| Name of institution |
Central Baptist Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Museum Street
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| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Central Baptist Church |
| Name of room |
Church
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| Dates of the building |
1899, demolished 1979 |
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This was Western Australia's first established Baptist Church with the
Foundation Service being held in the Perth Town Hall on the 23 June
1895.
May 1899 saw the Opening and Dedication of a church building
in Museum Street. This was not only the worship and outreach centre of
Perth Church but also was used for many years by the WA Baptist Union
for meetings and assemblies.
A forced land resumption by the State
to make way for a Cultural Centre led to relocation of the church to
its present site on the corner of James and Stirling Streets with the
new church Dedication and Opening being held on the 23 June, 1973.
When
passing the Alexander Library on the way to the church, stop by the
entrance to the Library and there on a pillar is to be found a brass
plate which marks the site of the first Baptist Church in WA. The
Foundation Stone from the Museum Street site is embedded beside the
Stone of the present building.
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| Date of previous organs |
None |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Freestanding |
| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
Front left of sanctuary |
| Builder's name |
F. Hufner |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1929 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
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| Console type |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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Stop list
(P F Hufner rebuild)
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| GREAT |
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16' |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Flute |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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4' |
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2-2/3' |
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2' |
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2' |
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| SWELL |
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8' |
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8' |
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4' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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Contra Salicional
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16' |
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10-2/3' |
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8' |
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4' |
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| Total number of stops |
16 |
| Total number of ranks |
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| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Rebuilt and enlarged in 1957 by Paul F. Hufner. Electro-pneumatic action at this stage. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Church demolished and
organ removed 1973.
Relocated to Church of the Holy Rosary, Doubleview.
Contra Salicional 16' later incorporated into the organ at Yarloop Steamshed as a Gamba 8' rank. |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of the Alexander Library from Wickipedia
Photographs of the church and organ from the State Library of Western Australia.
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| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Church history from the Perth Baptist Church web site. |
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| Supporting information |
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| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM, Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
This entry D B Duncan 09 January 2009.
Additional information from Bob Elms 06 February 2009.
Additional information about the Contra Salicional noted by Bruce Duncan in conversation with John Larner, 9 May 2009.
Photos of church and organ supplied by Andrew Gardner 28 August 2009.
Newspaper clipping sourced by Lynne Langford
12 July 2018
Photo of the original organ from the Bob Elms collection scanned by Patrick Elms 18 May 2019.
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