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The Bundaberg district was explored by Europeans searching for timber in the 1850s and 1860s and developed from the 1870s onwards as one of Australia's major sugar-producing areas. The Bunda Aborigines gave the city the first part of its name, while the second part "Berg" (German for 'mountain') points to the preponderance of early German settlers. The first Anglican Church in Bundaberg was built in Quay Street in 1876. The building was moved to Woongarra Street, near the present site, in 1899. The present brick church, in English gothic style with a prominent bell tower and spire, was built in 1926 and dedicated in February 1927.1 Plans for the building had been drawn up in the 1890s by the architect, J. H. Buckeridge (1857-1934), a pupil of J. L. Pearson, who was the Diocesan Architect of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane between 1887 and 1902. Source: www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/BundabergAng.html

St Andrew’s Church (Lutwyche Anan) was built in 1926. The New St Andrews Anglican Church was built during 1925-6. The old Church was moved to one side and remained on the grounds. The Governor General of Australia, Lord Stonehaven, and the Bishop of Brisbane attended the dedication of the new brick church with its tower on 8 August 1926. Source: mappingbrisbanehistory.com.au/history-location/st-andrews...

Mention the possibility of a cyclone to any old Gladstone local and it won’t be long before the conversation shifts to stories of the great cyclone of 1949 which devastated Gladstone and Rockhampton and affected many other smaller towns along the coast on Wednesday 2 March 1949. Their stories tell of the force of the cyclone and the damage to property and also tell of lucky escapes from injury. In 1949 there was little education about preparation for the cyclone season. The full force of the cyclone hit at about 1 pm and took the townspeople unawares. There had been little warning that a cyclone was approaching. Men rushed home from work at lunchtime and children were sent home from school early. The wind, which was accompanied by torrential rain, blew furiously for about 16 hours and was estimated to have a velocity of 85 knots (100 mph/160kph). It left a trail of devastation in its wake. St Saviour’s Church of England, a wooden building, lost its roof and suffered some other structural damage, but St Matthew’s Church of England in the Valley area was a total loss. Source: gladstonehistoryinc.wordpress.com/1949-cyclone/