Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Westbury

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Foundation stone laid May 1869 and church opened 20 May 1874, replacing an older wooden church.

Opening:
Launceston Examiner
The Mercury
Cornwall Chronicle.

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Interior of Holy Trinity (Catholic) Church, Wesbury, North-Western Tasmania, showing the last resting place of the late Venerable Archdeacon Hogan (on the right)
Weekly Courier, 21 May 1914

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Church of the Good Shepherd, Hadspen

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Thomas Reibey of nearby Entally  at various times archdeacon of Launceston, state politician & premier, started building this church in 1868 but stopped after a couple of years. And it sat like this for most of the next century — just walls. It was finally completed and opened in 1961.

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The lighter rows of stone in the top of the wall are the newer part.
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