Stained Glass Window at Caulfield North St. Paul's Anglican Church
Dandenong Road, Caulfield North, GLEN EIRA CITY
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Statement of Significance
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Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements
Stained Glass Window at Caulfield North St. Paul's Anglican Church - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements
Commonwealth War Graves Commission website; Church of England Messenger, 18 October 1946; Herald, 22 November 1949, p.11; Robin Ryan, 'Ring Out, Wild Bells: celebrating a journey of God's people, Southern Cross Ministries, 2004; Personal communication Peter Dunn.
Stained Glass Window at Caulfield North St. Paul's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Subject
Saul's Vision on the Road to Damascus
Stained Glass Window at Caulfield North St. Paul's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Text
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Stained Glass Window at Caulfield North St. Paul's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Inscription
In memory of Robert Davidson who in the cause of peace and freedom gave his life at Darwin Feb.19th 194[2]
Memorial Window Description & History
Stained Glass Window at Caulfield North St. Paul's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Description & History
Louis R. Williams designedthe new brick church of St. Paulin 1938 and the last service was held in the old church in March 1939. The entire cycle of windows was based on the life of St. Paul was installed over many years to designs supplied by Mathieson & Gibson. The last of the cycle were the work of Brooks, Robinson & Co. after Mathieson & Gibson closed in the 1950s. Saul's Vision on the Road to Damascus marked St. Paul's conversion and the start of his life's journey as a Christian and was a pivotal window in the cycle.
Second Radio Officer Robert George Davidson, aged 26, was serving on M.V. Neptuna (Hong Kong) when he was killed on the day of the first Japanese bombing raid of Darwin. He was the son of George Robert Park Davidson and Mabel Annie Davidson of Malvern, Vic. and is remembered on the Northern Territory Memorial, Darwin.
Heritage Study and Grading
Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study
Author: Bronwyn Hughes
Year: 2013
Grading: Local
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MYOORAVictorian Heritage Register H0490
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MALVERN RAILWAY STATIONVictorian Heritage Register H1575
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ANSELMVictorian Heritage Register H1795
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