Melbourne Synod Papers: 1856-1874

Also see Synod thankfulness correspondence - record 6959

BOX 59
Folder Assembly- Representatives nomination and election; Bacchus Marsh Lay Representative and lease of church land 1890. (Missing December 2016)

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Folders Diocesan Synod for Years 1933 - 1942. ( Diocesan Synod 1933 ; Synod 1934 ; Synod 1935 ; Synod 1936 ; Synod 1937 ; Synod 1938 ; Synod 1939 ; Synod 1940 ; Synod 1941 ; Synod 1942 )

Folder Diocesan Synod 1943 - Includes a Letter 1/9/1943 letter regarding Deaconesses at Synod to Law Committee.

Folder Diocesan Synod 1944 - Includes Letters dated 9/10/1944 from the Acting Registrar to Mr D R Dossetor , Rev F E Thornton , Rev E C Frewin and Mr F H Archer notifying them about their election to the Archbishop-in-Council and explanation of this role.

Folders Diocesan Synod for Years 1945 - 1946. ( Synod 1945 ; Synod 1946 )

Folder Diocesan Synod 1947 contains the Minutes of the Synod Arrangements Committee for 1/8/1947 and 20/6/1947.

Folders Diocesan Synod for Years 1948 - 1950. ( Synod 1948 ; Synod 1949 ; Synod 1950 )

Folder letter from Pincott ( to the Registrar ) August 23rd 1918.

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Also mentioned in Synod correspondence record 6959
Folder - Diocesan Synod 1951 includes " The Toll of the Road "
Folders - Diocesan Synod 1952 (2 folders), Synod 1953 (2 folders), Synod 1954 (2 folders), Synod 1955 , Synod 1956, Synod 1958 ( 2 folders ) , Synod 1960 , Synod 1961 , Synod 1962 , Synod 1963

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The name appeared to have changed from Assembly to Synod at the Fifteenth Assembly 1905 third session. (Year Book 1905 - 1906).

Minute Book of the Diocesan Assembly ( Synod ) Melbourne: 16 October 1856 - 19 January 1865 ( Volume 1) (Strong Room)

- Assembly 1856 ( Synod 1856 ) First Assembly - October 16 - 18, 20 - 25, 27 - 30, November 1 1856.

October 16 1856 Church of England Schoolroom William St, clergymen attending, list of clergy not attending, lay representatives elected by the members of the church in the various parishes or Ecclesiastical districts and which ones attended, business of the meeting, the Registrar volunteered to act as Secretary to the meeting. Rules and standing orders agreed upon... Pages 1 - 12; Friday October 17 1856 Mr a'Beckett moved that a select committee of five be appointed to consider the standing orders. Pages 13 - 23; Saturday October 18 1856... Pages 26 - 31; Monday October 20 1856... Pages 32 - 40; Tuesday October 21 1856... Pages 41 - 50; Wednesday October 22 1856... Pages 51 - 56, Thursday October 23 1856... Pages 57 - 60; Friday October 24 1856... Pages 61 - 67; Saturday October 25 1856... Pages 68 - 72; Monday October 27 1856... Pages 73 - 77; Tuesday October 28 1856... Pages 78 - 80, Bishop is absent appointment of Chancellor Charles James Griffith as President; Wednesday October 29 1856... Pages 81 - 86; Thursday October 30 1856... Pages 87 - 99... ; Saturday November 1 1856... Pages 100 - 105.

- Assembly 1857 ( Synod 1857 ) Adjournment from 1856 - April 16 - 17, 22 - 24, 27 - 30, May 1 - 2, 4 - 8, 12 - 15, 18, September 1 - 5, 7 - 12, 15 - 19, 21 - 24.

Thursday April 16 1857 (adjournment from November 1 1856 ) St James School Room William St... Pages 106 - 107; Friday April 17 1857... Pages 108 - 109; Wednesday April 22 1857... Pages 110 - 116; Thursday April 23 1857... Pages 117 - 118; Friday April 24 1857... Pages 119 - 123, condolence to His Excellency the Governor; , Chaplain to Melbourne Cemetery, St Marks parsonage sale of land; Monday April 27 1857... Pages 124 - 125; Tuesday April 28 1857... Pages 126 - 128, condition of aborigines; Wednesday April 29 1857... Pages 129 - 132; Thursday April 30 1857... Pages 133 - 135; Friday May 1 1857... Pages 136 - 138; Saturday May 2 1857... Pages 139 - 140; Monday May 4 1857... Pages 141 - 146; Tuesday May 5 1857... Pages 147 - 151; Wednesday May 6 1857... Pages 151 - 155; Thursday May 7 1857... Pages 156 - 161; Friday May 8 1857... Pages 162 - 168; Tuesday May 12 1857... Pages 169 - 172; Wednesday May 13 1857... Pages 173 - 178; Thursday May 14 1857... Pages 179 - 183; Friday May 15 1857... Pages 184 - 186; Monday May 18 1857... Pages 187 - 193; Tuesday September 1 1857... Pages 194 - 198; Wednesday September 2 1857... not sufficient to form a quorum the President adjourned the meeting to the following day. Page 199; Thursday September 3 1857... Pages 200 - 203; Friday September 4 1857... Pages 204 - 205; Saturday September 5 1857... Pages 206 - 207; Monday September 7 1857... Pages 208 - 209; Tuesday September 8 1857... Pages 210 - 212; Wednesday September 9 1857... Page 213; Thursday September 10 1857.. Pages 214 - 217; Friday September 11 1857... Pages 218 - 220; Saturday September 12 1857... Page 221, not a quorum; Tuesday September 15 1857... Pages 222 - 225; Wednesday September 16 1857... not a quorum; Thursday September 17 1857... Pages 227 - 230; Friday September 18 1857... Pages 231 - 232; Saturday September 19 1857... Page 233; Monday September 21 1857... Pages 234 - 236; Tuesday September 22 1857... Pages 237 - 238; Wednesday September 23 1857... Pages 239 - 241; Thursday September 24 1857... The Assembly was prorogued by the President until January 20 1858. Pages 242 - 243.

- Assembly 1858 ( Synod 1858 )

Wednesday January 20 1858... Pages 245 - 247; Thursday January 21 1858... Pages 248 - 251; Friday January 22 1858... Pages 252 - 254; Saturday January 23 1858... Pages 255 - 257; Monday January 25 1858... Pages 258 - 259; Pages 260 - 261 crossed out; Tuesday January 26 1858... Pages 262 - 265; Wednesday January 27 1858... Pages 266 - 267; Thursday January 28 1858... Pages 268 - 269; Friday January 29 1854.. Pages 270 - 272; Saturday January 30 1858... Pages 273 - 274; Monday February 1 1858... Pages 275 - 276; Tuesday February 2 1858... Pages 277 - 280, scheme for distribution of General Fund; Thursday July 15... Pages 283 - 286; Friday July 16 1858... Pages 287 - 291; Monday July 19 1858... Pages 292 - 295; Tuesday July 20 1858... Pages 296 - 299, sale of Church and School land William St; Wednesday July 21 1858... Pages 300 - 302.

- Assembly 1859 ( Synod 1859 )

Tuesday January 18 1859 St Pauls Schoolroom Swanston St Melbourne... the President proceeded to adjourn the meeting... Page 307; Wednesday January 19 1859... Pages 308 - 314; Papers laid before the Bishop at the close of of his opening address. Page 315; Thursday January 20 1859... Pages 316 - 318; Friday January 21 1859... Pages 319 - 323; Page 323 Boundaries of Parishes (Belfast, Geelong Christchurch, St James and St Peters, St Paul, Hawthorn Christchurch, Melbourne St Marys, St Kilda Christchurch), On Monday the twenty first day of February 1859 the President by writing under his hand and seal further prorogued the Assembly to Tuesday the second day of August 1859;

On Monday July 25 1859 the President by writing... prorogued the Assembly to Tuesday the first day of November 1859; On Wednesday the twenty sixth day of October 1859 the President... dissolved the Assembly; On Wednesday November 23 1859 the Lord Bishop... convened a new Assembly of the Clergy and Laity to be held in St Pauls School room Swanston Street Melbourne on Thursday January 19 1860. Page 324.

- Second Assembly 1860 ( Synod 1860 )

Minutes of the Proceedings of the second Assembly of the Clergy and Laity of the Church of England in Victoria convened under the authority of the Act of Council 18 Victoria No 45 and held in St Pauls Church of England Schoolroom Swanston Street Melbourne on Tuesday January 19 1860.

Tuesday January 19 1860... Pages 327 - 329; January 20 1860... Pages 330 - 333; Monday January 23 1860... Pages 334 - 335; Tuesday January 24 1860 ... Pages 336 - 337; Wednesday January 25 1860... Pages 338 - 340; Thursday January 26 1860... Pages 341 - 344; Friday January 27 1860... Pages 345 - 347; Monday January 30 1860... Pages 348 - 349; January 31 1860 ... Pages 350 - 354; Wednesday February 1 1860 ... Pages 355 - 356; Tuesday 27 November 1860 second sitting, attached the summons for the Assembly under the Episcopal Seal of the Diocese of Melbourne dated November 1 1860 .... Pages 358 -361; Wednesday November 28 1860 ... Page 362; Thursday November 29 1860 ... Pages 363 - 365; adjourned until Tuesday January 29 1861... Page 365.

- Assembly 1861 ( Synod 1861 )

Tuesday January 29 1861 ... Pages 367 - 369; Wednesday January 30 1861 ... Pages 370 - 373; Thursday January 31 1861... insufficient attendance to form a quorum ... Adjourned until the following day at noon; Friday February 1 1861 ... Pages 375 - 378; Saturday February 2 1861 ... Pages 379 - 381; Monday February 4 1861 ... Pages 382 - 384; Tuesday February 5 1861 ... Pages 385 - 387; Wednesday August 7 1861 ... Pages 389 - 391; Thursday August 8 1861 ... Pages 392 - 393; Friday August 9 1861 ... Pages 394 - 395; Tuesday August 13 1861 ... Pages 396 - 397; Wednesday August 14 1861 ... printed information about the establishment of the " Bishopric Endowment Fund " ... Pages 398 - 401; Thursday August 15 1861 ... Pages 402 - 404.

- Assembly 1862 ( Synod 1862 )

Tuesday January 28 1862 St Pauls Schoolroom ... Pages 407 - 409; Wednesday January 29 1862 ... Pages 410 - 411; Thursday January 30 1862 ... Pages 412 - 414; Friday January 31 1862... Pages 415 - 417, alteration of boundary of the Parish of Christ Church South Yarra ; Monday February 3 1862... Pages 418 - 420; Tuesday February 4 1862 ... Pages 421 - 423.

- Assembly 1863 ( Synod 1863 )

Tuesday January 6 1863 ... Pages 424 - 426; Wednesday 7 1863... Pages 427 - 428; Thursday January 8 1863 ... Pages 429 - 430; Friday January 9 1863 ... Pages 431 - 432; Monday January 12 1863... Pages 433 - 435; Tuesday January 13 1863 ... Page 436; January 14 1863 ... Pages 437 - 439; Thursday January 15 1863 ... Pages 440 - 443; Friday January 16 1863... Pages 444 - 447; Saturday January 17 1863 ... Pages 448 - 450.

- Assembly 1864 ( Synod 1864 ) - St Pauls Infant School Room President H. B. Macartney. The Very Reverend the Vicar General the Commissary duly appointed by the Bishop to preside over the Assembly during his absence.

Tuesday January 12 1864 ... Pages 453 - 457; Wednesday January 13 1864 ... Pages 458 - 461; Thursday 14 January 1864 ... Pages 462 - 464; January 15 1864 ... Pages 465 - 468; Monday January 18 186 ... Pages 469 - 472; Tuesday January 19 1864 ... Pages 473 - 477; Wednesday January 20 1864 ... Pages 478 - 479; Thursday January 21 1864... Pages 480 - 484; Friday January 22 1864 ... Pages 485 - 486. Assembly prorogued.

- Assembly 1865 ( Synod 1865 ) Mechanics Institute Melbourne. President Bishop Perry

Tuesday January 10 1865 ... Pages 489 - 490, boundaries of St Johns Toorak, St Peters Melbourne, proposed parish of Holy Trinity Melbourne and Caulfield; Wednesday January 11 1865 ... Pages 491 - 493; January 12 1865 ... Pages 494 - 497; Friday January 13 1865 ... Pages 498 - 501; January 16 1863 ... Pages 502 - 504; Tuesday January 17 1865 ... Pages 505 - 507; Wednesday January 18 1865 ... Pages 508 - 510; Thursday January 19 1865 ... Pages 511 - 515 ( Pages 512 - 520 are at the front of the book ), Friday January 20 1865 ... Pages 516 - 520.


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Minute Book of the Diocesan Synod Melbourne: 21 January 1866 - 18 September 1874 ( Volume ) (Strong Room)

- Third Assembly 1866 ( Synod 1866 )

Tuesday January 16 1866 ... Bishops Registry Page 1; Wednesday January 31 1866 ... Mechanics Institute Pages 2 - 5, alteration of boundaries Christ Church St Kilda and St Marys Melbourne, list of parishes of which boundaries have been declared ; Thursday February 1 1866 ... Pages 6 - 9; Friday February 2 1866 ... Pages 10 - 12; Monday February 5 1866 ... Pages 13 - 17, death of the Hon. W. C. Haines Chairman of Committees, alienation of land at Corner of Hoddle Street and Victoria Parade, Cathedral and Cathedral establishment, Committee be established to consider Division of the Diocese; Tuesday February 6 1866 .... Pages 18 - 23, erection of Church of England College in connection with the Melbourne University; Wednesday February 7 1866... Pages 24 - 29, erection of a Deanery, burials in C. of E. Burial grounds, Mortuary Chapel at the General Cemetery; Thursday February 8 1866 ... Pages 30 - 35; Friday February 9 1866 ... Pages 36 - 41, Discussion on the Church Gazette and establishment of A Clergy Widows and Orphans Fund. Assembly prorogued; Tuesday October 30 1866 ... Pages 42 - 44, Cardwells Colonial Bishops Bill; October 31 1866 ... Pages 45 - 46; Thursday November 1 1866 ... Pages 47 - 48, the president left the chair while the Committee considered Mr Cardwells proposed Bishoprics Bill ; Friday November 2 1866 ... Pages 49 - 50, petition to Her Majesty and Houses of Lords and Commons, English Archbishops... .

- Fourth Assembly 1867 ( Synod 1867 )

Tuesday January 29 1867 ... Pages 51 - 54, boundaries St Johns and St Marks Melbourne St Andrew Brighton Christchurch Hawthorne All Saints Sandhurst ; January 30 1867 ... Pages 55 - 62, case of Revd C. Booth of Wangaratta, the Will of the late W. Hastie ( Hastie bequest ); January 31 1867 .... Pages 63 - 69, report of Committee on Church of England portions of burial grounds; Friday February 1 1867... Pages 70 - 72; Monday February 4 1867 ... Pages 73 - 78, tenure of Church lands, Trusts of Church Schools, sub-division of the Diocese and boundaries; Tuesday February 5 1867 .... Pages 79 - 82, alteration of boundaries of Parish of St Mark; Wednesday February 6 1867 ... Pages 83 - 88; Thursday February 7 1867 ... Pages 89 - 93; Friday February 8 1867 Pages 94 - 104, alteration of boundaries of Parish of St Mark, new bishoprics; Saturday February 9 1867 ... Pages 105 - 108, Bye-laws for the Clergy Widow and Orphans Fund.

Assembly 1868 ( Synod 1868 ) Mechanics Institute Melbourne

Wednesday January 29 1868 .... Pages 109 - 112, proposed alteration of boundaries of St Marks and St Johns Melbourne and Christchurch St Kilda; Thursday January 30 1868 ... Pages 113 - 116; Friday January 31 1868 ... Pages 117 - 120, scheme for a Cathedral establishment; Monday February 3 1868 ... Pages 120 - 123; Tuesday February 4 1868 ... Pages 124 - 126; February 5 1868 ... Pages 127 - 129; Thursday February 6 1868 ... Pages 130 - 135, Church expenses Fund; Friday February 7 1868 ... Pages 136 - 138. Prorogued Assembly.

Assembly 1869 ( Synod 1869 ) Mechanics Institute Melbourne

Tuesday February 2 1869 ... Pages 140 - 142, proposed alteration of boundary of Christ Church Ballarat, minutes of proceedings of Meeting of Metropolitan and Suffragan Bishop in the province of Australia 1850 and 1868; Wednesday February 3 1869 ... Pages 143 - 147, Bill to create a Province of Melbourne; Thursday February 4 1869 ... Pages 148 - 153, plans of Parsonage buildings; Friday February 5 1869 ... Pages 154 - 156, General Synod for Australia; Monday February 8 1869 ... Pages 157 - 161; Tuesday February 9 1868 ... Pages 162 - 166, Constitution of General Synod; Thursday February 11 1869 ... Pages 167 - 169; Friday February 12 1869 ... Pages 170 - 173

- Fifth Assembly 1870 ( Synod 1870 ) Mechanics Institute Collins Street Melbourne

Wednesday February 2 1870 ... Pages 176 - 181; Thursday February 3 1870 ... Pages 182 - 187; Friday February 4 1870 ... Pages 188 - 192; Monday February 7 1870 ... Pages 193 - 201, Coadjutor Bishop, boundaries; Tuesday February 8 1870 .. Pages 202 - 207; Wednesday February 9 1870 ... Pages 208 - 214; Thursday February 10 1870 ... Pages 215 - 217; February 11 1870 ... Pages 218 - 227, Page 224 point 11 Formation of See of Ballarat; Tuesday December 6 1870, the Assembly Hall ( late St Enochs Church Melbourne ) ... Pages 230 - 231; Wednesday December 7 1870, the Assembly Hall ... Pages 232 - 236; Thursday December 8 1870, the Assembly Hall ... Pages 237 - 246, Pages 239- 240 typed pages concerning Scheme for disposition of funds which will be available under the Act for the abolition of State Aid to Religion 1. Buildings 2. Stipends, Church lands, General or Central Fund and pages 244 -245; Friday December 9 1870 ... Pages 247 - 250; Monday December 12 ... Pages 251 - 256, State Abolition Act; Tuesday December 13 1870 ... Pages 257 - 262; Wednesday December 14 1870 ... Pages 263 - 268, Scheme for disposition of Grant in aid, State Aid; Thursday December 15 1870 ... Pages 269 - 275, superannuation clergy bill, disposition of grant; church hymn book;

Assembly 1871 ( Synod 1871 )

Tuesday January 31 1871 Town Hall Melbourne ... Pages 276 - 280; Wednesday February 1 1871 ... Pages 281 - 288, Education, Disposition of grant; Thursday February 2 1871 ... Pages 289 - 294; Friday February 3 1871 ... Pages 295 - 299; Tuesday February 7 1871 ... Pages 300 - 305; Prorogued; October 4 1871 ... Pages 308, Report of the Committee for Investigating the Rights and Powers of the Church Assembly, presented to the Assembly October 4 1871, H. B. Macartney Chairman; Thursday October 5 1871 ... Pages 309 - 312, management of lands granted by the Crown; Friday October 6 1871 ... Pages 313 - 317; Tuesday October 10 1871 ... Pages 318 - 325; Wednesday October 11 1871 ... Pages 326 - 334, Succession to the See of Melbourne; Thursday October 12 1871 ... Pages 335 - 345, Succession to the See of Melbourne Resolutions adopted by the Church Assembly October 13 1871; Friday October 13 1871 Pages 346 - 354, The General Fund of the Diocese and Scheme of Distribution for the Year 1872; Monday October 16 1871 ... Pages 355 - 364; Tuesday October 17 1871 ... Pages 365 - 372. Prorogued.

Assembly 1872 ( Synod 1872 )

September 16 1872 Town Hall Melbourne ... 373 - 374; Tuesday 17 September 1972 ... Pages 375 - 379; Wednesday September 18 1872 ... Pages 380 - 383, sale of St Lukes Church Emerald Hill, Death of Bishop Patterson; Thursday September 19 1872 ... Page 384; Tuesday November 19 1872 ... Pages 385 - 387; Wednesday November 20 1872 ... Pages 388 - 393, proposed alteration of boundaries of St Johns parish Melbourne and St Marys Hotham, Ballaarat ( Ballarat ) Bishopric; Thursday November 21 1872 ... Pages 394 - 402, Trusts of Church schools, establishment of Clergy Stipend Augmentation Fund; Friday November 22 1872 ... Pages 403 - 408; Tuesday November 26 1872 ... Pages 409 - 414; Wednesday November 27 1872 ... Pages 415 - 417.

- Sixth Assembly 1873 ( Synod 1873 )

October 21 1873 Assembly Room Town Hall Melbourne ... Pages 418 - 423; Wednesday October 22 1873 ... Pages 424 - 430, Province of Victoria Bill to constitute the Colony of Victoria a Province and to appoint a Metropolitan from and after the creation of the Diocese of Ballarat; Thursday October 23 1873 ... Pages 431 - 435; Friday October 24 1873 ... Pages 436 - 440, New Dioceses Bill, Marriage regulations; Monday October 27 1873 ... Pages 441 - 445, Proposed Expenditure; Tuesday October 28 1873 ... Pages 446 - 453, New Dioceses Bill ... description of boundaries; Wednesday October 29 1873 ... Pages 454 - 460; Thursday October 30 1873 ... Pages 461 - 467; Friday October 31 1873 ... Pages 468 - 475. Meeting Prorogued.

Assembly 1874 ( Synod 1874 )

Tuesday February 3 1874 ... Pages 476 - 478; Wednesday February 4 1874 ... Pages 479 - 483, The Lord Bishop intimated that he had appointed the Hon. C. Sladen to preside during his absence from the Assembly, Church Management Fund amended table of fees chargeable in the Diocese of Melbourne; Thursday February 5 1874 ... Pages 484 - 489, The Bishops visit to England; Friday February 6 1874 ... Pages 490 - 491; Tuesday September 15 1874 ... Pages 492 - 493, President - The Very Revd H. B. Macartney D.D. Archdeacon of Melbourne and Vicar General, proposed alteration of boundaries of Holy Trinity parish Melbourne; Wednesday September 16 1874 ... Pages 494 - 497; Thursday September 17 1874 .. Pages 498 - 502, The General Fund of the Diocese Scheme of Distribution for the Year 1875; Friday September 18 1874 ... Pages 503 - 506. Prorogation. At the back of the book - " Before the third reading of a Bill the Registrar has to present the Bill to the President with the following certificate ... ".