St. John's Presbyterian Church, Essendon : Souvenir, 70th anniversary, 1852-1922

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[Essendon, Vic. : The Church?], 1922
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St. John's Presbyterian Church 1
St. John's Presbyterian Church 3
St. John's Presbyterian Church 4
Foreword 7
Seventy Years Ago 8
Beginning of St. John's 9
First Wooden Church 10
First Minister 13
Sunday School Manse and Precentor 14
First Church Officer 15
Mr. Rohert McCracken 15
Departure of Mr. Reid 16
First Communion 16
Happy Union 16
Rev. John Royd 19
Rev. Thomas Craig 19
Church Social Life 20
Mr. R. McCracken as Treasurer 21
Exit the Precentor 22
Rev. Groundwater Fraser 22
Signs of Progress 25
Mr. McCracken's Retirement and Death 26
Rev. Alexander Stewart M.A. 26
Ship Moves On 27
Enlargement of Church 28
Death of the Founder of St. John's 29
Jubilee 29
last two decades 29
Sunday School Enlarged 30
Assistant Ministers 31
Jubilee of present Church 31
Great World Mar 32
Retirement of Rev. A. Stewart 32
Rev. G.M. Connor 32
Rev L.W. Burridge, M. A. R. D. 35
Looking Backward 36
Looking Forward 36
Choir 38
Church Organisations 38
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union 38
Athletic Association 41
Ladies' Christian Work Association 41
Rihle Classes 41
Kindergarten 42
ministering Children's League 42
Mission Band 42
Senior Girls' Missionary Union 42
List of Office_Bearers in St. John's 43
Ministers 43
Sunday School 43
Sabbath School Superintendents 44
Secretaries of Board of Management 44
Session Clerks 44
Treasurers 44
[Chapter heading not available] 47
Elders 47
Church Officers 48
Precentors Organists and Choirmasters 48
Members of St. John's 1922 49
St. John's Roll of Honour 53

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St. John's Presbyterian Church (Essendon, Vic.). St. John's Presbyterian Church, Essendon : Souvenir, 70th anniversary, 1852-1922 [Essendon, Vic: The Church?], 1922. Web. 9 February 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3623770880>

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St. John's Presbyterian Church (Essendon, Vic.). 1922, St. John's Presbyterian Church, Essendon : Souvenir, 70th anniversary, 1852-1922 The Church?], [Essendon, Vic viewed 9 February 2026 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3623770880

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