No. 1551 - Caseyville - Anglican Church
Caseyville was one of the properties established by Roderick O’Connor (1784-1860) in the Cressy district in Northern Tasmania. It was centred around Abrahams Creek below the Western Tiers.
Caseyville is one of thirteen places of worship which fell within the former parish of Holy Trinity church at Cressy. Little is known about the Anglican church at Caseyville which functioned from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. It was located in the Caseyville subsidised school which was built in 1931.
The only specific reference to the Caseyville church is found in an article published in the Launceston Examiner in December 1945:
“At a recent church service at Caseyville an organ was dedicated for church use in the parish of Cressy. It was given by Mr. and Mrs. H. Dent, Cressy. In memory of their son the late Hedley Dent, who, after serving with the forces overseas, was killed accidentally at Cressy two years ago”.
At the time of Holy Trinity’s Centenary in 1958, K.R. von Stieglitz records that the ‘old school house’ was still being used for Anglican services. The date of the last service is not known. A photograph of the building has yet to be found.
Caseyville is one of thirteen places of worship which fell within the former parish of Holy Trinity church at Cressy. Little is known about the Anglican church at Caseyville which functioned from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. It was located in the Caseyville subsidised school which was built in 1931.
The only specific reference to the Caseyville church is found in an article published in the Launceston Examiner in December 1945:
“At a recent church service at Caseyville an organ was dedicated for church use in the parish of Cressy. It was given by Mr. and Mrs. H. Dent, Cressy. In memory of their son the late Hedley Dent, who, after serving with the forces overseas, was killed accidentally at Cressy two years ago”.
At the time of Holy Trinity’s Centenary in 1958, K.R. von Stieglitz records that the ‘old school house’ was still being used for Anglican services. The date of the last service is not known. A photograph of the building has yet to be found.
Sources:
Examiner, Wednesday 18 February 1931, page 5
Examiner, Friday 21 December 1945, page 7
Von Stieglitz, K. R. (Karl Rawdon), 1893-1967. The story of Holy Trinity Church, Cressy / written for the centenary celebrations, 1858-1958, by K.R. von Stieglitz [s.n [Launceston] Tas. 1958
Holy Trinity Church Cressy Since 1858, published by the Anglican Parish of Cressy (2022)
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