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PERTH, ST GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL. ANGLICAN CHURCH St George’s Church was opened for worship in 1845 and consecrated by Bishop Short of Adelaide in 1848. When Bishop Hale was appointed the first Bishop of Perth, St George’s was made a Cathedral. Later in 1879 a new Cathedral was proposed and was completed in 1888. The first service was held on 8 August 1888 and on 15 November 1888 the Cathedral was consecrated. 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. To view items in the Anglican Church collection MN 614 contact the State Library of Western Australia PRIVATE ARCHIVES MANUSCRIPT NOTE (MN 614; ACC 2467A, 2778A, 3555A, 3568A, 6470A, 6786A, 7032A) SUMMARY OF CLASSES ANNUAL REPORTS LOGBOOKS BANK BOOKS MINUTE BOOKS CASH BOOKS ORDERS OF SERVICE CORRESPONDENCE PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTS PUBLICATIONS FILES REGISTERS FINANCIAL RECORDS SCRAPBOOKS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS VALEDICTIONS LEDGERS VISITORS BOOKS Acc. No. DESCRIPTION ANNUAL REPORTS 2778A/17 Chapter Annual Reports 1893, 1895, 1899, 1900/01-1909/10, 1921-1923, 1925-1926, 1929-1931, 1933-1946. ALSO SOME DUPLICATES BANK BOOKS 3568A/1 1900-1903 Vestry bank book for current account with the Western Australian Bank 2778A/54 1903-1906 Vestry bank book for current account with Western Australian Bank 2778A/55 1906-1908 Vestry bank book for current account with Western Australian bank 3568A/2 14 December 1908 – 31 July 1911 Chapter bank books for current account with the Western Australian Bank MN 614 PERTH, ST GEORGES CATHEDRAL 1 Copyright SLWA ©2012 Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 3568A/3 10 July 1911 – 25 September 1913 Chapter bank books for current account with the Western Australian Bank 3568A/4 30 September 1921 – 28 May 1922 Chapter bank books for current account with the Western Australian Bank 3568A/5 5 May 1922 – 29 April 1929 Chapter Bank books for current account with the Bank of New South Wales 3568A/6 8 May 1929 – 3 January 1934 Chapter bank books for current account with the Bank of New South Wales 3568A/7 5 August 1905 – 24 September 1906 The Ethel Bedford “Cathedral Screen” account with the Western Australian Bank CASH BOOKS 2778A/47 1895-1911 Cashbook. Includes loose papers relating to St George’s Hall building 1895/6 and statement of receipts and expenditure 1903-1911 2778A/48 1911-1914 Cashbook 3568A/8 1 May 1929 – 30 April 1933 Cashbook 3568A/9 1 May 1933 – 30 April 1938 Cashbook 3568A/10 1 May 1938 – 29 January 1945 Cashbook 3568A/62 1945-1954 Cashbook and Bank of NSW pay-in slips 3568A/63 1954-1958 Bank of NSW pay-in slips 3568A/53 1918-1922 Choristers’ Association cashbook 3568A/66 1911 New format of cashbook to be used by parishes, introduced in 1911 2467A/133 Microfilm & 1 November 1904 – 16 April 1907 original church register Perth – St George’s Hall, cash book 2467A/134 Microfilm & 1 May 1896 – 31 October 1904 original church register Perth – St George’s Hall, cash book CORRESPONDENCE 2778A/33.1 6 January 1896 Letter from Lady Barlee to Dean Goldsmith re donation of alabaster altar to the Cathedral. Letter found inside Cathedral register (Acc 2778A/33) 2778A/18 1891-1904 Letterbook. Press copies of letters from Cathedral Vestry 2778A/19 1904 Correspondence. A few miscellaneous letters found loose with Vestry letterbook. Cathedral Chapter correspondence 3568A/11 29 November 1904 – 6 April 1906 Pew holders, organ tuning rates, yearly income and expenditure MN 614 PERTH, ST GEORGES CATHEDRAL Page 2 of 33 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Acc. No. DESCRIPTION 3568A/12 16 May 1906 – 15 May 1907 List of Cathedral properties. Installation of Choir Screen (Lady Bedford – organiser) Vergers duties. Memorial to Herbert Mordaunt. Gibbs – drawings. Income and expenditure 3568A/13 28 May 1907 – 6 April 1908 10 February 1908 – petition to Bishop-in-Council re Cathedral Statute of 1904 – rights and needs of parishioners etc. Includes 1904 Statute Income and expenditure 3568A/14 12 May 1908 – 15 April 1909 3 April 1909 – Cathedral Revedos dedicated – given by Hon Septimus Burt. Correspondence re properties, rents etc 3568A/15 29 May 1909 – 31 May 1910 Synod Elections Statute. Amendment Bill. Mechanical Blower for organ. Rents, taxes etc on properties. Australian Church Congress 1909 – Banner Cathedral Statute 1904. Draft and responsibilities of Dean and Chapter 3568A/16 9 July 1910 – 9 May 1911 Sale of Church Book Depot to Clark Bros Property Business, rents, etc. Fire insurance on Cathedral properties. Proposed resignation of Dean Latham – petitions to Dean to withhold his resignation. Memorial to late Walter Padbury – stained glass window. Bells – Caulfield Melbourne – injunction re ringing of bells 3568A/17 24 May 1911 – 30 April 1912 Pew seats – vacancies. Possible discontinuing of rent system. Lacey Memorial window. Election of new Dean – Rev HF Mercer, BA Bells – complaint by bellringers 3568A/18 4 May 1912 – 30 April 1913 Re-roofing Cathedral. Resignation of J Blanchard – Verger Income and expenditure 3568A/20 4 May 1914 – 29 April 1915 Concern to have a printed pamphlet stating services, preachers etc each month. Consent for wooden screen in South Transept – 4 June 1914. Memorial window to Parker Family – west side of Transept – consent – 9 June 1914. Death of Major Thomas Sherwood. St James Mission Church – monthly financial statements. List of Cathedral properties for Synod 4 September 1914. Lease of St George’s Hall for 3 months to the “English Pierrots”. Grading and planting of Cathedral grounds 3568A/21 27 May 1915 – 18 April 1916 Rearrangements of Mr Critchley’s job as Clerk, Verger of the Cathedral and caretaker of St George’s Hall. Monthly statements – St James Mission Church. Rights of seat holders in Cathedral. Proposed memorial to Major FB Carter. Proposed appointment of a Chaplain to Blackboy Hill. Proposed Honour Rolls. Resignation of the Rev ST Lindsay. Death of Sir Winthrop Hackett. Cathedral drains 3568A/22 5 May 1916 – 24 May 1917 Consent for Memorial Brass Plate – late AP Turnbull 5 May 1916. Complaints about Dean Mercer – considered trivial and unfounded by the Archbishop 14 June 1916 Dean granted 6 months leave on full salary 13 September 1916. Proposed memorial to Captain M Selby-Smythe. Proposed memorial tablet to RH MN 614 PERTH, ST GEORGES CATHEDRAL Page 3 of 33 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Acc. No. DESCRIPTION Chase. Cathedral organ motor 3568A/23 1917 –1918 Organist applications 1917 3568A/24 14 May 1917 – 6 March 1918 St Johns Parish amalgamation with the Cathedral 14 May 1917. Stipends. Letter from Sister Vera, Perth College informing Chapter that she would give up St George’s school as pupils would transfer to the new school in Mount Lawley, September 1917. Resignation of organist Mr Alex Leckie. Bill drafted that the Dean of Perth should be relieved from being ex-officio member of Diocesan Council, Diocesan Board of Education and Diocesan Board of Missions – to be introduced at Synod, 9 October 1917. Gift of choir cassocks and surplices from Guildford Grammar School. Occupation and lease of Deanery January 1918 3568A/25 1 May 1918 – 30 April 1919 Letter from Canon Moore, serving in Egypt with the Australian Light Horse re appointment of new dean 1 May 1918. Memorials to – RW Pike, Sgt AC Cooper Bellringers comments and complaints. Proposal by Mr Winterbottom to build garage on land bequeathed to Cathedral by late Walter Padbury. Renovations to the Deanery 3568A/26 1 May 1919 – 15 April 1920 Memorials – Lt WA & FC Burges. Applications for new verger. Clergy Pension Fund. New Verger – Mt WT Tattle. General conditions of employment of verger. Election of Synodsmen – mandates. Rules for annual Parochial Elections. Memorial – PE McCartney. Applications for position of verger (separate file dated October 1919) 3568A/27 4 May 1920 – 21 April 1921 Memorials – Clyde JS Kenworthy; Lt CC Harper; Cpl CWG Parsons; Gunner EF Parker 3568A/28 14 December 1920 – 31 March 1928 Cathedral Organ Reconstruction 3568A/29 9 May 1921 – 30 April 1922 Parish boundaries. Formation of Perth Diocesan. Choirs Association. Receipts and expenditure 1921-1922 3568A/30 9 May 1922 – 13 April 1923 Caretakers quarters. Cathedral Ladies’ Guild. Annual meeting of parishioners. Resignation of Mr Hardwick, organist and ensuing correspondence 3568A/31 22 May 1923 – 28 November 1924 Annual meeting of parishioners. Receipts and expenditure. Organ Fund donations 2778A/20 1923-1925 Chapter Hon Treasurer’s correspondence 3568A/32 1 February 1926 – 25 October 1927. Position of Dean clarified. Resignation of Cannon Patrick. Appointment of Rev WK Elphick. “Church Standard” – forwarding its work. Receipts and expenditure 3568A/33 2 March 1926 – 25 October 1927 Church properties. Legacy from estate of Late Dean of Perth – Ernest Foster Memorial to Ernest Foster 3568A/34 14 January 1928 – 7 December 1928 MN 614 PERTH, ST GEORGES CATHEDRAL Page 4 of 33 Copyright SLWA ©2011 Acc. No. DESCRIPTION £300 bequeathed from estate of the late RP Vincent. Organists salaries. Death of the daughter of Octavius Burt. Annual meeting of Parishioners 1928. Appointment of Dean. Memorial – Caroline Lydia Sherwood 3568A/35 11 February 1929 – 8 May 1930 E Shenton’s application for a memorial to Early Pioneers in Cathedral – refused 22 May 1929. Annual meeting of Parishioners 1929. Proposal for Cathedral to work the East Perth parish – financial difficulties. Broadcasting Cathedral services memorial – Frank Basil Riley, son of the late Archbishop Riley. Appointment of Venerable Archdeacon RH Moore as Dean of Perth. Controversy between Cathedral organist and Lay Readers Association.