This Day in History: 1862-05-09

The Lord Bishop of Perth, Mathew Blagden Hale, opened and consecrated the Anglican St. Stephen’s Church at Newcastle.

Sources:
Perth gazette, 11 April 1862, p.2.
Rica Erickson. Old Toodyay and Newcastle. Toodyay Shire Council, 1974, p.173.
Robyn Taylor & Ronald Bodycoat. St. Stephen’s Church, Toodyay, Western Australia: conservation plan. May 2006, p.18.