Stained Glass Window at St. Arnaud Christ Church Anglican Church [Old Cathedral]

Queens Avenue, St. Arnaud, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

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St Arnaud Christ Church Old Cathedral (4)

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  • Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Stained Glass Window at St. Arnaud Christ Church Anglican Church [Old Cathedral] - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Argus, 3 November 1942, p.2; AWM Roll of Honour; NAA: B883, VX36809; W.D. Lardner (ed.), 'The Windows of Christ Church Old Cathedral. Saint Arnaud' typescript, 2003; West Australian, 2 December 1942, p.4.

    With thanks to the Reverend Warren Rumble.

    Memorial Window Subject

    Stained Glass Window at St. Arnaud Christ Church Anglican Church [Old Cathedral] - Memorial Window Subject

    Resurrection of Christ

    Memorial Window Text

    Stained Glass Window at St. Arnaud Christ Church Anglican Church [Old Cathedral] - Memorial Window Text

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    Memorial Window Inscription

    Stained Glass Window at St. Arnaud Christ Church Anglican Church [Old Cathedral] - Memorial Window Inscription

    To the Glory of God an proud and loving memory of Driver Thomas Edward Golden A.I.F. Killed in New Guinea October 26th 1942. The gift of his parents

    Memorial Window Description & History

    Stained Glass Window at St. Arnaud Christ Church Anglican Church [Old Cathedral] - Memorial Window Description & History

    The Resurrection of Christ was an appropriate subject for a commemorative window, as it gave hope of a life after death to grieving families. Thomas Golden was the grandson of a pioneer of the St. Arnaud district, Thomas Benjamin Golden, the first Town Clerk, and elder son of Edward Harrison Golden, Shire Secretary of Kara Kara Shire in the 1930s and his wife, Ruby Mary. His brother Jack also served in the AIF. The Resurrection was designed and made by the Melbourne firm, Mathieson & Gibson. The window adjacent to it in the north nave, Christ Bearing the Cross, was erected in memory of the daughters of Thomas and Mary Golden, Florence, Adela (Sutherland) and Helena; it was designed and made by Stephen Moor, Ars Sacra Studio, Sydney.

    Thomas Edward Golden was born in St. Arnaud and enlisted at Royal Park, aged 25. While serving with Australian Army Service Corps 2/5 Coy in New Guinea, he died of injuries received in a road accident that occurred on 26 October 1942. He was buried at Bomona War Cemetery, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study

    Author: Bronwyn Hughes
    Year: 2013
    Grading: Local

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