Stories from the Honour Boards:
Lives, Links and Legacy
Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church Heritage Committee Project
The Chapel, a transept within the church building, has recently been refurbished, along with restoration of the Honour Boards, new lighting and signage through grants from the State and Commonwealth Governments.
During World War I the Rev. Dr Ernest Merrington, the Minister at Saint Andrew’s at the time, served as a Chaplain with AIF troops at Egypt, Gallipoli and Europe. This Chapel honours him and all those whose names are listed on the Honour Roll Boards. The 266 people named on the Honour Roll Boards had strong links to Saint Andrew’s and the wider Brisbane community.
Welcome to 2024 and new discoveries!
Recently added, a portrait of Hector James Abbott Ferguson courtesy of the Brisbane Grammar School Archive, a portrait of Herbert William Clacher in his uniform, courtesy of the Morris Family.
After finding a wonderful photograph of Martha Burns as a 26 year old nurse, I have just discovered another photograph of her at the Melbourne Dental Hospital from C1906 with fellow students! My thanks Henry Forman Atkinson Museum, Melbourne University. Thanks too to Gerard Benjamin for alerting me to the photograph of Martha as a nurse which has been graciously shared by Lester Harding. Lester found this photograph in his late mother's photograph album. Many thanks Lester.
If you have any information or photographs about anyone listed on the Honour Boards which you would like to share please contact Miriam at staheritage@gmail.com.
Contact Details: If you need to contact me about anything related to this website please use the email: staheritage@gmail.com
Saint Andrew’s is a congregation within the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA). The UCA was inaugurated in 1977 when Methodist, most Congregational and some Presbyterian churches in Australia united. As an immediate result, in the City of Brisbane, there were three UCA churches in Ann Street.
In 1981, two of them - Ann Street City (formally Congregational with previous links to Wharf Street Congregational Church) and Saint Andrew’s (formerly Presbyterian) amalgamated to form Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church. These two large city congregations began in 1859 and 1862, respectively, so their stories are connected with the growth of Brisbane since colonial days.
Saint Andrew’s Church was designed by architect George Payne and completed in 1905 to replace a prominent Gothic style church in Wickham Terrace, which was to be demolished to enable the extension of the railway line from Central Station to Fortitude Valley by tunnel.
The Lives, Links and Legacy Stories are being shared through the State Library of Queenland's QANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation Historypin Hub. Visit this site …
Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church Heritage Committee
Corner Ann & Creek Streets, Brisbane, Qld 4000
For more information contact Miriam: staheritage@gmail.com
