61. DISPLAY

At the other end of the display case we find the Bishop’s mitre and stole which once belonged to Bishop Goldsmith, the 1st Bishop of Bunbury. As we take time to look at the artefacts within the case and read about them, we discover a treasure trove of people and events that have shaped the Diocese and its Mother Church, St Boniface.    INDEX

62. ST MARK’S CHURCH

St Mark’s Church, or ‘the Old Picton Church’, is the second oldest church in WA. In July 1840 an American whaling ship, the Samuel Wright was wrecked in Koombana Bay, Bunbury. The skipper salvaged some of the timber from the ship and used it to build a cottage in Picton. Two years later, in 1842, the cottage was purchased by Anglican Rev John Ramsden Wollaston, who had just arrived in the area. With the help of his sons and local farmers, Rev Wollaston transformed the cottage into a church. It was made from pit sawn timber, wattle and daub walls with rushes for the roof, and cost around £129. Today the church is essentially as it was. The churchyard contains a graveyard, where are buried many of Bunbury's more famous pioneers including William and Margaret Forrest (the parents of John and Alexander Forrest), Henry and Susannah King (who built King's Cottage), and John and Helen Scott (who were some of the area’s earliest settlers). [Photo Credit: Anglican Diocese]

63. ST PAUL’S PRO-CATHEDRAL

St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral ... (The West Australian, 31 May 1910) BUNBURY PRO CATHEDRAL PARISH ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS THE PROPOSED NEW CATHEDRAL The parishioners of the progressive city of the South-West held their annual meeting on Wednesday evening, when there was a very good attendance, presided over by the Bishop of Bunbury, the cure of the parish being vacant. ... In the course of the proceedings, which were of a very hopeful character, the Bishop announced that Mr. Robert Forrest had promised £100 to the new Cathedral building fund, and stated that it was intended to proceed actively during the coming 12 months with the collection of funds for the purpose. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26258584 [Photo Credit : slv a11260 Date 1907]

64. ST PAUL’S 1938-1950

This photograph of the interior of St Paul’s Pro Cathedral is of interest because it shows the High Altar, Cross and Tabernacle now found in the St Boniface Cathedral Chapel. The present St Paul’s Place marks the site of St Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral which was demolished in 1963. [Photo Credit : St Paul’s Interior 1938-1950 : slwa 090853PD]

65. ST BONIFACE’S 1965-1970

On September 20th 1936, Bishop Wilson (Bunbury’s 2nd Bishop) asked that his Synod join him in praying for the erection of a Cathedral, to be the Mother Church of the Diocese. From the foundation of the Diocese in 1904, every Bishop had dreamt of building a permanent place of worship that would house the cathedra of the Bishop. But it was not until November 12th 1961 that the Cathedral Church of Bunbury, bult to the Glory of God and to the patronage of St Boniface, Bishop and Martyr Apostle of Germany, began its journey with the setting of the foundation stone. The building was completed twelve months later and consecrated on October 14th, 1962. [Photo Credit : St Boniface Cathedral 1965 – 70 : slwa 271143PD]

66. 1965 PROCESSION

On the walls of the Chapter Room, beneath the Cathedral, there are a number of historic photographs and other items. This photograph reads: On the occasion of the visit of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ‘St Boniface’ Cathedral, March 31st 1965. Beneath it reads: The Sub-Dean The Rev W. S. Bastian, The Lord Bishop of Bunbury The Rt Rev R. G. Hawkins, Bishop’s Chaplains, The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Reverend Rt Hon Michael Ramsay.

67. CHAPTER ROOM BISHOPS

Also on the walls of the Chapter Room is a collection of photographs of past Bishops of the Diocese. These were: Frederick Goldsmith (1904 – 1917); Cecil Wilson (1917 – 1937); Leslie Knight (1938 – 1950); Donald Redding (1951 – 1957); Ralph Hawkins (1957 – 1977); Stanley Goldsworthy (1977 – 1983); Hamish Jamieson (1984 – 2000); David McCall (2000 – 2010); Allan Ewing (2010 – present).    

68. CHAPTER ROOM DIOCESAN CHURCHES

Next to the Bishops in the Chapter Room is a display of symbols representing the various parishes in the Diocese. These are: Albany, Augusta/Margaret River, Australind, Boyanup, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Brunswick/Burekup. Bunbury Cathedral, Busselton, Carey Park, Collie, Coodanup, Denmark, Dunsborough, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gelorup Community, Gnowangerup with Borden, Harvey, Jerramungup, Katanning, Kojonup, Kondinin/Corrigin, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Manjimup, Narrogin, Oyster Harbour, Pingelly, Pinjarra/Waroona, Ravensthorpe, Secret Harbour Incorporating, Cornet Bay, Southern Ranges Parish, Wagin, Williams.