No. 1583 - Nubeena - Church of Christ (1897-1971)

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Nubeena is a small town on the western side of the Tasman Peninsula. It is approximately 13 kilometres northwest of Port Arthur. The town was previously named Wedge Bay.

From the late 1870s several Church of Christ communities were established on the Tasman Peninsula. The first church was built at Impression Bay in 1889 and and this was followed by the construction of places of worship at Koonya, Highcroft and Oakwood.

The Church of Christ community at Nubeena did not build a church but used a Baptist Hall constructed in 1892. In September 1892 the opening of the “Wedge Bay Hall” was reported by the Hobart Mercury:

“A public hall has been erected at Wedge Bay by the Baptist community, with Mr. J. Soundy, of Hobart, as the mover and leader in getting the same done. The work has been carried out by local men, Messrs. Quinn and Co., and it is said to be a very creditable building. How it is to be utilised remains to be seen”.

In 1897 the ‘Church of Christ’ began to use the hall for evening meetings. The hall was later purchased by the Church of Christ and the building was enlarged.

In 1971 a new church centre was built on a site opposite the old hall. The final service in the old hall took place on 12 December 1971. The hall still stands and has been used as commercial premises for many years including a pharmacy and day-care centre.

An an article about the new church will be the subject of a further article on the Churches of Tasmania blog.

The hall when it was used as the premises for a pharmacy. Photograph (modified) courtesy of the Tasman Pharmacy, Nubeena.

The hall when it was used as the premises for a pharmacy. Photograph courtesy of the Tasman Pharmacy, Nubeena.

The hall is currently used as a day-care centre. Image: Google Street-view


Sources and further information:

Mercury, Thursday 8 September 1892, page 4
Mercury, Thursday 6 October 1892, page 3

Neville, C.C., 1979: Church of Christ, Tasman Peninsula Centenary Celebrations, 1878-1979. Hobart. (1979) 

https://www.facebook.com/tasmanpharmacy/

https://churchesofchrist.org.au/church/nubeena-church-of-christ/

https://www.facebook.com/nubeenachurch




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