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Designed by John Lee Archer and consecrated 10th May 1838 but was eventually pulled down and a new freestone one built. Designed by Henry Hunter and built by Walter Fish at a cost of 839 pounds. The new church was consecrated by Bishop Sandford on the 20th April 1888. St. James is well known for its beautiful stained glass windows and the grave of the first Australian to be awarded the Victorian Cross – John Hutton Bisdee who died 14th January 1930 served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen. He was awarded his medal for service during the Second Boer War on 1st. September 1900. St. James now houses a Pioneer and Heritage Museum.
There are 19 unknown graves in this cemetery
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