Historical information

Deep Lead Church (Methodist) A set of six photos taken between 1927 and 1930. The site where this weather board church was situated is directly opposite the brick Deep Lead school on the Western Highway. The sugar gums still remain. At previous times other denominations used the building.
113 Methodist Weatherboard church, Deep Lead with people in the doorway. Out the front is a car parked in front of a picket fence. Printed on back of photo "These photographs were taken between 1927 & 1930. At this time Methodist Church services were conducted there; Sunday school was also held there until about 1936.
The church building was sold to the Anderson Family of Dadswell's Bridge and rebuilt into a private home".
113.01 Group of children. Back row Amy Rogers (Cray), Laura Rogers (Raeburn), Annie Rogers (Richards). Middle row Thelma Cray, Sylvia Cray (North), Alf Cray, Jack or George Cray, Charlie Bennett.
Front row Pat Bennett (Peacock), Kit Wilson (Richards), Laurie Bennett, Lesley Bennett, Ken Bennett, Neil Bennett.
113.02 Deep Lead Service March 1930. Included in the photo are the following, Kit Wilson (Richards), Ruth Allen, Madge Hutley, Nell Lemin.
113.03 Congregation outside church with picket fence on the left.
113.04 Rev. F.C. Bremer Methodist Minister pictured with car.
113.05 last Methodist Service Deep Lead March 1930.

Physical description

Set of six black & white photographs.
113- Wooden church with people in the doorway & car in front of the picket fence.
113.01 group of children trees in the background. 113.02 group of 4 women standing at side of church.
113.03 group of people standing out the front of the church. 113.04 Minister in dust coat standing by car.
113.05 group of people stand in front of church.