Two photos of the harvest thanksgiving at Scots Churchchurches, local architecture

Copy of a black and white photo of the interior of the Long Gully Methodist Church, decorated for the annual harvest thanksgiving service. The photo shows produce in front of the altar and sheaves of oats/wheat hanging from above the altar. There is also a chandelier, roof support poles, and pews in the photo. A large pipe organ is behind the chandelier.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - interior of long gully methodist church, vahland and getzschmann, annual harvest thanksgiving service, bendigo historical society, a crossley, bendigo advertiser 9/2/01

Early Methodist Church Harvest Thanksgiving, Kerferd Street; adjoining rear of Anglican Church c1900tatura, buildings, historic, religion, christian

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from February 2001. Grand: California Hill Methodist Church, harvest thanksgiving, circa 1900. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Early settlers established market gardens, farms and business in the East Brighton ( East Bentleigh) area of Henry Dendy's Special Survey 1841 Brighton. The small communities established Churches and Schools. Stephen Charman, 1821-1906 a market gardener, donated land for the first Methodist Chapel, Cemetery and School in Charman Rd Cheltenham 1855. The East Bentleigh settlers built a Methodist Church in Tucker Road and established the Sunday School and Youth group which organised social and sporting events and picnics.Early settlers established market gardens, farms and business in the East Brighton ( East Bentleigh) area of Henry Dendy's Special Survey 1841 Brighton. The small communities established Churches and Schools. Black and White photograph showing the Bentleigh Methodist Youth Group on Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday c1910 in front of R.Smith's shed in Tucker Road East Bentleigh re-digitised by H.Stanley CMHS 2005Back Handwritten Names on Original photograph Front row Irene Pederson, Ella Marriott, Bessie Long, Jessie Box, Lucy Hosking, Middle row Hilda Sheppard, Emma Marriott, Bertha Sheppard, ? , Edna Box, Annie McNeil Back row Rev. George Wong, John Marriott, Arthur Marriott, Vic Pederson, Eddie Long, ? Marriott,, Tom Marriott, Mr Long methodist youth group bentleigh c1910, marriott emma, marriott ella, hosking lucy, marriott john, box jessie, pederson vic, long bessie, wong george, shephard hilda, mcneil annie, smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, smith harry redvers, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, mckinnon, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from February 2001. Grandeur: the interior of Vahland and Getzschmann's Long Gully Methodist Church, decorated for the annual harvest thanksgiving service. Photograph: 1890. From the Bendigo Historical Society. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were