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Church Name: | All Souls & St Bartholomew Quetta Memorial Anglican Church |
Church Previous Name: | Quetta All Souls Memorial Cathedral |
Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
Street Address: | 20 Chester St, Thursday Island QLD 4875, Australia |
Suburb: | Thursday Island |
State: | QLD |
Postcode: | 4875 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque records: This - Cathedral was erected - To the Glory of - God - and in memory of those - lost in the wreck of the B I - S S Quetta - 3484 tons - which about 9.14 pm on - Friday 28th Feb. 1890 - struck an unchartered rock - in the Adolphus Channel - whilst outward bound from - Brisbane to London, and - although in calm waters - and bright moonlight, sank - within three minutes with - the loss of 133 lives out - of a total of 293 on board - Presented by G.R.S. February 1911. A plaque records: This memorial stone was placed here by - The Hon John Douglas CMG Govt Resident - May 24th 1893 - This church was consecrated by - The Right Rev C G Barlow Bishop of Morth Queensland - Nov 12th 1893 - as a memorial to those who were lost in the - S S Quetta Feb 28th 1890 and as a - thanksgiving offering for those whow were saved. A tablet records: This tablet - is erected in gratitude - to the Almighty - for restoring one child - and also - in loving memory of - Kathleen Mary May Lacy - born February 8th 1877 - Lost in the Quetta - February 28th 1890 - 'What I do, thou knowest - not now; - but thou shalt know - hereafter' John Chap 13 Ver 7. |
Date Opened: | 12-02-1893 |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |