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The first services were held in the Cavendish Rd Shire Hall. Through the efforts of the neighbouring Thompson Estate church congregation, £200 was raised to start a building fund. In July 1928, the (£1500) Hall was opened, as funds were insufficient for the required church. Postwar, an increasing congregation saw a foundation stone for a church laid in May 1951. This Church was designed by architect and WWII veteran Thomas Cross. It opened as the War Memorial Church on 11 November 1951. It remained Presbyterian, after part of the Presbyterian church joined the Uniting Church in 1977.

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St John’s Presbyterian Church, JUBILEE SOUVENIR 1885-1935, (Brisbane: Herbert Blake, 1938); Brisbane City Council, HERITAGE REGISTER SUMMARY, http://bit.ly/2JVcVmz

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Map References

QSA. QSA Series 1690 Civic Survey of the City of Brisbane – AIAG2 Series. 4 chains to the inch. City of Brisbane, civic survey maps. Sheet 24, 4 chains to an inch. annotated with details of sales. 618944