES NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS CORRESPONDENCE PHOTOGRAPHS FILES PLANS FINANCIAL RECORDS PROGRAMS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RECEIPTS FORMS REGISTERS HISTORIES REPORTS INDEXES RETURNS INSURANCE ROLLS INVITATIONS SKETCHES JOURNALS SPECIFICATIONS LISTS SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION ACCOUNT BOOKS

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 3315A/1 11 May 1964 – 26 February 1973 Sunday School, Claremont

CASH BOOKS 1336A/322 29 June 1909 – 28 January 1914 Circuit 3315A/2 1 January 1975 – 30 June 1977 Circuit

CERTIFICATES 4414A/6 Certificate of Title, Lot 75, Dep. Plan 51, Swan Location 701, Methodist Church Claremont

CORRESPONDENCE 1336A/358 1916-1936 1336A/348 1928-1954 Trust, Claremont 3654A/1 23 April 1935 – 20 September 1941 Girl’s Club, Claremont. Also includes Annual Report for 1933, Order of Service 4 August 1940 1336A/349 22 August 1939 – 8 February 1948 Sunday School, Claremont. Also includes rough Minutes of Teacher’s Meeting 28 July 1946, Syllabus of Annual Scripture Examination 1939, Syllabus of 1945 Training Classes held by Nedlands Methodist and Presbyterian Churches 3315A/5 21 November 1956 – 19 September 1969 Includes invitation for an organ recital celebrating the re-opening of the enlarged organ on 16 December 1955 6545A/1 13 Dec 1961 - 3 Apr 1962 3655A/1 22 May 1967 – 17 June 1980 and n.d. Continues into Uniting Church in Australia 1336A/6 16 January 1970 – 22 August 1975 Includes Minutes of quarterly meetings of the Circuit, a map of the Claremont area and details of the organ centenary celebrations 3315A/4 [19 July 1970] – 27 August 1977 3315A/3 1971 Circulars 1336A/7 25 November 1975 – 2 June 1978 3655A/2 1975-1979 Continues into Uniting Church in Australia

FILES 3655A/3 25 September 1975 – 3 July 1980 Includes correspondence, financial statements, reports, minutes, order of service, 21 December 1975 3655A/4 1969-1973 Combined Claremont – Cottesloe Circuits Camp

FINANCIAL RECORDS

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 1336A/319 1906-1936 Circuit 1336A/320 1906-1945 Circuit 6545A/2 Mar 1912 - 30 Jun 1959 Cash book 1336A/328 30 June 1912 – 31 December 1925 Includes Children’s Fund Schedule, Numerical Schedule, Financial Schedule, Sunday School returns and annual return of Church Property 1336A/329 1926-1934 Young People’s Department. Includes Numerical Schedule and Financial Schedule 1336A/325 1 July 1927 – 29 August 1937 Sunday School. Swanbourne 1336A/326 1 January 1928 – 24 August 1930 West Claremont 1336A/327 1928-1930 Statement of receipts and expenditure of orphanage money; secretary’s account only. Includes list of Swanbourne Methodist people 1943 6545A/3 30 Sep 1952 - 31 Mar 1965 E & F Trusts Statements of Receipts and Payments. Statements of Assets and Liabilities 1336A/321 1 January 1967 – 31 December 1974 3315A/9 20 September – [31] October 1971 Wesley Church, Claremont 3315A/8 20 November 1973 – 14 July 1977

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1336A/318 30 June 1905 – 31 December 1913 Circuit 3315A/10 4 July 1967 – 3 August 1970 Circuit /11 31 December 1975 – 8 October 1976 Circuit 1336A/322a 30 September 1928 – 31 March 1952 Claremont Methodist Church 3315A/12 20 July 1964 – 3 August 1970 1336A/323 1915-1922 Trust. Includes West Claremont (Swanbourne) /324 1926-1930 Trust. Includes West Claremont (Swanbourne) 3315A/13 [1] September 1963 – 30 June 1977 Trust

FORMS 3315A/14 [c1967]

HISTORIES

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 1336A/340 1895-1930 Book of Remembrance includes Historical Notes; Memorial List of former members and other people associated; signatures of people attending service in 1930 for Centenary of Methodism in Western Australia (See also under Photographs)

INDEXES 1336A/335 n.d. Index of names 1336A/336 n.d. Index of names 1336A/337 n.d. Index of names

INSURANCES 4414A/7 7 November 1962 Insurance Claim form Wesley Church Claremont re fire

INVITATIONS 3315A/15 18 – 23 November 1956 Claremont Methodist Church. Diamond Jubilee 1336A/357 Miscellaneous. Programs and invitations

1336A/355 15 – 16 July 1972 Swanbourne Methodist Church. Diamond Jubilee Church Service (1912-1972) Invitations and replies

JOURNALS 1336A/314 5 October 1902 – 23 February 1913 Collection. Claremont Methodist Church /315 2 March 1913 – 5 February 1923 Collection. Claremont Methodist Church /485 11 February 1923 – 29 April 1934 Collection. Claremont Methodist Church /486 6 November 1966 – 25 April 1976 Collection. Claremont Methodist church /316 1 January 1922 – 26 December 1931 Swanbourne Methodist Church /317 3 January 1932 – 21 June 1953 Swanbourne Methodist Church

LEDGERS 1336A/482 June 1922 – September 1954 Claremont Methodist Church /483 June 1954 – June 1974 Claremont Methodist Church /484 January 1974 – June 1977 Claremont Methodist Church /480 May 1908 – September 1937 Claremont Methodist Sunday School

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION /481 October 1937 – November 1975 Claremont Methodist Sunday School

LISTS 2856A/8 [c1902-c1977] pg 50 List of Ministers

MEMORABILIA 1336A/356 Birthday cards and signatures celebrating Miss Lizzie Pascoe’s 80th birthday. (She was leader of the Claremont Methodist Girls Club /350 Society Tickets Book (No tickets pasted in)

MINUTES 2856A/8 29 December 1896 – 21 January 1924 and 4 April 1931 – 24 April 1934 Leaders’ Meeting, Claremont [Extracts of Minutes] 1336A/475 29 December 1896 – 16 January 1931 Leaders’ Meeting, Claremont 1336A/81 1907-1909 Local Preachers’ Meeting 6545A/5 24 May 1913 - 26 Jun 1947 West Claremont Methodist Church Trust 1336A/476 4 April 1931 – 17 June 1975 Leaders’ Meeting, Claremont 3654A/2 8 April 1929 – 21 September 1936 Girl’s club Claremont. Includes programs, annual reports 3654A/3 28 September 1936 – 20 September 1941 Girl’s Club Claremont. Includes Newspaper cuttings [Inter-Church Committee] 6545A/6 18 Sep 1947 - 6 Dec 1967 1336A/345 1 September 1922 – 20 December 1923 Combined Committee of Management, New Church Building Fund 6545A/4 23 Jun 1963 - 9 Feb 1975 Swanbourne Methodist Sunday School 1336A/501 26 October 1971 – 24 October 1972 Diamond Jubilee Committee, Swanbourne 3655A/6 13 August 1975 – 10 March 1976 Provisional Presbytery of Perth [for Uniting Church], includes Agenda to 12 May 1976 2856A/8 1905-1954 Quarterly Meeting. [Extracts of Minutes] in various separate sequences 1336A/478 9 April 1965 – 7 December 1969 Ladies’ Evening Group [Claremont] 3655A/5 14 August 1975 – 6 May 1976 Meetings of representatives of Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches in Claremont. Includes Minutes of Combined Community Services Association. 1 December 1975 with draft constitution 1336A/473 14 April 1905 – 11 April 1916 Quarterly Meeting

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 1336A/474 11 July 1916 – 26 January 1937 Quarterly Meeting 1336A/342 6 April 1937 – 12 July 1955 Quarterly Meeting 3315A/16 28 September 1955 – 7 July 1977 Quarterly Meeting. Includes Financial Statements 1336A/343 7 July 1896 – 20 July 1927 Sunday School Teachers’ Meetings, Claremont 3655A/7 14 November 1951 – 5 May 1969 Sunday School Teachers’ Meetings, Claremont 2856A/8 13 July 1904 – 1 May 1934 Trust [Claremont] [Extracts of Minutes] 1336A/459 13 July 1904 – 22 November 1922 Trust [Claremont] /460 7 February 1923 – 12 May 1934 Trust [Claremont] /341 29 May 1934 – 1 March 1960 Trust [Claremont] 3315A/17 22 March 1960 – 31 December 1977 Trust [Claremont] 3655A/8 25 March 1975 – 2 March 1976 Trusts, Claremont and Swanbourne 1336A/476 17 September 1953 – 16 September 1969 Union of Guilds, Claremont District /477 9 March 1962 – 12 March 1965 Women’s Guild, Claremont /346 28 February 1967 – 7 November 1972 Women’s Guild Claremont

NEWSLETTERS 3655A/9 “Swanbourne Methodist Church Newsletter” No. 97, January 1969 to No. 169, January 1975. Also includes “Swanbourne Uniting Church Newsletter”, August 1980 4414A/8 15 December 1974 Claremont Church 18 November – 23 November 1956 Diamond Jubilee

NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS 4414A/9 Newspaper cuttings 3315A/18 7 June 1975 (see also 2856A/8 p49) Church organ centenary. “The West Australian”

PHOTOGRAPHS Filed in Pictorial Collection at 72290P-72298P [from History Acc 1336A/340]

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION Wesley Church, Claremont in 1930. Ref 72290P Methodist Ladies’ College, Claremont. Ref 72291P, 72292P Trustees, Methodist Church Claremont 1930. Ref 72293P. Choir, Wesley Church, Claremont 1930 Ref 72294P Ladies’ Guild, Wesley Church, Claremont 1930 Ref 72295P. Tennis Club, Methodist Church, Claremont 1930 Ref 72296P. Girl’s Club, Methodist Church, Claremont 1930. Ref 72298P

PLANS 1336A/351 Proposed alterations to residence at 327 Stirling Highway, Claremont for the Claremont Methodist Church, Plan and elevations. Includes Specifications and quote by Clarke and Robbins 1336A/352A 21 September 1960 Claremont Methodist Church Hall

PROGRAMS 3315A/19 8 June 1975 Organ recital marking the centenary of the Bishop Organ 11 June 1975 Miscellaneous program included [n.d.]

RECEIPTS 4414A/10 30 April 1944 Children and connexional charges funds 3654A/4 25 July 1941 – 10 November 1941 Girls’ Club, Claremont

REGISTERS Baptisms 3655A/10 25 April 1898 – 15 August 1901 Church Registers Baptisms in Perth Wesleyan Circuit and RESTRICTED 30 June 1905 – 26 September 1937 In Claremont [Methodist] Circuit in one volume. (Place of Baptism not recorded; early entries include addresses from Perth and various suburbs including Claremont) 3655A/11 30 January 1938 – 16 March 1958 Church Registers Includes baptisms at Graylands, Swanbourne [Mostly place of baptism not RESTRICTED recorded]. First page removed 3655A/12 18 February 1962 – 1982 Church Registers Baptisms at Claremont, Graylands, Swanbourne [Subiaco] RESTRICTED Marriages 3682A/7 17 April 1948 – 23 May 1949 Marriage Registers Marriages. Includes marriages at Darkan, Rockingham. Also includes 13 April RESTRICTED 1946 – 12 April 1947 Claremont, Cottesloe [Mt Lawley]. Perth 6330A/1 31 June 1958 – 31 August 1963 Marriage Registers Marriage Register RESTRICTED Norseman, Scaddan, Esperance, Perth, Collie, Claremont, Bridgetown

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 3655A/13 12 October 1963 – 21 January 1967 Marriage Registers Marriages. Claremont, Swanbourne. Also includes weddings at Perth, South RESTRICTED Perth 3655A/14 28 January 1967 – 20 June 1970 Marriage Registers Marriages, Claremont, Graylands, Swanbourne RESTRICTED 3655A/16a 16 March 1968 – 15 June 1968 Marriage registers Marriages: butts of certificates. Also includes weddings at Nedlands, (South RESTRICTED Perth) 3655A/16 8 August 1968 – 6 February 1970 Marriage registers Marriages: butts of certificates. Also includes weddings at Bicton-Palmyra, RESTRICTED Nedlands, Perth, Shenton Park, South Perth 4117A/1 21 June 1969 – 24 January 1970 Marriage Registers Certificates of Marriages. Includes Claremont, Nedlands, Wesley Chapel South RESTRICTED Perth 3655A/17 14 February 1970 – 2 January 1971 Marriage registers Also includes weddings at Cannington, Floreat Park, Fremantle, Nedlands, RESTRICTED Perth, South Perth 4414A/11 21 August 1970 – 29 October 1976 Marriage Registers Marriages RESTRICTED 3655A/15 16 December 1972 – 14 April 1979 Marriage Registers Certificates of Marriages. Swanbourne. Includes weddings at Claremont, RESTRICTED Graylands, Guildford, Midland Other Registers 1336A/479 7 June 1896 – February 1920 Sunday School Admissions Register, Claremont 7046A/1 4 January 1914 – 1915 Church Registers Cottesloe, West Claremont Sunday School. “20th Century Superintendent’s Register”, includes “Notable events in the History of the School”; 4 loose sheets 7046A/2 1922 – 1923 Cottesloe, West Claremont Sunday School. “20th Century Superintendent’s Register”

REPORTS 3655A/18 30 March 1976 Ladies’ Guild, Swanbourne. Includes Financial Statement 1975, Program for 1975 3655A/20 n.d. [1974] Report to Quarterly Meeting re Circuit officers and activities. Signed H. Cox, John King, Jill Shanhon

RETURNS 3655A/19 30 September 1944 – 30 June 1976 Annual Returns to Conference 3315A/20 [1965] – 1973 Includes some returns for Cottesloe Circuit

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION

ROLLS 1336A/338 7 July 1912 – 1921 Sunday School Attendance Roll, [Claremont]. Infants’ department 7046A/3 1914 – 1925 West Claremont Sunday School roll book 1336A/330 [c.1917 – c.1920] Members: Circuit Roll 1336A/339 [c.1918] Sunday School Attendance Roll, West Claremont 1336A/333 1921-1946 Members: Circuit Roll 1336A/332 [c.1922 – c.1927] Members: Circuit Roll [appears to be Claremont only] 1336A/331 [c.1930 – c.1941] Members: Circuit Roll 1336A/347 22 March 1938 – 7 May 1940 Badminton Club, Claremont 1336A/334 1946-1962 Members: Circuit Roll 3655A/21 1963-1974

SKETCHES 3315A/21 n.d. Claremont Methodist Church. One sketch

SPECIFICATIONS 6545A/7 N d Church & Hall, Lots 115, 116 and 117 Cnr Walpole and Watt Streets, Swanbourne 1336A/352 April 1964 Claremont Methodist Church Hall

SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS 3654A/5 8 April [1929] – 30 November 1936 Girls’ Club Claremont: also includes Cash Book 3654A/6 1 March 1937 – 15 June 1942 Girls’ Club Claremont: also includes Cash Book

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