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St John's College, Morpeth
St John's College, Morpeth, known colloquially as the "Poor Man's College, Armidale", was opened in Armidale in 1898 as a theological college to train clergy to serve in the Anglican Church of Australia, Church of England in Australia. It moved to Morpeth, New South Wales, Morpeth in 1926 and closed in 2006. Armidale St John's College was founded in 1898 by the then Anglican Diocese of Armidale, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, Arthur Green (bishop), Arthur Green. It was part-funded by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. At the time the college was established, the only other theological colleges were Moore College in Sydney, which was evangelical, and Trinity College Theological School, Trinity College, Melbourne, which only admitted university graduates. Green deliberately intended it to be a 'poor man's college'. The college building was designed by the Australian ecclesiastical architect John Horbury Hunt. (Hunt had designed the cathedrals in Christ Church Cathedral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clergy
Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, churchman, cleric, ecclesiastic, and vicegerent while clerk in holy orders has a long history but is rarely used. In Christianity, the specific names and roles of the clergy vary by denomination and there is a wide range of formal and informal clergy positions, including deacons, elders, priests, bishops, cardinals, preachers, pastors, presbyters, ministers, and the pope. In Islam, a religious leader is often known formally or informally as an imam, caliph, qadi, mufti, sheikh, mullah, muezzin, and ulema. In the Jewish tradition, a religious leader is often a rabbi (teacher) or hazzan (cantor). Etymology The word ''cleric'' comes from the ecclesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Newcastle (Australia)
The Anglican Diocese of Newcastle in Australia is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese is located in the state of New South Wales. It is centred in the city of Newcastle and extends along the state's coast from Woy Woy to Laurieton and inland to Merriwa and Murrurundi. The diocese was founded from the Diocese of Australia by letters patent of 25 June 1847. The cathedral church of the diocese is Christ Church Cathedral in Newcastle. The diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Newcastle. On 25 November 2017, Peter Stuart, the assistant bishop at the time, was elected as the diocesan bishop. He was installed at Christ Church Cathedral on 2 February 2018. Bishops Assistant bishops Robert Davies was assistant bishop in 1963 and became Bishop of Tasmania. Leslie Stibbard was appointed an assistant bishop in 1964, serving for ten years. Geoffrey Parker served 1974–1982 and died on 28 February 1997. Richard Appleby served 1983–1992 and became diocesan B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland () is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River, New South Wales, Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway approximately from its origin at Hexham, New South Wales, Hexham. At the it had approximately 89,597 Residency (domicile), inhabitants, spread over an area of , with most of the population located in a strip along the New England Highway between the suburbs of Lochinvar, New South Wales, Lochinvar and Thornton, New South Wales, Thornton. The city centre is located on the right bank of the Hunter River, protected from moderate potential flooding by a levee. Surrounding areas include the cities of City of Cessnock, Cessnock and Singleton Council, Singleton Local government in Australia, local government areas. History The Wonnarua, Wonnarua People were the first known people of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman And Beard
Norman and Beard were a pipe organ manufacturer based in Norwich from 1887 to 1916. History The origins of the company are from a business founded in Diss in 1870 by Ernest William Norman (1851–1927). In 1876 he moved to Norwich where he went into partnership with his brother, Herbert John Norman (1861–1936). In 1887 they went into partnership with George A. Wales Beard, and the company was formed. In 1896 the company opened a second office in London. They worked closely with Robert Hope-Jones and held the patents on many of his developments, including electro-pneumatic action. The company merged with William Hill & Sons of London in 1916, and became William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd. Organs * St. John's Church, Bangalore 1895 *Norwich Cathedral 1899 Retrieved 6 October 2011 (NPOR N06483) * Llandaff Cathedral 1900 (NPOR N11801) *Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music 1900 (NPOR D07229) *St Mary's Church, Oldswinford 1901 (NPOR N03681) * Our Lady Star of the Sea C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opening Of Chapel - St John's College, Morpeth, 1941 (2858944258)
Opening may refer to: Types of openings * Hole * A title sequence or opening credits * Grand opening of a business or other institution * Inauguration * Keynote * Opening sentence * Opening sequence * Opening statement, a beginning statement in a court case * Opening (morphology), a morphological filtering operation used in image processing * Overture * Salutation (greeting) * Vernissage Games * Backgammon opening * Chess opening * Go opening * Shogi opening * , a term from contract bridge * , a term from contract bridge Media * Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", the first chapter of the Qur'an * ''The Opening'' (album), live album by Mal Waldron * "Opening", a song by Hikaru Utada from the 2004 album ''Exodus'' * "Opening", a song by Jay Chou from the 2007 album ''Secret Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Grammar School, New South Wales
The Newcastle Grammar School is a dual-campus independent Anglican co-educational non-selective primary Primary or primaries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels * Primary (band), from Australia * Primary (musician), hip hop musician and record producer from South Korea * Primary Music, Israeli record label Work ... and Secondary school, secondary day school, located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. School history Newcastle Boys’ Grammar School opened on the present site in 1859 in Berkeley House and operated until 1902. Newcastle Church of England Girls’ Grammar School was officially opened on 22 July 1918 with an enrolment of fifty-six girls. However, the school was briefly relocated away from the Coast during World War II. The control and administration of the School was given by the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle to The Pittwater House Schools in 1976 until the end of 1991, and in 1978, boys were once again enrolled a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS Ceres (1836)
P.S. commonly refers to: * Postscript, writing added after the main body of a letter PS, P.S., ps, and other variants may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Literature * PS Publishing, based in the UK *''PS Magazine'', a U.S. Army magazine *''Popular Science'', a U.S. magazine * ''PlayStation Magazine'' (other) Music * PS Classics, a record label * ''P.S.'' (album), a compilation album of film music by Goran Bregovic * '' P.S. (A Toad Retrospective)'', a compilation album of music by Toad The Wet Sprocket * "PS", 2003 song by The Books from the album '' The Lemon of Pink'' * "P.S.", 1993 song by James from the album '' Laid'' Stage and screen * ''P.S.'' (film), a 2004 film * ''P.S.'', a 2010 film by Yalkin Tuychiev * ''PS'' (TV series), a German television series * Prompt corner or prompt side, an area of a stage Other media * PlayStation, a video gaming brand owned by Sony *PlayStation (console), a home video game console by Sony * Ponniyin Selva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Terrace
Raymond Terrace, locally known as "Raymo” or "The Terrace", is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road north of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle on the Pacific Highway, Australia, Pacific Highway. Established in 1837 it is situated at the Confluence (geography), confluence of the Hunter River, New South Wales, Hunter and Williams River (New South Wales), Williams rivers. The town was named after Lieutenant (navy), Lieutenant Raymond, who had explored the Hunter River in 1797 and described the terraced appearance of trees in the area. Governor of New South Wales, Governor Lachlan Macquarie camped in the area in 1818, using "Raymond's Terrace" as the name for the place where his party had camped. At the Raymond Terrace had a population of 13,453. It is the administrative centre of the Port Stephens Council, Port Stephens Local government in Australia, local government area as well as a service hub for surrounding rural areas. Geography Ray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Williams (architect)
__NOTOC__ Louis Reginald Williams (1890–1980) was an ecclesiastical architect in Australia. He designed churches throughout the country, particularly in Victoria, primarily Anglican but also Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans and Christian Scientists. He himself regarded St Andrew's Anglican Church, Brighton in Melbourne, as his greatest work. Williams was probably the major church architect in Australia in the Arts and Crafts tradition from the 1920s to the 1970s.Gladys Marie Moore, "Louis Reginald Williams", Masters thesis, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, 2001Abstract Early life and training Williams was born in Hobart, Tasmania and attended school at Queen's College. His father was a furniture manufacturer, and the family was very religious. Williams's interest in churches led to his choosing a career in architecture, and he was trained by Alexander North, then architect to the Diocese of Tasmania. Williams and North eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpeth House And Closebourne House
Morpeth House and Closebourne House is a heritage-listed precinct containing two associated residences built by Edward Charles Close at 365 Morpeth Road, Morpeth, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It includes Morpeth House (variously a private residence, bishop's residence, and theological college) and Closebourne House (variously a private residence, boys' home, grammar school and conference centre). The houses were built from 1829 to 1849 and were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Aboriginal occupation - pre- and post- European colonialism According to Horton (1994), the band that would be of interest to this area, would be the family groupings of the Wonnaruah, although early accounts mention the Gringai who it appears may have been a family grouping of the Wonnaruah. They probably had various base camps along tributaries of the Hunter River. The camps would have been near reliable watercourses. The pathways to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachlan Macquarie
Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB (; ; 31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland. Macquarie served as the fifth Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, and had a leading role in the social, economic, and architectural development of the colony. He is considered by historians to have had a crucial influence on the transition of New South Wales from a penal colony to a free settlement and therefore to have played a major role in the shaping of Australian society in the early nineteenth century. Macquarie played a central role in urban planning in the colony. He had a significant impact on the development of modern Sydney, establishing the layout upon which the modern Sydney central business district, city centre is based, establishing Hyde Park, Sydney, Hyde Park as Australia's first public park, overseeing the construction of various public buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of New South Wales
The governor of New South Wales is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia, Governor-General of Australia at the national level, the governors of the Australian states, Governors of the Australian States perform constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the Advice (constitutional), advice of the Premier of New South Wales, and serves in office for an unfixed period of time—known as serving ''At His Majesty's pleasure''—though five years is the general standard of office term. The current governor is retired judge Margaret Beazley, who succeeded David Hurley on 2 May 2019. The office has its origin in the 18th-century colonial governors of New South Wales upon its settlement in 1788, and is the oldest continuous institution in Australia. The present incarnation of the position emerged with the Federation of Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
