In addition to the Christadelphian magazines published in the 19th and 20th centuries in Australia and Britain, the histories of the Adelaide and Goolwa/Victor Harbor ecclesias have been published. The Ecclesial Family Tree in SA by Brother Reuben Thomas is also a valuable resource. The challenge of…
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Early Baptisms in Sydney
Brother Everitt in an article entitled Reminiscences of the Truth for Forty Years in Sydney stated that:
“About the time of the Maori trouble in New Zealand, Bro. Sinclair, refusing to take up arms, came to Sydney. Finding a body of Campbellites meeting in a hall in …
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In 1841, New Zealand became a separate British colony, having been part of New South Wales before then. By 1860, there were over 100,000 British settlers in New Zealand. The Otago Association actively recruited settlers from Scotland, creating a definite Scottish influence in the Otago region. The O…
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The first brethren in Queensland
The earliest reference to Queensland in my sources is from 1861: “For some years there resided in this town [Gourock, 45km west of Glasgow, Scotland] a couple, Robert and Mrs Sinclair—who were well known for their interest in the truth and in all that concerned …
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“This is a wonderful country. Very many have been attracted to it in the last two years by its reputation for gold. Naturally, I regard it as one of the finest countries in the world; but the minds of its people are nearly all intoxicated with “the gold that perisheth.” Many thousands here do …
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This is the first of 2 short articles about Sister Jean Galbraith that were presented at a Dorcas Class at Aberfoyle Park Ecclesia some time ago by Sister Janet Cresswell.
Sister Jean Galbraith wrote our beautiful Hymn 383, “Rejoicing in hope and the joy of salvation”. The story of Jean’s lif…
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