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Oct 6 2012

18-08-1951: Zeerust/Glenferrie Mansion, Malvern, Victoria.

‘Zeerust’ mansion had its origins as ‘Glenferrie’, originally a parcel of land purchased by solicitor, Peter Ferrie[1], circa 1841. In 1864-65 the property came into the hands of James Fergusson[2] M.L.A, a partner in the firms, Fergusson and Mitchell, stationers, and Ferguson & Moore. Fergusson built a two storey mansion on the site circa 1870’s and as part of the embellishments, he commissioned the Melbourne stained glass firm ‘Ferguson & Urie’ to create a magnificent stained glass stairwell window of about 3.5 x 2 meters wide. The window depicted scenes of Pastoral, Printing, Shipping, Mining, Agriculture, Commerce, Railways, and Farming. The Fergusson clan coat of arms was depicted below the central panel with the knight’s helmet, three Boars heads, and Buckle, and the Fergusson clan motto “Dulcius Ex Asperis” (Sweeter after difficulties).  At the apex of the window, flanked by a Kangaroo and an Emu, was the early Colonial Australian Coat of Arms with the text below “Advance Australia”.

Photos taken: 10th May 2011.

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On the 15 of April 1905, Estate agents W. L. Baillieu & Co auctioned the estate and subdivision allotments, and the mansion known as ‘Glenferrie House’ was purchased by George Stevenson (1831-1907)[3], a wealthy clothing manufacturer who held various trade positions including President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce.

Stevenson re-named ‘Glenferrie’ to ‘Zeerust’ and he died two years later in 1907[4]. His wife Amy (1838-1911) [5] retained the property and further subdivision of the estate occurred for many year after[6]. When Amy died in 1911 the property passed to the children and in 1914 further subdivisions occurred as well as the attempted sale of the mansion[7]. The Stevenson’s three surviving daughters eventually retained the estate until 1951 and then sold the mansion and remaining property at auction and the mansion was demolished in 1954.

The Ferguson & Urie stained glass window survived, and was installed in a house in Kooyong in the 1970’s. Mr Richard Price donated the window to the Melbourne Museum in 2001 where it was meticulously restored by the Geoffrey Wallace studio and mounted in its own frame for display in the Australiana collection at the Museum.

The Argus, Melbourne, Saturday 18th August 1951, page 7.

“Wrecker’s pick hangs over this old home”.

“ZEERUST,” one of Melbourne’s oldest mansion homes, is to be auctioned-and probably demolished. Ninety years ago its main gates were show pieces so imposing that during the last war they were bought to front the Springvale Cemetery. The old place has given ground slowly-and literally. Once it stood in wide Kooyong acres, touching Toorak rd. to the south, Glenferrie rd. to the west, and Gardiner’s Creek to the north. But down the years its grounds have been subdivided for home sites. Now all that’s left probably will be parcelled out for flats. The first owner built big for a purpose-a kitchen fit for a country hotel and a dining room 84ft. by 24ft.-you could put a villa into it. He had hopes of entertaining the late Duke of Edinburgh, who visited Melbourne in 1865. But the Duke didn’t come to Zeerust.  The late Mr. George Stevenson, of L. Stevenson and Sons, Flinders lane, bought the mansion about 50 years ago. His daughters, Misses. Gertrude, MabeI, and Myra Stevenson, own it now. Yesterday they were busy sorting out furniture and decorations to take to a new and smaller house. It was a hard task. Miss Gertrude Stevenson showed an “Argus” photographer stained glass windows (below, right), a solid brass bedstead with brass canopy and laced tester (centre, below), and antiques in Victorian profusion (left, below). Light from the stained glass tinted family portraits. But the hardest thing of all for the Misses Stevenson to leave may be the sight of the Yarra Valley and Hawthorn, commanded by the top windows in the picture left”.

The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Tuesday 12th October 1937, page 10.

“Stonnington.

“Sir, – I was greatly interested in your article published last Wednesday dealing with Stonnington and the neighbourhood and Mr. J. B. McLeans’s reminiscences, but would like to point out that the James Ferguson mentioned was James Fergusson (note the double “s” in the spelling), who was the senior partner in the firms of Fergusson and Mitchell and Fergusson and Moore (not Muries). Fergusson and Mitchell had a stationer’s shop in Collins street, near Drummond’s, the jeweller’s, not Elizabeth street. James Fergusson was for some years a member of the Legislative Assembly, representing South Bourke, which included Malvern. His house in Glenferrie road, now occupied by the Misses Stevenson, was named Glenferrie, and, I understand, is of German renaissance style of architecture. – Yours, &c. HERBERT KONG-MENG, Longwood.”

The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Thursday 14th October 1937, page 10.

“Stonnington

“Sir, – I was very interested in your article on the homes in Glenferrie road. My uncle, James Fergusson, purchased the property at the corner of Glenferrie and Toorak roads extending to Gardiner’s Creek in each road, containing 60 acres, in 1865 for £4,500. The dwelling, which was built in the ‘70’s, was called “Glenferrie,” and faces north-east; it is now called “Zeerust,” with entrance from Monaro road. In 1881 my uncle was offered £30,000 for the property, and in 1888 refused £100,000 for it. This was after the Glen Iris railway had passed through the estate, and Kooyong station was built on the property. After the land boom had burst the property was offered for £15,000, without finding a purchaser. – Yours, &c., A. M. FERGUSSON. East Hawthorn.”

Related posts: Dr Richard Gillespie talks about the ‘Glenferrie’ window at the Melbourne Museum.

Footnotes:

[1] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Monday 4th January 1869, page 4.
“FERRIE.- On the 5th November, at 64 Harley street, Cavendish-square, London, Peter Ferrie, Esq., of Blairtumach, Glasgow, and late of Glen Ferrie, Toorak”.

[2] The Argus, Melbourne, VIC, Wednesday 4th April 1888, page 1.
“FERGUSSON.-On the 3rd inst., at Glenferrie, Malvern, James Fergusson, aged 59 years, of the firm Fergusson and Mitchell”. Buried at Boroondarra Cemetery, Kew, 5th April 1888.

[3] Stevenson also built the mansion ‘Trawalla’ in Toorak which also still has a magnificent stained glass window in the stairwell by Ferguson & Urie.

[4] The Argus, Melbourne, VIC, Monday 14th October 1907, page 1.
“STEVENSON.- On the 13th October, at Melbourne, George Stevenson, of “Zeerust,” Malvern, the dearly beloved husband of Amy Stevenson, in his 76th year.”

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Oct 1 2012

15-07-1862: Mr Robson’s Shop, Ballarat, Victoria.

The Star, Ballarat, VIC, Tuesday 15th July 1862, page 2.

“In the window of Mr Robson, the painter and decorator, Sturt street, is a stained glass centrepiece of a window, the subject being the Crucifixion. The picture is best seen from inside the shop, and worth looking at. The colouring is clear and brilliant, and the shading well managed. Messrs Ferguson and Co., of Melbourne, are the producers of the work.”

Nothing further is known as to where this window may have been eventually erected, if at all. Although there are other windows in the Ballarat area by Ferguson & Urie, there is not enough information to place this feeble description to any particular window known in that region for the date period.

Thomas Robson was well known as the Ballarat agent for Ferguson & Urie Stained Glass and instrumental in the commissioning of the chancel window for St Paul’s Church in Bakery Hill, Ballarat.

In January 1867 Robson was declared insolvent due to losses by fire and bad debts.

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Sep 27 2012

26-08-1876: St John’s Church, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 26th August 1876, page 10.

 “WAGGA WAGGA”

 “…A very handsome and costly window has just been added to the new building of St. John’s Church. It was presented by Mrs. H. S. Moxham, and was designed by Messrs. Fergusson [sic] and Urie, of Melbourne…”

Photo taken circa 1990’s. Thanks to Dr. Bronwyn Hughes, September 2012.

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Sep 26 2012

08-12-1883: St Paul’s, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

The Capricornian, Rockhampton, QLD, Saturday 8th December 1883, page 13.

“The stained glass window for St. Paul’s Church, towards which the officers and work men of the Central Railway subscribed to liberally, has been set in position, and is a great ornament to the interior of the building. It forms the centre of the five windows facing William-street. In the centre is a figure of the Saviour, 6 ft. 3 in. high, clad in robes of varied hues, holding in one hand a ball, representing the world, while the other points up ward to a descending dove, in the centre of a number of rolling spheres of a silvery and golden tinge. Under the figure is the motto, ‘ I am the law, the word, the truth, and the life.’ Immediately below is an Agnus Dei in the centre of a sphere. The window, which is 13 ft- 7½ in. high and 2 ft. 8½ in. wide, was formally handed over on Saturday by Mr. I Linthwaite on behalf of the officers and work men on the Central Railway. The cost of it was about £130, and was made by Messrs. Ferguson and Urie of Melbourne, at a cost of  £2 2s. per superficial foot. It will always be a memento of the liberality of the men working on the railway, who subscribed freely when requested to do so by Mr. F. Linthwaite. All paid up well what they promised, a fact pleasingly commented on by Mr. Linthwaite. He stated that when the list was returned to him £120 15s. was written down, whilst the cash forwarded was £120 13s. 6d”.

Photos taken: September 2012. Thanks to Mr Mark Spearing, Gladstone, Qld.

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The text in the lower region of the window reads:

“I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE”

“A GIFT BY THE OFFICERS AND WORKMEN OF THE QUEENSLAND AND CENTRAL RAILWAYS”

Note: This article also appeared in the Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, QLD, Monday 3rd December 1883, page 2.

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Sep 25 2012

13-05-1885: St. Paul’s Cathedral, Sale, Gippsland, Victoria

The Edward Crooke stained glass memorial window at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Sale, Victoria.

Edward Crooke was born in Liverpool, Lancashire in 1810 and arrived in Sydney in 1837. In the 1840’s he ran cattle and sheep in the Holey Plains area near Rosedale in Gippsland. He married Maria Matilda Jamison in 1860 and moved to Melbourne with his family in 1870. His son E.J. Crook later took over the Holey Plains station. Edward Crook died at his home “Rockley” in South Yarra on the 7th November 1873 and in 1885 his wife Maria initiated the erection of a stained glass memorial to him in the chancel of St Paul’s Church of England in Sale, Gippsland. The window was created by Ferguson & Urie and was erected in September 1886 beside the Dr. Floyd Minter Peck window that Ferguson & Urie had created two decades earlier in 1867.

Photos dated: 23 April 2011.

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The left light in the group of three is the Edward Crooke memorial window described in the articles below. The centre light is a memorial to Dr. Floyd Minter Peck which was also created by Ferguson & Urie some twenty years earlier in 1867 and originally installed in the previous church building. The right light, ‘Good Shepherd’, window was made by William Montgomery, Melbourne; “The right hand light was by William Montgomery c.1888.  It was one of the first group he made for the Anglicans after he arrived in Melbourne in December 1886”.- (Dr. Bronwyn Hughes, Stained Glass Historian, email, 25 Sept 2012).

Gippsland Times, Vic, Wednesday 13th May 1885, page 3.

“Our readers will no doubt remember that when the Church of England in Cunningham-street was built, the stained glass window that had been put in the old church to the memory of the late Dr. Peck was removed and placed in the central light in the chancel of the new church. We are now pleased to learn that Mrs Crooke, of Holey Plains, is about to fill one of the side lights with a similar window in memory of the late Mr Crooke. The subject chosen will be one that will harmonise with the present window, and will greatly improve that end of the church. It will, however, to complete it, need the other side light filling, and perhaps some member of the church will consider the propriety of doing this. We are sure that no more suitable memorial of departed friends than one of this kind can be found.”

Gippsland Times, Vic, Monday 20th September 1886, page 3.

“In our columns some months ago we mentioned that Mrs Crooke, of Holey Plain, had intimated her intention of putting a stained glass window in St. Paul’s, in memory of her late husband. This has been done, and a rich and beautiful work now adorns the left opening of the chancel window. The central panel is a life-size figure representing the Saviour as the Light of the World. The outer flowing robe around the body is of rich antique ruby, the folds fall gracefully round, while the inner garment has a cream-like tinge. Over the head there is a canopy of blue. Under the figure are the words, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life.” In the top panel appears the sacred monogram I.H.S., surrounded by a Crown. On the lower panel there is a medallion exhibiting a lamb with a banner and cross, and on either side are the words “Agnus Dei.” We need scarcely say that the window was very much admired by the congregation yesterday. The third light should now be filled in, and then the large window at the eastern end would be complete. Perhaps the good example set by Mrs Crooke will be followed by some other members of he community. The work was done by Messrs Fergusson [sic] and Urie, of Melbourne.”

Gippsland Times, Vic, Wednesday 2nd February 1887, page 3.

“ST. PAULS CHURCH OF ENGLAND”

“The yearly meeting of the congregation of St. Paul’s Church of England was held in the old church building on Monday evening. There was a moderate attendance, and the Rev. Canon Watson occupied the chair. The following report was read:-…”

“…The board are glad to report that during the year a very handsome stained glass window was placed in the chancel by Mrs Crooke, of Holey Plain, to the memory of her late husband…”

Gippsland Times, Vic, Tuesday 11th November 1873, page 3.

“CROOKE.- On the 7th inst., at Rockley, Toorak, Edward Crooke, of Holey Plain, Gippsland.”

Related posts:

21-09-1867: St Paul’s Cathedral, Sale, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography: Edward Crooke (1810-1873)

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Sep 12 2012

19-09-1874: Holy Trinity Church of England, Williamstown, Victoria.

The first Holy Trinity Church at Williamstown was a prefabricated iron building known as an “Iron Pot” (freezing in winter and boiling in summer). There were many of these “Iron Pot” churches imported from England and erected throughout the colony and this one was erected in Nelsons Place in Williamstown. The Rev. George Wilkinson was obviously not happy with this poor excuse for the house of the lord and began the movement to have a respectful stone church erected for his congregation in 1859. The foundation stone for the new Leonard Terry designed church was eventually laid on the 11th of February 1871 by Bishop Charles Perry and was opened on the 7th October 1874. The “pretty chancel window” described as being made by Ferguson & Urie, circa 1874, no longer exists and was replaced by the Charlotte & William Holten memorial window circa 1941. According to the Holy Trinity’s newsletter (The Pilot, Vol 2, Issue 3, April 2012, page 4): “The artist for this window is unknown. We do know it was made in England and brought to Williamstown by Mrs Dorothy Raverty 2nd, step mother of Reverend J. Raverty who had it installed in Memory of her parents.”

This newsletter item is not correct. The Holten memorial window was actually made by the Brooks, Robinson & Co stained glass company of Melbourne, who also made other windows in Holy Trinity.

All the original windows in the nave of Holy Trinity have also been replaced over the course of a century and are made by the artists and studios of William Montgomery, Napier Waller, Brooks Robinson & Co, and Alan Sumner.

The west four light window, with rose window above, and those in the clerestory, with the simple coloured borders and plain diamond quarries, are very likely be some of the original circa 1874 installations by Ferguson & Urie of North Melbourne.

Photos taken: 11th September 2010.

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Williamstown Chronicle, Vic, Saturday 19th September 1874, page 2.

“THE NEW CHURCH OF ENGLAND.- The new place of worship which the adherents of the Church of England have just erected in Williamstown is one of the most handsome and commodious churches in the colony. With the exception of the tower and spire the building is now complete, and the conspicuous position it occupies makes it a prominent and pleasing feature in the town as seen from the Bay. The cost, as it stands, is £5000, and the erection of such a noble structure speaks well for the energy and liberality of the Episcopalians in our comparatively small parish, particularly as the new church when entered upon will be but slightly involved financially. The church, including the chancel, is 110 feet in length, and is from a design by Mr. Leonard terry, in the gothic style, with nave and aisles of lofty proportions. The material employed is bluestone, with freestone dressings. The interior has a very handsome appearance, which is heightened by the tone of the glazing, the body colour being amber with varicoloured margins. A pretty chancel window, made by Ferguson and Urie, imparts to that portion of the interior a very pleasing effect, which is continued in the rich yet simple decorations of the ceiling. The seating, to which the greatest attention has been given, is very convenient and comfortable. The material used is lightly stained Oregon pine. A lectern, from one of the best medieval workers in England, and the gift of Sir George Verdon, will shortly be added, and from the known liberality of the donor and the high reputation of the makers, will no doubt prove a further ornament. The substitution of a nice front picket fence for the old palings which have so long done duty has also contributed to the fine appearance of the church. The new place of worship will be opened on Friday, the 2nd prox, by the rev. pastor, Mr. Wilkinson.”

Also See:

Holy Trinity web site.

Flickr Photo album of Holy Trinity’s stained glass.

Sep 12 2012

17-05-1865: Kings Shop, Pall Mall, Bendigo, Victoria.

Bendigo Advertiser, Vic, Wednesday 17th May 1865, page 2.

“COLONIAL GLASS PAINTING.- In the shop of Mr King, Pall Mall, is to be seen a very handsome specimen of glass painting, or glass staining as it is commonly termed. The work was executed by Messrs Ferguson and Urie, of North Melbourne, who have, we are informed, within the last twelve months brought the art of glass painting to a very high standard in the colony. Previous to that time, the greater portion of the stained glass windows for places of worship, was imported from Europe. Now, the manufacturers referred to are able to produce painted glass windows at the same prices at which they can be imported, and according to the opinion of connisseurs [sic] in the art, with as much taste and skill. The sample to be seen at Mr King’s warrants that opinion.”

King’s of Pall Mall Bendigo was a dealer of Paperhangings, Borderings, Varnishes and Oil and Lamp merchant. In 1864 his shop in the Bendigo Pall Mall area was described as wooden and was saved from being burnt down in a fire that started in the early hours of 9th May 1864. Nothing further is known about the stained glass window created by Ferguson & Urie described as being on display in King’s shop in Pall Mall in May 1865.

Sep 10 2012

1865: St Stephen’s Church, Mount Waverley, Victoria.

St Stephen’s Church at Mount Waverley was designed by architect Nathaniel Billing and built for modest sum of £370 and was opened on the 23rd of July 1865. The circular west window was reported to be made by Ferguson & Urie as indicated in the church Gazette of 16th August 1865. Fifty years later the entire window was blown in during a storm in late November 1915 and fell 18 feet to the floor of the church. The extent of damage the window suffered at the time is not known but it was repaired and re-installed and still exists in the position it was placed, which is now nearly one and a half centuries ago.

Photos taken 3rd February 2013.

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The Oakleigh and Caulfield Times, Vic, Saturday 27th November 1915, page 4.

“St Stephen’s Church, Mt. Waverley.

JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

“The celebration of the jubilee of the above church, which was quite an event in the district, took place on Sunday, 19th September, and we have held back the report in order to gather particulars of the church’s past history, which is appended…”

“…We extract from the “Church Gazette.” Of August 16, 1865, the following report of the opening services, tea and public meeting:- “St Stephen’s Church. Waverley, District of Malvern and Oakleigh – This pretty little church, which was opened for divine worship on the 23rd ult, is built in the early English style of variegated brick work, and will seat 100 persons. It is an admirable specimen of what can be produced for the small sum of £370, and reflects much credit on the architect, Mr N. Billing, who designed and superintended its erection gratuitously. In the west end is a neat circular stained glass window, presented by Mesrs Fergusson [sic] and Urie…”

The Oakleigh and Caulfield Times, Vic, Saturday 4th December 1915, page 3

“Our Letter Box.
A WORD OF APPRECIATION.
To The Editor.

Sir, – I wish on behalf of the Vestry of St Stephens’ Church to thank you for the splendid report in last week’s issue. There are, however, two corrections which you might set right. The late Mr W. Q. Hore, senr., he was a vestryman, and the tablet mentioned is his (E. Hore’s) memory; the first services were held in his house. Mr C. Doolan’s name was omitted from the present vestry, he being the oldest and one of the most consistent supporters of the Church probably for nearly 40 years. A strange coincidence happened during stormy weather last Sunday. During the service the stained glass window, gift of Messrs Ferguson and Urie, mentioned in your report, was blown in and fell with a crash. No one was injured, I am glad to say; it had a fall of about 18ft.

Yours faithfully,
CHAS H. COLEMAN.
Mt Waverley,
Dec. 1, 1915.

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Sep 9 2012

07-04-1879: Christ Church, Castlemaine, Victoria.

The Church of England Messenger, 7th April 1879, page 5.

“CASTLEMAINE.- The friends of the late Ernest Walter Crawford seem desirous that his memory may not fade. A subscription set on foot in Castlemaine has resulted in the erection of two handsome and lasting memorials. The first is a monument over his grave in Castlemaine cemetery, consisting of a slab of Malmsbury bluestone, firmly fixed and railed in, and bearing a white marble cross the whole length of the grave. The second is a beautiful stained-glass window, recently placed in Castlemaine Church by Messrs. Ferguson and Urie, containing representations of the resurrection and ascension of our blessed Lord. Both Memorials have suitable inscriptions”.

Photos dated: 7th January 2012. (Date of historical photo unknown).

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The Argus, Melbourne, Tuesday 9th July 1878, page 1.

“CRAWFORD.- On the 8th inst., at Christ Church Parsonage, Castlemaine, Ernest Walter, son of Archdeacon Crawford, aged 18 years.”

Note: Extensive conservation work was done on the window by the Glenn Mack Studio circa 2012.

Aug 27 2012

22-04-1869: Christ Church, Warrnambool, Victoria.

This post covers the Stevens and Bateman window memorial windows by Ferguson & Urie erected in Christ Church at Warrnambool in 1869.

The Church of England Messenger, 22nd April 1869, page 7-8.

“WARRNAMBOOL.- The church here has recently been presented with some beautiful windows of stained glass, from the manufactory of Messrs. Urie, Ferguson and Lyon, of Melbourne. The east window (one of three lights) has been presented by F. P. Stevens, Esq., as a tribute to the memory of his deceased wife. It represents the baptism, crucifixion, and resurrection of our Lord; underneath which, and distributed through all three divisions, is the representation of the Last Supper. The three lights at the eastern end of the north aisle, together with the round window in the gable, have been presented by W. Bateman, Esq., as a memorial of his deceased parents. The first three represent the raising of Jairus’ daughter, the transfiguration of our Lord, and His agony in the garden of Gethsemane”.

Photos were taken 7th January 2011.

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The Stevens Window:

The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Wednesday 5th August 1868, page 4.

“STEVENS.- On the 26th ult., at the Cottage, Warrnambool, Jane, the beloved wife of F. P. Stevens, aged forty-seven years.”

The three light window above the High Altar was presented by Frederick Perkins Stevens in memory of his wife Jane (nee Rule) who died on the 26th July 1868 at the age of 47. The windows depict the Baptism, Crucifixion and Ascension with the lower scenes depicting the Last Supper.

A brass plaque in the church also reads:

“The Three Bells erected / in this Tower were / presented to Christ Church Warrnambool by FP Stevens / Member for Villiers & Heytesbury / of the Legislative Council of / Victoria 1852 / In Memory of his younger Son / FS Stevens who died at his Station / Tintinchilla Queensland / 26th May 1880 Aged 30 Years”.

The bells presented to Christ Church were brought to Melbourne for the 1881 Melbourne Exhibition where they were awarded 1st prize.

The Bateman Window:

Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers, Melbourne, Vic, Saturday 25th April 1868, page 15.

“BATEMAN.- On the 30th March, at his residence, Fern Cottage, Warrnambool, Mr. William Bateman, sen., aged 79″.

The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Tuesday 25th August 1868, page 4.

“BATEMAN.- On the 24th inst., at Spring-gardens, Warrnambool. Mrs. Bateman, sen., aged sixty-nine years”.

William Bateman Snr was born in Bradford, Yorkshire circa 1794 and married Sarah Smith in 1815 in the same town. They migrated to Australia with their four children circa 1853 and set up business in Warrnambool as Bateman & Co in the name of their son William Jnr. The company became one of the districts largest mercantile businesses but eventually ran into financial difficulty during the time of the land speculation boom when William Jnr ran up huge debts in land holdings which eventually saw the collapse of the small family empire.

In 1869 William Bateman Jnr presented Christ Church Warrnambool with the three light window in memory of his parents, William & Sarah Bateman. William Jnr died in 1913.

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