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From: "Bev Harris" <>
Subject: Re: [AVG] Catholic Churches by A.A.Fritsch
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 20:27:52 +1000
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Hello Linda and List Members,
I saw that St Ita's Church in Drouin is listed as one designed by A A
Fritsch, I can add a little bit of sad news re this particular Church, it is
soon to be sold, a new Church is going to be built in Drouin to cater for
increasing numbers of Parishioners.
Regards
Bev Harris
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From: "Linda Barraclough" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 4:15 PM
Subject: [AVG] Catholic Churches by A.A.Fritsch


>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Recently I was asked about Melbourne architect A.A. (Augustus Andrew)
> Fritsch, and how much of his work there is in Gippsland. He was a very
> active architect for the Catholic Church, from at least 1914 to the time
> of his death in 1933. In his earlier times he was also associated with
> Walter Burley Griffin.
>
> Churches by him in Gippsland so far located are St Ita's at Drouin, St
> Mary's at Yarram, St Mary's at Maffra (and earlier the two-storey
> Presbytery there too), and his last work (presumably with a son ?) is the
> beautiful Catholic church in Briagolong sandstone at Traralgon. With Harry
> French he was responsible for some work at St Mary's at Bairnsdale, from
> memory around 1914. I think I did hear a suggestion that he was
> responsible for St Patrick's at Sale, as well. The school, that is.
>
> I wonder if anyone in other parts of Gippsland, when driving past any of
> the larger, brick churches, would care to hop out of their car and have a
> look at the foundation stone, where the architect is usually named, and
> let us know of any others. There are sure to be more. I have just been
> looking at the one at Maffra, which is one of his later works, and it is
> quite spectacular.
>
> Cheers
>
> Linda
>
>
>
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