Picture Galleries

Some of the thousands of photos and images covering the history of All Saints Anglican Network. We have many more to process and add to this gallery, but would welcome contributions covering aspects of the life of St. John’s and other congregations in the Tamar region.

All Saints Picture Galleries »
1900 to 1960 Parish Life

All Saints Picture Galleries »
1900 to 1960 Parish Life

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 3. Ye Pastoral Players in ye lamentable comedy of "Pyramus and Thisbe" (ref. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Shakespeare) Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 1. Sir Harry Barron presenting a Certificate of the Royal Humane Society, to Miss Marjorie Button, for LIfe Saving. Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 5. A floral dance Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 2. Sir Harry Barron presenting a Certificate of the Royal Humane Society, to Mr. A. Jack, for LIfe Saving. Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 4. Some of the fairies in "Pyramus and Thisbe" Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 1. Sir Harry Barron presenting a Certificate of the Royal See individual enlargements in this collection. Spurling and Son photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

Clergy and Choir of St. John's Church, Launceston 1934 5th row — Mr. Russell, Mr. Smith, Mr. Doug Gill, Tick Atherton, Mr. Ted Scott, Mr. Jim Castley, Mr. Jack Gee, Mr. Garth Chick, Neil Gill 4th row— Mr. Larson, Mr.( Edwards, ????, Miss. Leila Edwards, Miss Price, Miss. Nora Webster, Annie Carney, ????, Mr. Fry, Mr. Phil Gee 3rd row— Miss Jones, Miss. Russell, Miss. Bessell, Mrs. A. R. Gee, Miss Rowbottam, Miss. Smythe, Miss. Eve Henley, Miss. Brownrigg, Miss Bungey. 2nd row— Doug Young, Mary Radford, Mrs. Greenwood, Mr. A.R. Gee – organist, Revd. Greenwood, Revd. Nash, Mr. Brownrigg, Miss. Kelly (Canning St. Mission,) John Murray, Doug Goss. 1st row— Don Reid, Bert Holmberg, Harry Atherton, Mark Young, B. Easther, D. Chick, Geoff Young, Terry Clark, DoDo Johnstone, Rex Annear, Geoff Radford, Max Davey, Allan Dale.

1946 February clergy conference at St. John's Launceston Caption on back of photo "conducted by Bishop Murray". Bishop Charles Murray, 3rd from left in front row, was 4th Bishop of Riverina from 1943 until his death in the tragic crash of ANA's SDC-4 aircraft, "Amana" in June 1950. Photo by T.E. Davies, 32 Laura St. Launceston. Phone 2337

Back Row: Teachers - Miss Celia Pennicott, Miss Pat Jillett, Miss Maureen Whittaker, Miss Geraldine Campbell, Miss Helene White, Miss Joy Poole. Row 5: Teacher Miss Elizabeth Massey, Alan Limb, Teacher Miss Anne Targett, John Dutson, Christopher Bucknell, (next 9 not known) Row 4: Paul Williams, Peter Williams, Superintendent Miss Elizabeth Kiddle, ???? (or Rodney Ford), Terry Wakefield, ????, Clarke twin, Phillip Targett, Clarke twin, Phillip Sommers (likely), Quentin Maclaine, Paul Cox, (next 5 not known - girl 2nd from end is a Campbell). Row 3: Anne Ford, ????, Sue Foote, Rosemary Campbell, Christine McGowan, Christine Cunningham (in white beret), (next 3 not known - boy on extreme end is a Davis). Row 2: ????, Sally Widdowson, Peter Grueber, David Grueber, Teacher Miss Elizabeth Sanderson, Jenny Brain ?, ????, _ Davis Front Row (sitting): Jennifer Stokes, Gaile Stokes, Glen Clark, (rest not known) Photo was published in the 1959 "canvass" fundraising brochure. It was taken in the "top" (kindergarten) room in the old Sunday School - Miss Kiddle's domain.

1932 May St John's choir - organist A R Gee - rector Revd Ross Hewton No listing of members has been found for this photo, but it may be possible to identify many of them by comparing with the 1934 choir photo for which does have a listing.

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 6. A shady spot Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 8. Maypole dance Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

St. John's Fete - Fete in the City Park in aid of St. John's Church Extension Fund. 7. A fairy dance Photos from "Weekly Courier" - 3/2/1910 https://stors.tas.gov.au/WEEKLYCOURIER$init=1480821-6-2-34

ST JOHN’S BIBLE CLASS Dec. 23rd 1931 Back row: Tom White, Bob Thollar, …………, Mr Russell Young, Fraser Carnie, …………, Theo Carlstrom, John Notley, Julien Murfet 2nd row: Tas. Calver, Jack McNear, Rev. Lance Benjafield, Revd. D. Ross-Hewton, Mr C. H. Rose, ….Laity, George Donnelly. Front: Ted. Edwards, Ted Harrington, Arch Thollar, Geoff Green, Lindsay Hammond, Jim Sanderson, Geoff Calver. Inscription on reverse: To Doug Gill, with best wishes for a very happy Christmas, from C.H. Rose. (I am very sorry you were not in the group)

Walter Perrin – churchwarden from 1890 See https://resources.allsaints.network/?page_id=562/#_Toc489050002

Ernest Whitfield - Churchwarden from 1890 https://resources.allsaints.network/?page_id=562/#_Toc489043744

Meeting, perhaps parish annual general meeting, taken in schoolroom (old Sunday School building) at Saint John’s. Not synod, as the majority of men are wearing non-clerical collars. Likely around about the turn of the 20th century. Embossed "Spurling Launceston".

St. John's Cricket Club Premiers 1903-04 E.O. Smith, G.E. Smith, Carl E. Beal E.Y.C. Littler, W.A. Reeves, H.E. Axup, K. Westbrook, R. Westbrook, E.N. Edgar, F. Joy

1903 Presentation to Clergy, Doctors and Nurses at Albert Hall - apparently in gratitude for their work in caring for those affected by the smallpox outbreak that year. Among other things, Maltese crosses were presented to the nurses.

1903 Sunday School Pedlar's Parade fundraiser for Extension Fund

Picnic outings, even after a day at work or school, were popular in the first half of the 20th century. This outing, likely to the Gorge or Punchbowl in Launceston, is probably one of the St. John's Bible Classes. Some of the young men also appear in the next photo titled '1904 St. John's Bible Class', which suggests the person in centre could be Harold Blake Brownrigg who apparently led the Bible Class. See 1936 photo of Brownrigg in this collection.

Photograph, possibly in City Park conservatory, of nine young men with caption, “Presented to H. B. Brownrigg Esq. From the Bible class boys of Saint John’s School. With compliments of the season. 1904."

See certificate image of same date. The Clergy and Choir of St. John’s Church, Launceston, May 17th 1905 Back Row – Messrs E.T. Tevelein, W. Park, J.H. Harrison, W, Bramble, T. Rule (Secretary), A.H. Field, E.H. Lanyon, F. Parsons and Bert Spicer. Fourth Row – Mrs. Searell, Messrs J. Tevelein, H. Phnner, F.R. Unsworth, W. Alex. Whitaker (Treasurer), R. Gentle, A.G.Davies and Miss Pomeroy. Third Row – Misses N. Jones, S. Turner, E. Westbrook, L. Jones, M. Binet, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Fray, Mrs. A.R. Wiseman, Misses Turner and Pinner Second Row – Miss Bogle, Mrs. D.R. Moss, Mrs. Jas. Bennett, Rev. C.G. Wilkinson M.A., Canon Beresford, and Rev. F.A. Fernau, Misses Green and Brown Front Row: Masters Crawford and Brown, Miss Grubb, Masters Jack and Vic. Fray, T.R. Casboult and E. Tevelein, Miss Gorst and Master Diggs

1905-certificate-for-award-winning-choir

Framed certificate for a musical award in 1905, with title, “Launceston Literary and Musical competitions. Script-written caption below as follows, “In the above contest Saint John’s Choir lost the premier place by one per cent of marks only, the winning choir scoring 98% and Saint John’s 97%, both very high averages.” See accompanying photograph of choir of same date.

Revd Frank Bethune M.A. (Assistant Curate 1905)

Sunday School Choir 1908 as entered in the Launceston Competitions, Albert Hall. Miss C.H. Thomlinson, conductress. According to a newspaper article which included the same photograph, the choir did not win a top placing. Whitelaw Studio photograph taken alongside the old nave of St. John's.

1911 Rector JS Beyers and wardens E Whitfeld W Perrin W Whitaker

1912-1928-organist-George-Frederick-Hopkins

George Frederick Hopkins from framed print held at St. John's Church, labelled, “organist of Saint John’s church, 1912-1928”

Page from 1913 "Souvenir of Old and New Churches" publication. Clockwise from top: The Reverend John S. Bryers, MA - rector 1908-13, church wardens Perrin, Whitaker and Whitfield, surrounding Bishop John Edward Mercer - Bishop of asmania 1902-14. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mercer-john-edward-7558

1919 – 1921 The Reverend F. E. Cassian Crotty, Th.L B.D. - rector of St. John's Church Copy of print held by St. John's Church, Launceston See https://resources.allsaints.network/?page_id=582/#_Toc489050018

1920s undated St John's Choir No listing of choristers and clergy found for this photo. Of interest is the archway in the background. This is where the south ambulatory now enters the chapel.

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