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Longreach Presbyterian Church Memorial FontPrint Page 
31-May-2019
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The baptismal font was presented by the Ladies Guild of the Presbyterian Church in memory of the men from the congregation who died in service or were killed in action during World War Two.
At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Longreach, on Sunday night, the Rev. John Mallyon will preach his farewell sermon prior to his departure for Scone, N.S.W. He will also dedicate a Communion Table and Font. The Communion Table is to perpetuate the memory of the late James McCracken Howatson, and the Font is in memory of the men who made the supreme sacrifice in the World Wars.
Longreach Leader (Qld), 29 September 1950.
Note: The Presbyterian Church is now the Uniting Church.
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At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Longreach, on Sunday night, the Rev. John Mallyon will preach his farewell sermon prior to his departure for Scone, N.S.W. He will also dedicate a Communion Table and Font. The Communion Table is to perpetuate the memory of the late James McCracken Howatson, and the Font is in memory of the men who made the supreme sacrifice in the World Wars.
Longreach Leader (Qld), 29 September 1950.
Note: The Presbyterian Church is now the Uniting Church.
Location
| Address: | 107 Galah Street , Longreach Uniting Church, Longreach, 4730 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.442637 Long: 144.250603 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Religious Object |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 1st October, 1950 |
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Front Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN WORLD WAR 11
"THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE."
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN WORLD WAR 11
"THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE."
Inscription in Proximity
BAPTISMAL FONT
The Baptismal Font was donated by the Ladies Guild in memory of those Serviceman who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War Two. The first baby to be baptised in the Font was Miss Helen Craig, daughter of an ex-servicemen Mr Gordon and Mrs Joan Craig. Gordon`s mother was a member of the Ladies Guild in the late teens and early twenties.
Source: MABAPTISMAL FONT
The Baptismal Font was donated by the Ladies Guild in memory of those Serviceman who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War Two. The first baby to be baptised in the Font was Miss Helen Craig, daughter of an ex-servicemen Mr Gordon and Mrs Joan Craig. Gordon`s mother was a member of the Ladies Guild in the late teens and early twenties.
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