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23.01.2022 There are times when you read a very special Aussie story, that's worth sharing with everyone: It’s 1932 and Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. One in three workers are unemployed. Decrepit shanty towns hug the outskirts of the big cities....Continue reading

23.01.2022 Image: Rev. Richard Johnson. National Christian Heritage Sunday celebrates the Gospel of Jesus Christ arriving on Australia’s shores. Australia’s first minister, Rev. Richard Johnson, arrived with the first fleet on the 20th January 1788. Then, on 3rd February 1788, Rev. Johnson held the first Christian service in Australia. This event will now be celebrated on the first Sunday in February each year. The date for 2021 will be Sunday 7th February.

22.01.2022 Elizabeth Macarthur 1766-1850 - Mrs Macarthur was the first educated white woman to arrive in Australia. She also possessed a natural charm and beauty, with a touch of aristocracy, that brought the elegance and gentility that was lacking in the harsh male-dominated convict settlement. The officers flocked to the Macarthur's small cottage. Food was rationed and whenever there was a party at Government House, the guests had to take their own bread with them, except Elizabeth. G...overnor Phillip said: "There will always be a roll for Mrs Macarthur". Notwithstanding her husband's constant fights and disagreements with anybody of any substance or authority, including all of the governors (except Governor Phillip), no one ever spoke ill of Elizabeth. She was above reproach, liked and respected by everybody; and she stayed sweet and cheerful through it all. Elizabeth Macarthur, the wife of John Macarthur, army officer, pastoralist and public figure, was born in Devon, England. Elizabeth was the daughter of R. Veale, a farmer who died when she was six. She received private tutoring at the Kingston vicarage at Bridgerule, and in 1788 she married John Macarthur. As it was difficult to support a family on his lieutenant's half-pay, Macarthur volunteered for the New South Wales Corps, and 14 months later the couple and their infant son Edward, sailed for Sydney on the Second Fleet, arriving there in June 1790. Learn more about this remarkable woman - http://www.chr.org.au//southloand-of-holy-spir/page12.html

22.01.2022 Reflections on the National Solemn Assembly By Dr Graham McLennan National Alliance of Christian Leaders...Continue reading

17.01.2022 Prophetic Words over Australia: Rev Richard Johnson the Chaplain on the First Fleet - " My commission from God, extends equally & alike to all the inhabitants, without distinction. It is my duty to preach to all, to pray for all, & to admonish everyone" which led one group of convicts to say about him that they did not believe there was so good a man (beside) in the whole world!...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Prophetic Words over Australia: Pedro Fernandez de Quiros - A product of the Catholic reformation, full of idealism and missionary fervour, he was born at Evora, Portugal, in 1565. In 1595, he had sailed as chief pilot with Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana, in order to colonize the Solomon Islands, which Mendana had previously discovered. Mendana died en route, leaving de Quiros to struggle on to the Philippines. ...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Dreaming of your next trip? Meaningful Christian Journeys of Discovery Close to Home As we learn to adjust to a new world with international travel restrictions and border closures, we are blessed to have the opportunity to explore our own backyard and learn so much about our own Church history, early Christian activities and Indigenous connections, here in Australia (and New Zealand).... Olive Tree Travel have put together a series of meaningful, insightful and spiritually awakening journeys that unwrap the complex layers of our own colonial history and seek to leave participants with a much more in-depth understanding of what it means to have connection to country, people and land. Check out the Olive Tree Travel website for tours in 2020/21 - Including the HIS-STORY, Our Story: Learning from Sydney’s early Christian past to shape our Christian future tour! With Rev Justin Moffatt, Stuart Piggin, Paul Roe & Graham McLennan (founder of Christian History Research). Thursday 18th Saturday 20th March 2021 https://www.olivetreetravel.com.au/australia-nz-travel/

07.01.2022 Prophetic Words over Australia: Rev. Samuel Marsden Marsden's vision for Australia included not only the evangelisation of the Aborigines and the colonists, but the nations of the south seas and beyond. He saw a divine plan in all human affairs. In 1814, in a sermon given after the first of seven voyages to New Zealand, Marsden reminded his listeners, that while the decision to found a penal settlement at Botany Bay was motivated by expediency, God, who governed the world, h...ad another strategy in mind--the evangelisation of the heathen nations of the South Seas. Marsden believed that God's plan was to equip Australians for the job of missionary evangelism of the surrounding nations. This has resulted in all the nations of the Pacific now having Christianity as their major faith. Today our challenge is to continue this mighty task of Johnson & Marsden. Pioneers of South Australia On the 28th December, 1986 South Australia celebrated its Jubilee of 150 years, and it is timely to consider its Godly beginnings and the aspiration of its founders for the future. The person who opened up the Southern portion of Australia for free settlement was Captain Charles Sturt, one of Australia's greatest and most heroic inland explorers. He was a man of courage and prayer, for "in many a scene of danger, of difficulty, and of sorrow he had risen from his knees calm and confident." 1 God spared his life on numerous occasions. He endured tremendous hardships when facing the harshness of the Australian inland, and, as Sturt completed his exploration with his men, who had complete confidence in and admiration for him, he "went down on his knees and with tears of joy offered his thanks to Almighty God."2

06.01.2022 Another group who have little regard for their neighbors.

05.01.2022 The Boy From Leongatha - A five minute video celebrating Lennie's ride. https://youtu.be/X3z7RyDu4Tk

03.01.2022 Have you ever wondered about the man on the $50 note??? Who was he? What was his name? Well he was an amazing man and another great Australian with a Christian Connection. Read the short story below to find out more. Whirrwhirrwhirrwhirrwhirr the boomerang sang as it began to circle back through the air towards David’s hand. He caught it with a single deft flick, then fingered the smooth acacia wood, deep in thought. What if? ...Continue reading

03.01.2022 Attention all transcribing enthusiasts! Here is your chance to help transcribe some real Australian Christian history, and all from the comfort of your own home! (great activity for those of us in covid lockdown). Recently the Hassall Family Historical Association generously provided funds to allow the digitisation of the valuable collection of Hassall family papers held by the New South Wales State Library. The papers are a mixture of diaries, letters and everyday notes. ...Rowland Hassall (17681820) was born in Coventry, England, and was one of the first members of the Missionary Society to preach in the Pacific. Along with his wife, Elizabeth, and two young sons, Thomas and Samuel, Hassall arrived in Tahiti onboard the missionary ship the Duff in 1797. Due to feeling unsafe, the family moved to Sydney the following year. Initially working as a lay preacher in the newly founded colony, Hassall was made government storekeeper in charge of the granary at Parramatta and the stores at Toongabbie. Hassall was a good friend of the Reverend Samuel Marsden and acted as his agent and property manager while Marsden was in England. By 1808 Hassall had acquired 1300 acres of land. In 1814, he was appointed superintendent of government stock, which included the management of Cowpastures, the most extensive sheep run in the colony. Hassall died at Parramatta on 29 August 1820 during an epidemic which also claimed the lives of two of his grandchildren. His estate included farms totalling 3000 acres at Parramatta, Dundas, Prospect, Mulgrave Place, Cook and Bringelly. Sign up today and start transcribing! Help sheets are available for those who are new to transcribing. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au//hassall-family-papers-made-avai