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The Garland Collection

📍 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia https://garlandmemorial.com

'A call from the dead.'

YESTERDAY morning [8 February 1917], at Holy Trinity Church, South Brisbane, a memorial Eucharist was held for Corporal Lionel Doolan [Lionel Stuart Doolan], who was killed in action in France, on January 5. The holding of the Eucharist was preceded by the reading of appropriate portions of the burial office,

Padre Maxwell's sermon

ANZAC DAY — FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY, 1929. St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane, 11am. I. Cor. XV. 54: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “Today Australia kneels, and puts aside All lesser cares — all lesser grief and pride; And every heart keeps solemn tryst with thee And with thy tragic graves — Gallipoli.”* Fellow

Anzac Day: 1

ANZAC Meeting. Crowded Exhibition Hall. Stirring Deeds Recalled. A Solemn Incident. ANZAC DAY ended, as it had begun, in sober recognition of the heroic deeds performed in Gallipoli at the cost of so many brave lives; deeds which are a lasting inspiration to the men now – or soon to lie

Anzac Day origins

THE CELEBRATION OF ANZAC DAY. A Short History of the great movement in Queensland. QUEENSLAND has taken the lead in the celebration of this day, on which Australia, by the valour of her sons, became entitled through an ordeal of blood, fire and suffering to take her place among the

Archdeacon Garland's resignation

IN announcing the resignation of the Parish of Charters Towers and the Archdeaconry of North Queensland in order to be untrammelled in his work for the Bible in State Schools’ League, Archdeacon Garland said: “As you are aware, I have been the last 10 months actively engaged in the work

Barambah enlists

HALF-CASTE RECRUITS. MURGON, May 14.– Chaplain Lieut.-Colonel Garland [ David John Garland ], accompanied by Mr. J.W. Bleakley [ John William Bleakley ], Chief Protector of Aboriginals, and Recruiting Sergeants Saville, Foster and Jones, visited the Barambah Aboriginal settlement today for the purpose of recruiting half-castes [sic] as reinforcements for the Australian

'Australia Asleep'

CANON GARLAND ON THE DANGER OF INGRATITUDE. SOME vigorous remarks on the result of the recent conscription poll, and lessons arising there from were made by Canon Garland [ David John Garland ] in the course of a sermon preached in [ Brisbane’s ] St. John’s Cathedral, city, last night [ 3 December

Charters Towers induction

THE induction of the Rev. David J. Garland [ David John Garland ], a Canon of the church in Western Australia, as a Canon of St. James’ Cathedral, Townsville, on the nomination of his Lordship, Bishop Frodsham [ George Horsfall Frodsham ], took place in the [ St James's ] Cathedral last night [ 16

New Russian church

THE Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, which was erected by the Russian community of Brisbane about nine months ago, to replace a small wooden building that had served them as a church for some years, will be officially opened and consecrated by the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox

Gallipoli evacuation flag presented

ST JOHN’S Cathedral was crowded to the doors at the Anzac service held there this morning [ 25 April 1929 ]. * See also Padre Maxwell's sermon Many latecomers had to stand throughout the service, and others were unable to gain admittance. Amongst those officially present were Colonel F.W.