Melbourne Synod Papers: 1860-1869
- 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.
BOX 544
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