Columns, speeches and thoughts of Canon Garland, on Anzac Day, on sacrifice and devotion to duty.
‘Nothing is too good for our Soldiers.’ A LETTER TO THE CLERGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Reverend and dear Sir,— WE desire to bring before you the claims which the Soldiers’ Church of England Help Society has upon members of the Church of England for their liberal support. We have Read more…
ABOVE: Fr Garland was kept very busy after taking up his post as the Archbishop’s pick for Chaplain at Enoggera Training Camp. Here Canon Garland reassures the public that the new First AIF recruits were being well looked after and that the every effort was being made to minimise the chance Read more…
ABOVE: The announcement that Fr Garland was to take up the position of resident chaplain at Brisbane’s Enoggera training camp. This item appeared in Ipswich’s “The Queensland Times” on 1 June 1915 (page 6).
ABOVE: This photo illustrated the column penned by Canon Garland (transcribed below) which appeared in the 1 September 1915 issue of the Church of England (Anglican) monthly newspaper, “The Church Chronicle” (page 176). The caption read: “Marquee first erected at Enoggera Main Camp, now transferred to and re-erected at Fraser’s Paddock”. For Church Read more…
CANON GARLAND. CHAPLAIN IN QUEENSLAND TRAINING CAMP. FEELING that it is not desirable, in the interests of Imperial unity, to continue at the present time the agitation for Bible in schools, Canon Garland [ David John Garland ] has, at the request of the Archbishop of Brisbane [ St Clair Read more…