Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn [vertical file]

The Anglican Diocese of Goulburn was created in 1863 by Queen Victoria by Royal Letters Patent. The first Bishop of St Saviour's Cathedral was Thomas Mesac. With Federation and the formation of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, the Diocese was renamed the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. The Cathedral remains the seat of the Diocese in Goulburn. One of the most notable occurrences in Diocesan history was that of the 1884 dispute between Captain Francis Rossi, Bishop Mesac and the Dean of the Cathedral, Archdeacon Puddicombe, over trusteeship of the lands on which the original church, and the later cathedral, was built during the 1870s. Further afield, in Taralga, the history of the Young Anglicans has been written by Pat Williamson.

Envelope contains:

* 3 x maps of the Diocese, including: Diocese of Goulburn, 1863; The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn showing the surrounding Dioceses and the parishes lying outside of Canberra (undated); and The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, showing the Canberra parishes (undated).

* A bibliography of resources on the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and its parish churches held in Southern Tablelands Regional Library's local history collections (undated).

* Copy of the banner for "The Southern Churchman: Official Gazette for the Diocese of Goulburn", 1905

* Various newspaper clippings and articles:

- "The Goulburn Cathedral dispute" by A.W. Harris, from The Canberra Times, 9 May 1979

- "Battle of Goulburn cathedral shocked Anglican Australia" from Daily Mirror, 27 Feb 1980

- "An insight into Goulburn's early church life: former mayor a versatile man" by Stephen Tazewell from Goulburn Post, 29 Dec 1988, introducing many of the early parishioners and supporting families of the Diocese.

* Copy of 25-page booklet: "The good old days at Taralga Y.A.s" by Pat Williamson, being a history of the Young Anglican fellowship and their activities, created to celebrate a reunion in Feb 1989.

* News article downloaded from ABC News: "Female Anglican bishops considered", 20 Oct 2007.

*"The Puseyite Protestant Nuns of Goulburn: Fact or Fiction?", Anglican Historical Society Journal, No. 31, April 2001.