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The Founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1817 in Sydney

Extracts from the Colonial Secretary Index 1788 - 1825


From:
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/b/f06c%5Fbr%2Dbri%2D14.htm


BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY, New South Wales Branch

1817

Governor Macquarie asked to preside at meeting of (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.317)

1817 Mar 7

John Wylde and Barron Field to attend meeting of (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.288)

1818 Mar 1

Circular to J Campbell asking for payment of subscription (Reel 6047; 4/1741 pp.241-3)

1823 Aug 1

Grain paid by subscribers at Windsor to be received into the Government Stores (Reel 6059; 4/1772 p.61)


From:
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/c/f13c%5Fcoo%2Dcoz%2D13.htm

1817 Jan 18

General Order re distribution of bibles and testaments (Reel 6038; SZ759 pp.305-7)



BOWDEN, Thomas. Master of the Male Orphan School

Arrived per "General Garnham" in 1812; he was a founder of the Methodist Church in Australia and helped form and administer the Philanthropic Society, Sunday School Institute and Bible Society, 1814-16; he was the master of the Male Orphan School from January 1819 to March 1825 and a landholder at Kissing Point.


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