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09-April-2021
09-April-2021
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The marble plaque t commemorates Reverend Archibald Cameron.

Reverend Cameron and his wife Christina were much loved through the many decades of service they provided in the region at the edge of European settlement of New South Wales. Archibald Cameron was the pioneer Presbyterian Minister of New England, his first and only charge.

Reverend Cameron’s charge (the territory throughout which he provided pastoral care) covered a huge area between Tenterfield in the north, Guyra in the south, Inverell in the west and to the east it ran some 40-50 miles towards Grafton. He is said to have ridden thousands of miles each year preaching and providing the many other services, spiritual and otherwise, required of a bush minister. He officiated at many a marriage and christening at Wellingrove and, later, at Glen Innes. He was Minister from 1854 until his death on the 16th May 1905 at the age of 90 years.

 

Location

Address:Macquarie & Bourke Streets, Cameron Memorial Church, Glen Innes, 2370
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -29.738056
Long: 151.729444
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Religion
Designer:Mr Herbert Ross
Monument Manufacturer:C. W. Cleveland (North Sydney, NSW)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 10th November, 1907
Front Inscription

Rev Archibald Cameron

An earnest and learned pioneer Minister whose long life was filled with works for his God and unselfish love for his fellow man

 

Inscription in Proximity

 

 

Source: MA
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