Murchison Patrol

MURCHISON PATROL. METHODIST CHURCH Federal Methodist Inland Mission

Murchison Patrol covered the towns of Cue, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Sandstone and Wiluna and the surrounding areas.

Methodist Churches were established on the Murchison Goldfields before 1900. The Methodist Inland Mission established the Mid-West Australian Mission in 1927. In 1958 the then Cue and Meekatharra Missions of the Methodist Inland Mission amalgamated to form Murchison Mission.

From c. 1965 this Mission became known as Murchison Patrol. From c. 1972 it operated as part of the United Church of North-West Australia [while still responsible to Methodist authorities].

In June 1977 it became Murchison Patrol of the Uniting Church in Australia.

These notes include all records for Methodist Churches in the towns listed.

Restrictions To comply with adoption and other legislation, the State Library of WA is required to restrict access to  Baptismal registers with entries dated less than one hundred (100) years  Marriage registers with entries dated less than seventy five (75) years

To access such registers, researchers must complete an 'Application to View Restricted Records' form, attached at the end of this document, or contact the State Library of Western Australia.

PRIVATE ARCHIVES MANUSCRIPT NOTE MN 172; ACC 1336A, 1819A, 2856A, 3580A, 4440A, 4494A) SUMMARY OF CLASSES BIOGRAPHIES NOTICES CASH BOOKS ORDERS OF SERVICE CERTIFICATES PLANS CORRESPONDENCE RECEIPTS FINANCIAL RECORDS REGISTERS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPORTS HISTORIES RETURNS JOURNALS ROLLS MINUTES STATEMENTS

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION BIOGRAPHIES 3580A/45 “Pioneer Inland Missioner – Rev HH Fennell” by June O’Brien. Describes work of Rev Herbert Hortin Fennell and his wife Rose while based in Meekatharra 1927-1930. Photocopy

CASH BOOKS 1819A/4 1932-1943 1819A/9 31 March 1941 – 11 October 1955 Ladies’ Guild: Meekatharra 3580A/1 18 May 1965 – 10 August 1966 Ladies’ Guild: Meekatharra Petty Cash 3580A/2 17 April 1966 – December [1973] Ladies’ Guild: Meekatharra 3580A/3 20 February 1974 – 4 October 1977 Ladies’ Guild: Meekatharra 3580A/4 10 October 1954 – 27 February 1955, 1 January 1967 – 30 June 1967, and 1 January 1971 – 13 March 1972 in one volume 3580A/5 19 March 1972 – 30 May 1977 Meekatharra Church 3580A/6 13 January 1961 – July 1976 Murchison Patrol 3580A/7 4 October 1972 – 11 October 1974 Murchison Patrol. Loose leaf record of Expenditure 3580A/8 27 April 1970 – 6 December 1972 Save the Children Fund. Includes “The League Broadcast” (Methodist Women’s Home Mission League, Victoria and Tasmania) March 1973

CERTIFICATES 3580A/9 17 February 1955 – 6 December 1974 Transfer of Membership: Certificate butts 4440A Certificate of Title Wiluna Lots 849. Photocopy

CORRESPONDENCE 3580A/10 15 February 1974 – 4 June 1974 With Aboriginal Christian Fellowship re [preaching] Mission at Cue. Includes proposed Rules and Development program for fellowship, handbills, and pamphlets on related issues 3580A/11 1969-1974 General. Inwards 3580A/12 1971-1974 General. Outwards 3580A/13 1971 – 1973 General. Inwards 3580A/14 15 May 1968 – 28 September 1978 Ladies’ Guild, Meekatharra. Mostly Save the Children Fund, includes sponsorships of overseas children; also includes some receipts to 3 August 1982. Continues into Uniting Church in Australia 3580A/15 6 December 1968 – 1 November 1978

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION General Guild correspondence and receipts. Continues into Uniting Church in Australia 3580A/16 1964 re Meekatharra buildings. Correspondence re buildings, includes Plans and Specifications for toilet block, and some receipts 3580A/17 22 June 1970 – 19 August 1971 re building Manse at Meekatharra. Includes some receipts; also Orders of Service 22 November 1970: dedication of memorials to late Rev BV Ashdown [at Mount Magnet Church?]; and 22 August 1971: Dedication of Manse 3580A/18 15 June 1973 – 19 December 1973 re Mount Magnet Church. Re addition of Minister’s accommodation to Mount Magnet Church; includes Plans and Specification. Also includes Plans for Church 29 October 1957; Orders and Service 12 July 1959 for Dedication of Church, and 10 February 1974 for Dedication of Minister’s flat 3580A/19 14 May 1971 – 21 May 1974 re Wiluna 4494A/2 18 June 1958 – 17 April 1967 Mt Magnet Trust 4494A/3 19 December 1974 – 1 January 1977 Walton Indemnity – Mt Magnet Trust

FINANCIAL RECORDS 3580A/20 1964-1977 Meekatharra Church. File containing correspondence, accounts, receipts, bank statements 3580A/21 1965-1982 Meekatharra Ladies’ Guild. File containing Bank Statements, Receipts, and some correspondence. Continues into Uniting Church in Australia 3580A/22 1965-1969 Meekatharra Youth Group. File containing Bank Statements, receipts, and some correspondence

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1819A/3 30 June 1909 – 30 September 1928 [Meekatharra Circuit] 4494A/4 5 February 1962; 25 February 1963; 29 March 1965; 13 March 1966; 26 December 1971

HISTORIES 2856A/8 1908-1912 Meekatharra Trust. Begins on page 150

JOURNALS 3580A/23 January 1961 – April 1967 Collections. One volume containing records for the various preaching places

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 4494A/1 19 June 1951 – 11 April 1971 Mt Magnet, Collection 4494A/5 10 April 1961 – 12 December 1966 Mt Magnet Trust Account 4494A/6 14 February 1971 – 21 November 1974 Mt Magnet Trust Account 4494A/7 12 July 1964 – 25 May 1965 Mt Magnet Church Furnishing Account

MINUTES 1819A/1 5 June 1908 – 13 June 1915 Church Committee, Meekatharra 1819A/2 26 April 1909 – 21 August 1939 Quarterly Meeting, Meekatharra Circuit 3580A/24 1 April 1965 – 5 December 1976 Congregational Meetings Meekatharra and two previous meetings n.d. 3580A/25 15 June 1954 – 15 September 1959 Ladies’ Guild, [Meekatharra] 3580A/26 15 December 1959 – 22 April 1969 Ladies’ Guild, [Meekatharra] 3580A/27 27 May 1969 – June 1973 Ladies’ Guild, [Meekatharra] 3580A/28 [July 1973] – 18 November 1975 Ladies’ Guild, [Meekatharra] 3580A/29 8 March 1976 – 20 November 1980 Ladies’ Guild, [Meekatharra]. Continues into Uniting Church in Australia 3580A/30 26 July 1965 – 18 January 1972 Sunday School, Meekatharra Anglican – Methodist 3580A/31 24 May 1972 – 19 August 1976 Sunday School, Meekatharra Anglican – Methodist 4494A/8 1 April 1941 – 5 July 195? Cue – Mt Magnet Inland Mission Station Management Committee 4494A/9 26 March 1961 – 9 June 1974 Mt Magnet Church Management Committee

NOTICES 4494A/10 December [?] Church notice, Meekatharra, Mt Magnet

ORDERS OF SERVICE 3580A/32 One file containing; 12 July 1959 Dedication of Mt Magnet Church. Photocopy [26 June 1965] Dedication of Meekatharra Church. 3 copies 22 November 1970 Dedication of Church Fittings and Memorials to Rev BV Ashdown, [Mt Magnet]. Photocopy

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 22 August 1971 “Dedication of Meekatharra Manse 2 March 1973: Women’s World Day of Prayer 10 February 1974: Dedication of Ministers’ Flat, Mt Magnet Christmas 1975: Children’s Service of Praise and thanksgiving 4494A/11 12 July 1959 Opening and dedication of Mt Magnet Church

PLANS 4494A/12 July 1973 Minister’s accommodation added to Mt Magnet Church

RECEIPTS 3580A/33 26 November 1953 – 16 July 1963 Receipt Books [Meekatharra Ladies’ Guild] 3580A/34 5 July 1954 – 20 July 1961 Receipt Books, [Meekatharra Ladies’ Guild] Guild fees 3580A/35 20 August 1963 – 4 August 1967 Receipt Books, [Meekatharra Ladies’ Guild] 3580A/36 7 September 1967 – 18 March 1974 Receipt Books, [Meekatharra Ladies’ Guild] 3580A/37 18 March 1974 – 29 April 1980 Receipt Books, [Meekatharra Ladies’ Guild]. Continues into Uniting Church in Australia

REGISTERS Baptisms 3580A/38 29 May 1938 – 5 December 1976 CHURCH REGISTERS Includes baptisms at Annean Station, Big Bell, Boulder, Geraldton, Hillside RESTRICTED Homestead, Leonora, Mt Hawthorne, Mt Vernon Station, Nedlands, Noondie Station, Nullagine, Peak Hill, Port Hedland, Reidy, South Perth, Subiaco, Three Rivers Station, Wonthella, Wyndham, Yarrabubba, Youanmi, Yuckanawa. Also includes at back signatures of children accepting Jesus as Saviour 19 September 1960 Marriages 1819A/12 28 February 1899 – 30 January 1908 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Includes Black Range, Boogardie, Lennonville, Morning Star [Mt Magnet], Sandstone 1819A/11 5 November 1908 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Also includes 30 June 1896 – 8 November 1899 Black Flag, Broad Arrow, Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie, Kanowna, Lady Loch, Redhill, 21 Mile 1819A/13 5 November 1908 – 19 March 1911 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Includes Morning Star; also 26 March 1901 Perth 1819A/14 21 October 1908 – 6 October 1920 and 10 May 1952 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Meekatharra RESTRICTED 1819A/15 4 September 1926 – 6 April 1929 and 26 December 1951 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Meekatharra RESTRICTED

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 1819A/16 9 April 1930 – 2 October 1937 and 28 September 1942 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Meekatharra. Also includes Cue, Mt Magnet, Peak Hill, Reedy RESTRICTED and 15 September 1927 – 15 October 1927 Coongan Station, Marble Bar, Port Hedland 1819A/17 26 April 1935 – 24 March 1938 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Mt Magnet. Includes Cue, Day Dawn 1819A/18 15 August 1936 – 7 March 1944 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Wiluna. Also includes Meekatharra RESTRICTED 1819A/19 1 December 1937 – 16 September 1961 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Also includes Cue, Mt Magnet. Three Rivers Station, Wiluna RESTRICTED 1819A/20 7 July 1938 – 5 October 1946 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Also includes Belele Station, Big Bell, Mt Magnet, Nannine, RESTRICTED Reedy 1819A/21 29 April 1944 – 11 September 1954 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Wiluna. Also includes Cue, Meekatharra, Sandstone RESTRICTED 1819A/22 12 July 1947 – 14 April 1954 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. Also includes Big Bell, Mt Magnet, Reedy RESTRICTED 1336A/519 12 June 1954 – 11 September 1954 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriages. RESTRICTED Also includes 4 August 1962 – 22 June 1963 Wagin area 1819A/23 18 June 1962 – 8 June 1963 MARRIAGE REGISTERS Marriage, Meekatharra. Also includes Cue RESTRICTED

REPORTS 3580A/39 31 January 1962 – 31 March 1971 Monthly. Book of Monthly financial reports 3580A/40 30 April 1971 – 30 June 1974 Monthly reports of finance and activities 3580A/41 31 July 1974 – 31 December 1977 Monthly reports of finance and activities. Continues into Uniting Church in Australia 2856A/11 1932 Report by Missioner WH Price Begins Page 89

RETURNS 1819A/8 30 September 1937 – 30 September 1955 Annual, Cue/Magnet Circuit 1819A/7 30 September 1936 – 30 September 1939 Annual, Meekatharra Circuit 1819A/5 30 September 1933 – 30 September 1946 Annual, Wiluna Circuit 1819A/6 30 September 1934 – 30 September 1955 Annual, Wiluna Circuit

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION ROLLS 3580A/42 n.d. [pre 1972] Adherents. Rolls for the various preaching places in one volume 1819A/10 1933-1936 Members, Wiluna Methodist Mission 3580A/43 December 1966 – March 1977 Members. Rolls for the various preaching places in one volume

STATEMENTS 3580A/44 17 July 1964 – 30 November 1966 and 25 July 1968 – 4 June 1970 Bank. Meekatharra Methodist Church 26 August 1960 – 19 December 1962 Meekatharra Methodist Sunday School 18 December 1964 – 13 January 1972 Meekatharra Inland Mission 4494A/13 30 April 1970 – 30 June 1977 Mt Magnet Church Building Fund Account 4494A/14 8 July 1958 – 30 June 1977 Mt Magnet Church Trust Account 4494A/15 13 July 1964 – 25 May 1965 Mt Magnet Trust Furnishings Account Holdings = 1.2m (1819A 2856A 3580A) .16m (4494A)

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