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Old St Mark's Anglican Church
Old St Mark's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed former church (building), church and current church hall at 2 Boronia Drive and 41A Winnetts Road, Daisy Hill, Queensland, Daisy Hill, City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1901 by W Anthony. It was known as St Mark's Anglican Church. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 30 March 2001. History The Winnetts Road property on which St Mark's Anglican church is sited was donated in 1880 by the Gommersall family for use as a community burial ground. Mrs and Mrs Gommersall were the first to be buried in the cemetery and their graves are dated 1883. On Friday 9 March 1900, a committee formed by local families met in the local school building to plan for the building of a church in Slacks Creek, Queensland, Slacks Creek and it was agreed to build the church within the site originally set aside for burials. At its meeting on 10 September 1900, the committee decided to call tenders for a church of plai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Hill, Queensland
Daisy Hill is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Daisy Hill had a population of 6,660 people. Geography Part of the suburb's western boundary follows the Pacific Motorway. A large proportion of the Daisy Hill is protected by the Daisy Hill Conservation Park. History The Dennis family were first Europeans to settle at Daisy Hill. James Dennis immigrated in 1864 on the ship ''Flying Cloud''. In 1867, he married Mary Ann Markwell. Around 1870 they began selecting land in the now Daisy Hill area, eventually acquiring over . They named the property Daisy Hill, supposedly because their daughters saw daisies growing on the hill.Daisy Hill: Logan City Council . Retrieved 22 April 2014. Slacks Creek Provisional School opened on 19 May 1873 in the original Wesleyan Church located in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |