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A cedar fireplace surround from the mansion "Brynhyfryd" which was owned by Lewis Thomas has been converted into a combined Welsh pioneers / World War Two memorial.
Lewis Thomas had begun to mine coal at Blackstone in the 1860s. In 1883, a group of Welsh people, formerly slate miners from Blaenau Ffestinog, arrived in Blackstone to work for Thomas. Shortly after their arrival, they held a Protestant church service under a mulberry tree on the banks of Bundamba Creek. They agreed that Welsh nationality took priority over minor sectarian differences and formed a Welsh Church. The first combined service was held in a church hall in the nearby suburb of Newtown on 19 July 1883. Lewis Thomas then allowed use of a cottage in Blackstone for services. As the number of Welsh immigrants grew, this became too small and Thomas donated land for a church. The church building opened officially on 1 October 1886.
Location
Address: | 6 Thomas Street, United Welsh Church, Blackstone, 4304 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.623608 Long: 152.798536 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Structure |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Link: | http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/heritage… |