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St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Gympie
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a heritage-listed church (building), church at Church Street, Gympie, Queensland, Gympie, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1883 to 1935. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 20 February 1995. History St Patrick's Church was constructed on Calton Hill in Gympie from 1883 to 1887, by the Roman Catholic Church in Australia, Roman Catholic Church. It was the third permanent church constructed in the town for the Catholic community on or near this site. The building was designed by the prominent Brisbane architect, FDG Stanley. The first Catholic mass was celebrated in Gympie in February 1868, in the Brisbane Hotel, by Father Tissot. The following month, Father Matthew Horan arrived on the newly established goldfields and assumed his position as parish priest, which he held until his death in 1923. Upon his arrival, Father Horan pitched a tent on Calton Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie, Queensland
Gympie ( ) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The locality of Gympie is the central business district for the city of Gympie and also the administrative centre for the Gympie Region local government area. As of June 2021, Gympie had a population of 53,851. Gympie is famous for its gold field. It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the Queensland Heritage Register. History ''Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture''.'' Gympie's name derives from the Gubbi Gubbi word ''gimpi-gimpi'', which means "stinging tree" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
