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St Anthony's Memorial Catholic Church, Kingscliff

St Anthony's Memorial Catholic Church, Kingscliff
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St Anthony's Memorial Catholic Church, Kingscliff, front facade
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St Anthony's Memorial Catholic Church, Kingscliff, 1961 dedication tablet
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St Anthony's Memorial Catholic Church, Kingscliff, 1993 dedication tablet
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St Anthony's Memorial Catholic Church, Kingscliff, interior
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Description / Background

St Anthony's Catholic Church in Kingscliff, NSW is a war memorial dedicated to those Australians who have served in conflict. It is a single-storey brick building, with a metal roof and large glass windows and doors. The interior of the church features a striking cathedral ceiling, which is lined with timber. 

The original St Anthony's was blessed as a war memorial on 17 December 1961. A new church was opened on the same site and blessed as a memorial on 31 October 1993. These dates are recorded on two white marble tablets, inset into the front facade of the new church, next to the main entrance doors. 

Inscription

Front facade sign

St. Anthony's Catholic Church

Tablet 1

This church of St Anthony, Kingscliff

for a war memorial

was solemnly blessed and opened

on 17th December 1961

by the Most Rev P.J. Farrell, D.D.

Bishop of Lismore.

Reverend Father E. P. Leonard P.P. 

Tablet 2

This new St Anthony's Church

is also a war memorial

It was solemly blessed by

Bishop J. Satterthwaite D.D.B.E.

Bishop of Lismore

on 31st October 1993

Reverend Father A. Parker P.P.

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Address
14-16 Pearl Street
Kingscliff NSW 2487
Local Government Area
Lismore, City of
Setting
Roadside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Building
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1961 and 1993
Dedication date
31 October 1993
Conflict/s
All conflicts
Materials
Brick
Concrete
Glass
Marble
Metal