Historical information
This file contains eight items about the history and construction of church organs in the Glen Eira area:
1/A photocopy of notes on the history of the church organ in the Bambra Road Church of Christ (1 page).
2/A photocopy of an extract from the book ‘The Christ Church Chronicles 1901-2001’ p20-24, by Vi Manson, giving a detailed description of the life of the organ in Christ Church Anglican Church, Ormond. It describes the building, relocation, restoration, rededication and role of the organ in church activities.
3/Extracts from ‘Colonial Organs and Organbuilders’, p121-122, 126, 131, 140, 182-183, by E. N. Matthews, 1969, about organ installations, repairs and sales. It contains entries about organs previously and currently located in Murrumbeena, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Balaclava and Bentleigh.
4/A photocopied extract from a letter from Mrs. M. Ring to the Caulfield Historical Society, dated 14/03/1986, describing the organ at ‘Crotonhurst’ (1 page).
5/A photocopy of notes (1 page), written by Trevor Hart, dated unknown, on the history and building of Elsternwick Congregational Church (Caulfield Union Church) containing a note about an organ built by George Fincham that was sold in 1962.
6/A photocopy of a small paragraph about the organ in St. Mary’s Anglican Church, paraphrased from E. N. Matthews ‘Colonial Organs and Organbuilders’, author and date unknown (1 page).
7/A photocopy of a page of a research project by Kate William, date unknown, giving a brief history of the organ and choirs at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Caulfield.
8/A photocopy of a draft resolution to gift the Merklin-Shutze pipe organ located in the Uniting Church, Orrong Road, Ormond to the Australian Catholic University. Author and date unknown (1 page).
Subjects
- bambra road church of christ,
- bambra road,
- organs,
- choirs,
- religious groups,
- fincham george,
- organists,
- fullard leonard,
- depression 1929-1939,
- world war 1939-1945,
- durance ronald rev.,
- dunlop julie,
- larner john,
- muston ged. bishop,
- musical events and activities,
- christ church anglican church ormond,
- concerts,
- balaclava,
- holy trinity church balaclava,
- torrance g. w.,
- parsons c. r.,
- ure james,
- bryant mr.,
- brentnall t.,
- meedham s. p.,
- inge h. j.,
- stevens j. n.,
- balaclava methodist church,
- fentum g. b.,
- eggleston j.,
- bentleigh,
- st. george’s church bentleigh,
- caulfield,
- st. mary’s church caulfield,
- perry bishop,
- reed joseph,
- lee kaye,
- taylor hugh ms.,
- stephen miss,
- hart mr.,
- kaye s.,
- dixon miss,
- hardeman j. j.,
- dumergue charles,
- wright j. d.,
- dixon f. miss,
- courcelle john,
- elsternwick,
- elsternwick baptist church,
- warner l.,
- andrewartha c. w.,
- elsternwick methodist church,
- rippon lea,
- ripponlea,
- sargood frederick t. hon. sir.,
- croton hurst,
- crotonhurst,
- webb g. h. f.,
- mclaughlin j.,
- murrumbeena,
- murrumbeena methodist church,
- hill william,
- hart trevor,
- caulfield historical society,
- caulfield union church,
- elsternwick congregational church,
- st. mary’s anglican church caulfield,
- music,
- dixon h. mr.,
- smithers mr.,
- merklin-schutze,
- orrong road,
- elsternwick/caulfield south church council,
- ormond
References
- ‘The Christ Church Chronicles’ by Vi Manson
