Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 19:32
Duck, the following links have information regarding St Enoch's Presbyterian Church, Newtown.
The first link is to the Newtown Project, a historical project from the City of
Sydney Archives, documenting the Municipality of Newtown, which was absorbed into the City of
Sydney in 1948, via legislation, to assist in the progress of
infrastructure development.
The Newtown Project
The second link is a "social sketch" of Newtown, from 1892 to 1922, a total of 7 pages, from the Newtown Project.
Interestingly, there is no information in this "social sketch" on St Enoch's Church, which was built in 1887 - but there's a section, and a photo, on the Coronation Hall of St. Enoch's, which was built in 1911.
The Coronation Hall was apparently some way distant from the actual Church.
Newtown - A social sketch - 1892-1922
The third link is to a genealogy page, which has a photo and a snippet of information about St Enoch's, stating it was built by
John Morrison and the artchitects were Blackett Bros.
Family History4U
You probably need to contact the City of
Sydney Archives people, they will no doubt be interested to hear any history, or see any early photos of Newtown, and its buildings.
That Kevin Budden was bit of a nutter as regards snakes, wasn't he?
I've read his story before, and it leaves me cold, just the thought of going around lifting sheets of old tin, trying to find, and grab a Taipan!!
I don't like the part, about how the scientists have found that the Taipan venom still held its full toxicity, even after 60 years in dry storage!!
Cheers, Ron.
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Follow Up By: duck - Monday, Feb 11, 2019 at 08:48
Monday, Feb 11, 2019 at 08:48
Ron thanks for the info
I have a few photos etc of the church, hoping to find one of the Manse, coronation Hall still stands.
I don't think nutter is the wright word for Kevin Budden
young, naive, dedicated & ill prepared would be a better way to put it & even thou he knew he had been bitten he kept calm & focused so that the snake would live & go to start the anti-venene program so others may live & maybe he could beat death himself & if not he's life would not be in vain. Others did the same looking for all sorts of snakes & reptiles, They lived to good age
I must say I don't think I would have stoped my truck & picked up Kevin walking down the rd holding a 7 plus foot Taipan like Jim Harris did.
My uncle (Roy) who was a very good friend of Kevin has done it all he's life & all over the world is probably walking around Townsville right now catching Snakes & poisonous ones so they are not killed as without them we would have even a bigger problem with our environment & he's 91 years of age
Just think if there was no one dedicated to go out & catch them how many other kids parents, workers would have died “Not a nutter just
Young”
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