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Stanley
Grave Reflections
St Peters Anglican Church Cooks River 1838 - 1988
 
   
History Publications

St Peters Publications has produced three books of interest to those interested in history:

StanleyStanley
A Young Man's Colonial Experience

Rev. Stanley Howard writing to his family in England, 1872 - 1878

Written by Rev. Stanley Howard, Edited by Laurel Horton

Stanley looks at the life of Stanley Howard, a curate at St Peters Church. In 1872, for the good of his health, he sails for Australia. From that moment he records his everyday existence in letters to his family in England. MORE

Grave ReflectionsGrave Reflections

Written by Laurel Horton

Grave Reflections was published in 1996 to celebrate the centenary of the closing of St Peters Church, Cooks River's Victorian Graveyard. It contains the story of the graveyard, a statistical analysis of the ages of the people buried there, biographical details on over 250 families and a complete burial list. MORE

St Peters Anglican Church Cooks River 1838 - 1988St Peters Anglican Church, Cooks River 1838 - 1988

Written by Laurel Horton | OUT OF PRINT

St Peters Anglican Church, Cooks River 1838 - 1988 details the history of the church and its congregation from during this period. It quotes 150 years of parish records to tell their stories. MORE