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Old St. Patrick's Church company history timeline

1868

The advent of selectors seeking agricultural land was encouraged by the government with the introduction of the Alienation of Crown Lands Act of 1868.

1878

William Bannister, who selected 632 acres (256 ha) on the east side of Station Creek on 1 November 1878, subdivided part of his land soon after selection to form a township which he named Brandon.

1897

The decision was made to locate the church in Brandon and the building was opened in 1897 on a site close to where the first state school was constructed.

1910

Plans were made in 1910 for the establishment of a parish encompassing both Brandon and Ayr.

1930

The new parish remained part of the Diocese of Rockhampton until 1930 when the Diocese of Townsville was established.

1944

On 23 July 1944, a fire damaged a portion of St Patrick's sacristy which was repaired.

1974

The church continued in use by the Roman Catholic community until 1974 when a new church was opened on an adjoining site on 21 April by Bishop Leonard Faulkner, Bishop of the Diocese of Townsville.

1979

It was sold by the Diocese in 1979 to Filippo Patane who leased it to the Burdekin Academy of Dance.

1989

The Burdekin Shire Council objected to the removal of the heritage-listed building and prevented its loss from the town by purchasing it in late April 1989.

In 1989 the building lost much of its roof cladding and was moved from its foundations during Cyclone Aivu.

1991

In January 1991 the building was relocated to a site beside the Renown Theatre on Spillar St, Brandon. as the nucleus of a "Heritage Estate" for the district.

2015

In April 2015, the shire council repurposed the building as the Artspace where the Burdekin Artisans can display and sell local art and craftwork.

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