“Hymns of a More or Less Idiotic Character”: The Impact and Use of “Sankey's” Gospel Songs in Late Nineteenth‐Century Australia

Through the large inter‐denominational evangelistic campaigns of the last quarter of the nineteenth century in Australia, the gospel songs commonly described as “Sankey's” were introduced to both church‐goers and the general community and came into wide public knowledge. This article explores their early acceptance, dissemination, and use, and argues that while their impact upon church‐goers was considerable since they were so widely sung in many churches, they were also known, or known about, in the wider community, occupying a significant cultural space.     

Original DocumentsRemarks on the Contract for Building Catterick Bridge

This paper summarises the results of two excavations which were carried out as part of a survey of the area around Beer Head. Sectioning a dry valley to the north of the modem settlement revealed one of the oldest, deepest and most artefactually rich colluvial deposits to have been excavated to date. Less than one kilometre to the south-west, the excavation of an artefact concentration identified by fieldwalking revealed subsoil features in which a variety of local and imported stone types had been placed.