Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 20th century (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
5 textile items, 1 box.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David Charles Woodbridge was ordained Deacon in 1962 and Priest in 1963. He worked as Assistant Minister at Bowral from 1962-1963. In 1964 he was appointed CMS chaplain at Ngukurr (Roper River). In 1969 he moved to Angurugu (Groote Eylandt) as chaplain. In 1979 he left CMS and was appointed Rector of St Stephen's Port Kembla, moving to All Saints Nowra in 1984. While in Nowra he was appointed Area Dean, and started an Aboriginal church in Nowra as well as All Saints Community Care. He also assisted in proof reading the Kriol Bible. He retired in 2001 but continued to work in the parish in a voluntary basis.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
1 black cassock; 1 white cassock; 1 white surplice; 1 academic hood; 1 black stole. Includes 2-page document with biographical information relating to Rev Woodbridge.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted. Handle with care.