St John 's Lutheran Church

There were many different ways in which Aboriginal people resisted the non-indigenous settlement of Australia. In 1770, James Cook first landed in Botany Bay, which was the home of the Eora People, and claimed the East Coast for Britain.

The steam train was invented in February 1804 in the United Kingdom, by George Stephenson and Richard Trevithick. The latter built a steam locomotive for his iron works and was highly unreliable like most first model. However with this invention, he encouraged other scientists to improve his design. In 1825 the Stockton to Darlington rail line was opened. Two more locomotives

The completion of the Cape Cod Central Railroad was the first truly transformative event in the village's history. The Cape Cod Branch Railroad, later the Cape Cod Central Railroad and the Old Colony Railroad, reached the village somewhere around 1863-65, with the "South Dennis" and later the "Bass River" stations opening on Great Western Road and

Queensland became responsible for their administration but despite this annexation, and the presence of European missionaries on the islands, the indigenous people permanently and continuously inhabited them – with very little change to their way of life as a result of the annexation. They continued to live in their settled communities; they maintained their traditional beliefs and customs; there was a clear way of passing on their garden plots of land, and ways of settling disputes about legal matters.

The Yugambeh (Kombumerri) people in the Burleigh Heads region are important because of their rich indigenous Spirituality that has been significant since pre-contact time.

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Also during this time, Italian labourers that arrived in Australia worked in the cane fields

The Birmingham Mineral Railroad(L & N Railroad) opened in 1884 on Red Mountain. The primary purpose of the rail is to connect the mineral rich land of red mountain to the furnaces in Birmingham. The Mineral Rail Line connected to the main branch of the L & N Railroad at Grace’s gap. Grace’s Gap was located between Birmingham and Oxmoor. This was a great economic achievement for Birmingham, resulting in rapid transportation of minerals to the

The First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale (First English) purchased twenty-one acres of land in the Angeles National Forest. The land was purchased in 1957 and was located along a natural canal used for drainage. First English conducted a retreat center on approximately twelve of the acres that were flat in character. The retreat center was for handicapped children and consisted of a multitude of buildings, including bunkhouses, outdoor chapel, and a dining hall.

In the 1850s the South End began to develop and a goal to turn into a city. People feared that Boston would turn into an Irish Ghetto. Charles Bulfinch was one who decided to develop the South End, since he was an architect.

After they settled in Melbourne they travelled up the coast to Eden, NSW. Adam L Leslie had 3 pubs in Eden. Eden is a town on the coast of NSW and most immigrants get dropped of there to win their golden nugget at the nearby gold fields in Kiandra. He comforted and fed the hungry and sick who had just survived a long boat for months and months. Even though his job was small it was important because back then Australia was a growing. Australia was not a country it had many colonies. Eden was small meaning it did not have many pubs to eat drink and just sit and

Whenever diggers made more money than they needed they would go out for a beer of buy more advanced tools. On average in 1852 the average annual earnings of Victorian diggers was just under 300 pounds, back then that was equivalent to 3 years of hard labour on the average man wage. In total there was £ 125,000,000.00 worth of gold dug up between 1851 and 1861. Living standards rose for most Australians and the gold rushes increased the percentage of Australian living in urban areas. All occupations wages grew because diggers were demanding more things.

The original inhabitants of the region were the Danggadi people, who lived here for thousands of years. There is evidence of their occupation, such as bora grounds, near Walcha. Geoffrey Blomfield wrote a compelling history of the Aborigines in the district, Baal Belbora, The End of Dancing, The massacre of a peaceful people. In his book, he documents shocking massacres by Europeans.

The Bruton Parish Church was important during colonial times. Run by the government, this patriotic church represented the colonist’s main religion and beliefs. At this period, Christianity was being spread by the English. This place of worship was required to attend at least once a month by every colonist, no matter the race, but anyone can go more. Also, many important graves would be buried near, or even under the church, as this church was also used as a hospital back then. This would later be a model for future churches.

Sunday’s 6:45 pm service on the 14th June at ‘St. David’s Anglican Church, Forestville’ for the young adults of their community, continued their deconstruction of The Ten Commandments, focusing on, “Thou shall not steal”. Through song, discussion and self-devised prayer, Senior Minister Gavin, shared Christianity’s understanding of stealing as “dishonouring to God” and the importance of this to Anglicans.