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St Michael's Church of England, Vaucluse 1955

St Michael's Church of England, Vaucluse 1955

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William (Bill) Brindle

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Brindle, William (Bill)

Bill Brindle was an official photographer with the Department of Information, later renamed the Australian News and Information Bureau, and then the Australian Information Service.

National Library of Australia

Christian church architecture

Church architecture in Sydney has at times been the most significant and exceptional in the architecture of Sydney. At other times, church denominations have settled on continuing a successful type, seeking to make a noticeable character across the region. As immigrants imported their traditions, they adapted to the materials and surroundings of the new country.

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Religious building

Vaucluse

Eastern suburb located on South Head named after Vaucluse House. It is one of Sydney's most expensive suburbs.

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St Michael's Anglican church Vaucluse

Church designed by Edmund Blacket, which was constructed in 1877 and enlarged in the 1930s. Its redesign by Leslie Wilkinson won the Sulman Prize for architecture in 1942.

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