Place: Diocese of Carpentaria
Summary
Records of the Anglican Diocese of Carpentaria, previously held on Thursday Island. Some items are frail or damaged.
Diaries:
Bishop Gilbert White 24 August 1900-21 June 1914.
Bishop Henry Newton 21 September 1914-13 December 1919.
Bishop Stephen Davis 21 April 1922-11 May 1929.
Wilkinson Diary 1906, 1909-1915.
Mitchell River Diary 1911-1912, 1933-1937.
Log Book, Matthews and M. Roy 1908, 1909, 1910.
Bishop's Memorial Book:
Bishop Gilbert White 10 August 1891-27 December 1891.
Bishop John Hudson From 12 June 1904.
Bishop Stephen Davis From 16 May 1938.
Bishop John Matthews From 22 February 1965.
Correspondence: Croydon 1902-1910 [?], 17 May 1904-6 November 1911, 3 January 1911-11 December 1919, 22 May 1919-12 November 1937, also loose papers and savings bank book Cooktown, enclosed, one folder.
Torres Strait Mission, letter record:
I. 14 October 1915-31 January 1916.
II. 26 June 1918-1 March 1919.
III. 27 December 1916-26 March 1917.
IV. 6 January 1917-3 July 1917.
Letters from the Department of Native Affairs to the Right Reverend S. Davies D.D., no details.
Minutes of meetings:
All Soul's Cathedral 16 September 1893-1 November 1902, 3 February 1903-29 November 1905, 3 May 1900-9 December 1910, 20 January 1911-30 April 1930, 19 June 1941-18 August 1952.
Cooktown 20 January 1875-15 April 1890, 6 May 1890-6 February 1915, 6 March 1918-22 April 1928, 28 February 1929-27 March 1936.
Croydon 21 April 1895-10 May 1905, 1902-1910[?].
Forsayth 3 April 1889-1 May 1895.
Georgetown 11 October 1909-11 December 1938.
Lockhart River Aboriginal Christian Co-operative Society Limited, 20 August 1960.
Normanton 9 June 1908-20 February 1928.
Quetta Memorial Church, Thursday Island, 6 June 1894-23 February 1897, April 1915-18 July 1915.
Thursday Island Clergy Conference, 1935.
[Thursday Island?], Mother's Union Minutes, 1911-1937.
Mother's Union Diocesan Council, 1 May 1931-25 September 1940.
Registers:
Badu Island Baptism 8 April 1917-10 June 1956.
Confirmation 19 January 1960-29 June 1963, also individual sheets of candidates.
Service 3 April 1949-9 April 1957, 31 August 1956-6 June 1960, 10 April 1957-30 August 1958, 7 June 1960-10 June 1961.
Boigu Island Marriage 8 March 1960-26 February 1963.
Service 31 August 1972-27 January 1975.
Burketown Marriage 17 October 1887-11 February 1899.
Coconut Is Marriage From 11 March 1965.
Burial 22 July 1931-9 March 1956.
Services 19 July 1931-13 June 1937, 19 June 1937-26 May 1948, 9 July 1948-28 May 1955, 28 May 1955-3 June 1958, 4 June 1958-17 October 1959, 18 October 1959-2 April 1963.
Cooktown Baptism 8 March 1875-31 July 1949.
Confirmation 18 September 1935-22 September 1935.
Marriage 3 February 1879-6 February 1888, 3 March 1888-17 September 1889, 2 March 1901-16 January 1924, 30 October 1903-23 January 1911, 9 March 1910-13 May 1950, 23 August 1911-14 April 1924, 14 February 1908-21 September 1920.
Christ Church Burial 2 March 1885-15 February 1929.
Service 21 February 1875-25 August 1895, 4 October 1896-30 October 1900.
Cooktown Service 1 April 1906-9 March 1913, 16 March 1913-28 May 1922.
Cooktown and Townsville Marriage 26 November 1890-19 February 1901.
Croydon Baptism 14 July 1897-10 May 1908, 17 May 1908-14 July 1930.
Marriage 27 January 1904-18 December 1933, 31 December 1931-1938, loose papers.
Burial 10 February 1904-8 June 1926, 18 January 1908-30 June 1927.
Service 1 October 1887-1893, 23 April 1893-24 December 1902, 31 December 1902-28 April 1905, 25 April 1905-8 May 1910, 3 April 1910-30 March 1919, 2 April 1919-21 November 1941.
Croydon G.F.S.[?] 11 May 1912-1915.
Croydon Parish Priest's Register 17 January 1907-15 September 1909.
Darnley Island Marriage 16 August 1924-23 October 1946.
Dauan Island Service 3 October 1947-10 July 1955.
Diocese of Carpentaria, Thursday Island Confirmation 7 June 1928-29 November 1945.
Service 1 January 1956-17 November 1965.
Edward River Service 2 September 1951-9 November 1956, 19 December 1956-18 January 1963, 3 February 1964-21 September 1967, 22 September 1967-4 September 1969, 9 September 1969-27 June 1972.
Georgetown Marriage 26 December 1904-8 June 1926.
Service 23 August 1903-12 August 1951.
Georgetown & Etheridge Baptism 6 September 1903-28 December 1915.
Golden Gate Service 13 October 1901-3 April 1910.
Kubin and Moa Islands Service 25 March 1951-8 April 1956.
Lockhart River Baptism 9 May 1926-28 February 1960.
Confirmation 7 August 1932-8 December 1957.
Marriage 9 March 1925-2 March 1937, 13 January 1938-1 January 1955, from 18 January 1964.
Service 29 November 1925-15 March 1950, 19 March 1950-21 September 1954, 24 September 1954-22 March 1961.
Lockhart River and Cooktown Service 11 November 1900-27 December 1903, Lockhart; 7 January 1904-30 March 1906, Cooktown.
Mabuiag Island Baptism 28 September 1915-5 December 1937 ,15 August 1939-29 September 1957.
Service 22 November 1942-19 February 1955, 20 February 1955-29 October 1957, 30 October 1957-18 November 1958, 19 November 1958-20 November 1959, 22 November 1959-31 December 1965.
Mitchell River (now Kowanyama) Service 28 November 1909-4 February 1924, 28 September 1924-23 April 1935, 25 April 1935-15 October 1944, 5 August 1967-23 July 1968, 24 July 1968-13 December 1969, 14 December 1969-25 April 1970, 26 April 1970-12 December 1972, 22 January 1973-23 June 1973.
Moa Island, St Paul's Mission Baptism (old register) 30 November 1913-28 August 1960.
Marriage 19 February 1959-13 December 1971.
Service 12 May 1935-31 December 1941, 1 January 1942-18 April 1953, 19 April 1953-27 September 1955, 28 September 1955-15 February 1958, 16 February 1958-26 July 1960, 27 July 1960-30 August 1961, 17 September 1961-16 March 1963, 1 July 1964-31 October 1965, 1 November 1965-8 March 1969, 9 March 1969-5 May 1970, 6 June 1970-18 May 1971, 19 May 1971-5 September 1972.
Register of Service, Gerain (Moa Island) 30 November 1952-17 August 1958, 15 September 1958-1 July 1960.
Murray Island Baptism 7 May 1916-1 April 1956.
Service 27 November 28 December -, 26 November 1938-21 October 1951, 27 November 1951-8 February 1957, 9 February 1957-14 November 1959.
Normanton Baptism 16 October 1887-7 October 1965, 11 March 1917-12 May 1920.
Marriage 14 June 1892-3 December 1938, 10 January 1895-14 February 1901, 11 August 1902-15 November 1905, 28 February 1906-26 December 1906,15 July 1951-10 December 1953.
Service 7 September 1913-7 October 1965.
Normanton and Croydon Baptism 7 January 1886-8 July 1897.
Rennel Island Service 5 September 1948-29 November 1957, 1 January 1958-14 May 1959.
Saibai Island Marriage 1 January 1932-3 June 1942.
Service 20 June 1954-15 March 1957, 16 March 19574 November 1959.
Thursday Island Baptism 14 December 1890-9 March 1941, 11 August 1946-9 July 1955, 6 August 1955-3 January 1960, 3 January 1960-10 December 1967,10 January 1968-29 August 1971.
Marriage 9 December 1889-10 February 1889, overlaps, August 1895-19 January 1906, 30 June 1899-7 April 1911, damaged, 15 July 1911-12 November 1914, 4 December 1914-5 October 1921, 30 November 1921-25 October 1945, 29 November 1941-16 November 1957, 26 November 1957-30 January 1961, 2 February 1961-31 May 1963, 17 September 1963-2 May 1974.
Burial 11 February 1903-21 March 1957.
Service 11 April 1897-29 September 1901, 3 October 1901-16 April 1911.
Marriage Declarations 1899-1929, 15 November 1904-27 March 1907, 10 May 1910-27 August 1929.
Thursday Island, All Souls Cathedral, Confirmation 14 December 1930-28 March 1970, 21 November 1971, loose papers, Service 4 January 1891-10 May 1896, 16 April 1911-20 October 1921, 27 November 1921-8 August 1937, 8 August 1937-31 December 1955.
Torres Strait Mission
Baptism 1 July 1915-9 May 1926, 10 November 1915-11 April 1956, 26 January 1917-17 April 1939, Loose sheets, 12 May 1935-2 July 1939.
Confirmation 12 October 1900-19 January 1908, 31 March 1909-8 December 1917, 3 January 19184 September 1927.
Marriage 15 December 1914-10 May 1922, Loose sheets, 31 July 1915-29 June 1921, 16 July 1917-26 December 1923 ,18 October 1921-20 June 1932, 5 September 1930-7 October 1948, 7 February 1956-26 January 1963, Marriage Declaration 20 November 1956-June 1957.
Torres Strait Mission & Gulf & Northern Territory Baptism 13 August 1933-2 July 1939, incomplete.
Confirmation 14 July 1935-6 December 1938, 14 May 1951-15 December 1959.
Marriage 28 July 1932-23 September 1941.
Service 11 October 1952-19 January 1964, 15 March 1964-27 March 1967.
Warraber Island Service 29 April 1933-3 December 1939, 29 July 1951-27 December 1954, 5 January 1955-11 March 1958.
Western Torres Strait Burial 7 April 1921-19 May 1926.
Yam Island Baptism 28 August 1915-11 April 1954.
Burial 15 February 1931-1 January 1979
Service 17 November 1926-5 July 1946, 25 August 1950-21 February 1954,22 February 1954-5 March 1957, 6 March 1957-17 July 1958, 17 June 1959-20 May 1965, 21 May 1965-14 September 1967, 15 September 1967-8 November 1968, 10 November 1968-18 November 1972, 19 December 1972-3 February 1974.
Yorke Island Baptism 19 July 1940-18 October 1956.
Burial 1 April 1931-4 January 1951.
Service 4 December 1926-2 May 1933, 2 July 1933-16 July 1939, 3 October 1954-27 February 1957, 28 February 1957-22 October 1959, 22 October 1959-28 November 1965.
Additional Confirmation Registers: Burketown, Camooweal, Croydon, Dajarra, Einasleigh, Forsayth, Georgetown, Gilbert River, Golden Gate, Karumba, Milgara Station, Normanton, Planet Downs, 30 December 1900-23 August 1941.
Georgetown, Croydon, Forsayth, Gilbert River, Normanton, 21 October 1951-31 August 1962.
Register of D.O.C. Ordinations 16 August 1903, 1932-1963.
Visitors' Book All Souls Cathedral, Thursday Island. 28 March 1910-9 October 1911, 10 October 1911-11 March 1923, 27 April 1922-24 March 1939, 30 July 1935-5 May 1945.
Visitors' Book, St Pauls Mission, Moa Island 1910-1924.
Report of the Director of Native Affairs for the twelve months ended 30 June 1957.
Queensland Government records, extracts relating to Somerset, 1869, 1882.
Itinerary of the Parish of Cooktown, 1907, plus four additional itineraries for the Parish, entitled: Wilkinson, covering 23 April 1913-18 June 1915, and another, undated.
Cash Book, All Souls Cathedral, Thursday Island, 2 August 1890-28 February 1895.
Receipt Books, [Torres Strait Mission?], 1970-1973.
Cheque Entry Book, 1970-1972.
Cheque Butts, 1971-1973.
The Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Mabuiag Language translations, 1957, five volumes.
Architect's specifications, for the Quetta Memorial Church, Thursday Island, no details.
Ordinances, 1946, 1955, two volumes.
Printed material includes:
The Carpentarian 1901-1921, 1906-1913, 1907-1913, 1914-1918, 1919-1922, 1923-1924, 1924-1942, duplicate copies held.
Yew-Books 1927-1935, 1938-1949, 1952, 1953, 1956-1961, 1964.
A.M.B. Review 1927
The Living Church 1927
The Church Standard 1931-1932.
Parish Gazette 1935-1942.
Additional Records:
Diary fragments of the log of the Albatross. No details.
Address Book.
Collection of Mothers' Union Council Minutes, Marriage Declaration Form, Receipts of Marriage Certificates, one folder.
Records of Centenary Celebrations, Coming of the Light, 1871-1971. Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.