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First Ordained Presbyterian Service : 11-February-2012
Photographs supplied by Revered David Jones
The plaque commemorates the first church service held in Australia by an ordained Presbyterian Minister in January 1823. The plaque replaces the original plaque which was erected in 1948.
Location
Address: | 21 Murray Street, Treasury Building, Hobart, 7000 |
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State: | TAS |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.884175 Long: 147.329178 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Religion |
Actual Event Start Date: | 05-January-1823 |
Actual Event End Date: | 05-January-1823 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAPresbyterian Church of Tasmania
Erected to replace a missing plaque originally unveiled on 12th January 1948 by the then Lord Mayor of Hobart, Alderman W. W. Osborne, M.B.E. to commemorate the first service of qorship conducted in Australia by an ordained Presbyterian Minister the Reverend Archibald McArthur held on this site on Sunday, 5th January, 1823.
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