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William Judkins : 08-December-2011
William Judkins : 08-December-2011

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The three paned stained glass window, was erected by family and the Central Mission, in memory of William Henry Judkins (1869 - 1912), a fiery and popular activist against such social ills such as gambling.

The centre pane shows St George, the patron saint of England, with a slain dragon at his feet.  

Location

Address:148 Lonsdale Street, Wesley Uniting Church, Melbourne, 3000
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.810252
Long: 144.968122
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Window
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Community
Designer:Brooks, Robinson & Company (Melbourne, VIC)
Monument Manufacturer:Brooks, Robinson & Company (Melbourne, VIC)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 1st July, 1917
Front Inscription

St George of England

To the Glory of God and in memory of
WILLIAM HENRY JUDKINS
Born 26th Feb., 1869.  Died 3rd Sept, 1912.  
"I have fought a good fight"

Social Reform Leader.
a St George of 
the newer Chivalry.   
His work centred here.

Erected by
     his
Widow and Daughter, 
and by the Central Mission

 

Source: MA
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