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New South Wales organs

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	Sydney Town Hall Hill & Son, London, 1886-1889; opened 1890 5 manuals, 127 speaking stops, barker lever & tubular-pneumatic action Restored 1972-1982 Roger H. Pogson, Sydney Case designed by Arthur George Hill The world's largest 19th century organ, surviving largely unaltered. Photos of restored organ façade and console [PdL]
	St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney, Hill & Son, London, 1866 The case was designed by Hill & Son based upon a concept of the architect of the building E.T. Blacket (Rushworth, Historic Organs of NSW, p.268). The original facade pipe decoration can be attributed to the London decorator Charles Blackmore and was restored by Marc Nobel and Christine Holmes in 1998.
	Christ Church St Laurence Anglican Church, Railway Square Hill & Son 1892 3 manuals, 26 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical and tubular-pneumatic action
	Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt Street Hill & Son, 1910, restored 1982-1985 by Pitchford & Garside 3 manuals, 31 speaking stops, tubular-pneumatic action [KH]
	St Paul's Lutheran Church, Stanley Street E.F. Walcker & Cie., Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1887, Op. 498. 2 manuals 8 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical action Restored and installed here 1986 Pitchford & Garside [KH]
	St Philip's Anglican Church, Church Hill J.W. Walker & Sons, 1873 2 manuals, 27 speaking stops, mechanical action Restored 1987 Pitchford & Garside [PdL]
	St Barnabas' Anglican Church, Broadway Hill & Son 1879 2 manuals, 23 speaking stops, mechanical action Destroyed by fire, Wednesday 10th May, 2006
	St Benedict's Catholic Church, Broadway F.H. Baker 1882, restored Pitchford & Garside 1978 2 manuals, 19 speaking stops, mechanical action
SYDNEY - suburbs and surrounding areas Historic organs only
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Sydney suburbs are arranged in alphabetical order - please click on the blue letter of the suburb A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S Sydney T U V W X Y Z
Arcadia
	Benedictine Monastery Chapel Thomas Atterton, Leighton Buzzard, England, 1893 2 manuals, 10 speaking stops, mechanical action Restored S.J. Laurie, Melbourne
Annandale
	Hunter-Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church Hill & Son, London, 1890; case by Arthur George Hill 3 manuals, 24 speaking stops, mechanical action Partially restored 1997 Peter D.G. Jewkes, Sydney Incorporates Australia's finest church organ case [PdL] Click on image at left to access gallery of photos
Balmain
	St Andrew's Congregational Church JW Walker 1867 2 manuals, 16 speaking stops, mechanical action
	Campbell Street Presbyterian Church Charles Richardson 1893 2 manuals, 17 speaking stops, mechanical and tubular-pneumatic action
	St Augustine of Hippo Catholic Church Hill & Son 1886 3 manuals, 21 speaking stops, mechanical action
Burwood
	St Paul's Anglican Church William Davidson, Sydney, 1890 3 manuals, 28 speaking stops, mechanical action The largest mechanical action organ to survive from a 19th century Australian organbuilder [PdL]
Campsie
	St John-the-Evangelist Anglican Church B. 1931 C.W. Leggo Res. 1972 Ian D. Brown 2m., 11 sp. st., 7c., tub. pn.. Gt: 8.8.8.4. Sw: 8.8.8.8.4.8. Ped: 16.
Concord
	St Luke's Anglican Church Hill & Son 1883, restored Mark Fisher 1987 2 manuals, 15 speaking stops, mechanical action
Crows Nest
	Shirley Road Uniting Church, (formerly Presbyterian) Original builder unknown 2 manuals, 16 speaking stops, mechanical action
Darlinghurst
	St John's Anglican Church William Hill & Son 1885 Job. no.1923 3 manuals, 34 speaking stops, electro-pneumatic action, rebuilt P.D.Jewkes (1998)
	First Church of Christ Scientist J.E. Dodd 1925, rebuilt Whitehouse Bros. 1935 3 manuals, 39 speaking stops, electro-pneumatic action
Edgecliff
	St Joseph's Catholic Church Geo. Fincham & Sons 1901 2 manuals, 15 speaking stops, mechanical action
Glebe
	St John's Anglican Church Forster & Andrews 1884 2 manuals, 18 speaking stops, mechanical action
Glenbrook
	St Finbar's Catholic Church Hele & Co. 1880 (2/22 mechanical) 2 manuals, 22 speaking stops, mechanical action
Hunters Hill
	All Saints' Anglican Church Henry Bevington & Sons 1879 3 manuals, 25 speaking stops, mechanical action Restored 1998 Pitchford & Garside
Lavender Bay
	Christ Church Anglican Church William Davidson, 1872 2 manuals, 12 speaking stops, mechanical action
Lindfield
	Lindfield Uniting Church Essentially Fincham (1903) & Australian Pipe Organs (2001) 3 manuals, 39 speaking stops, electro-pneumatic) Contains pre-1840 pipework
Manly
	St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Peter Conacher & Co., Huddersfield, 1898, ex St Nicholas' Congregational Church, Ipswich, UK. 2 manuals, 21 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical action Restored and installed here 1977 Pitchford & Garside [KH]
Menangle
	St James' Anglican Church Bryceson & Bryceson (London) 1878 1 manual, 6 speaking stops, mechanical action
Mosman
	Sacred Heart Catholic Church Forster & Andrews (1882), 7 speaking stops, mechanical action RH Pogson restored it in 1983. [PdL] Click on image at left to access gallery of photos
Neutral Bay
	St John's Uniting Church Charles Richardson, Sydney, 1912 2 manuals, 10 speaking stops, mechanical & tubular-pneumatic action Restored 1993 Peter D.G. Jewkes, Sydney
Newtown
	Newtown Uniting Church Hill & Son 1878, rebuilt Geo Fincham & Sons 1910 2 manuals, 25 speaking stops, mechanical and tubular-pneumatic action
	St Stephen's Anglican Church J.W. Walker & Son, 1874, rest. Mark Fisher 1989-90 2 manuals, 18 speaking stops, mechanical action
North Sydney
	St Mary's Catholic Church The British Pianoforte Depot Ltd. c.1914 2 manuals, 8 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical action, restored Pitchford & Garside early 1980s.
	St Peter's Presbyterian Church Maley, Young & Oldknow 1884 2 manuals, 12 speaking stops, mechanical action
Parramatta
	St John's Anglican Pro-Cathedral JW Walker 1863 2 manuals, 20 stops, mechanical action
Paddington
	St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Unknown builder, restored J.W. Walker 1979 1 manual, 5 speaking stops, 1 coupler, mechanical and pneumatic action
	Uniting Church (formerly Methodist) W.E. Richardson & Sons, 1887 2 manuals, 13 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical action
	ST GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH B. c. 1885 Nicholson & Lord, Walsall, England Rem. 1976 and broken up. 3m., 15 sp. st., 5c., tr. [specification uncertain].
Pymble
	Pymble Ladies' College Chapel TC Lewis 1886 2 manuals, 21 speaking stops, mechanical and electro-pneumatic action Formerly in Petersham Congregational Church
Randwick
	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Unknown builder (Henry Bevington & Sons?) 2 manuals, 11 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical action
Rose Bay
	Convent of the Sacred Heart, Kincoppal Théodore Puget et fils, Toulouse, France, 1890; installed present location circa 1903 Rebuilt 1960 S.T. Noad & Son, Sydney 2 manuals, 20 stops, 8 couplers, electro-pneumatic action [PdeL]
	St Andrew's Scots' Church (Presbyterian) Hill & Son, London, 1884, job no 1890 2 manuals, 18 speaking stops, 3 couplers mechanical action Restored 1975 Pitchford & Garside [KH]
Rozelle
	St Thomas' Anglican Church Henry Jones 1884 2 manuals, 12 speaking stops, mechanical action
Seven Hills
	St Peter's Anglican Church B. 1882 J.W. Walker & Sons, London (job no.1162) Res. 1965 Hill, Norman & Beard (o/n N656) Inst. 1979 from St Andrew's Anglican Church, Seven Hills 1m., 3 sp.st., pedal pulldowns, tr. Man: 8.8.4.
Stanmore
	Seventh Day Adventist Church B. attributed to J.W. Walker pre-1850, Res. Pipe Organ Reconstructions Pty Ltd 2006 1m., 7 sp.st., pedal pulldowns, tr. Man: 8.8.8.4.4.2. Ped: 16. perm. on.
St Peters
	St. Peter's Anglican Church, Cooks River (St Peters) Brindley & Foster 1880 2 manuals, 12 speaking stops, mechanical action.
Strathfield
	Trinity Uniting Church (formerly Congregational) Norman & Beard 1909 2 manuals, 18 speaking stops, tubular-pneumatic action
Wahroonga
	Knox Grammar School, War Memorial Chapel. Ronald Sharp, Sydney, 1965 3 manuals, 31 speaking stops, 1 coupler, mechanical action
Watsons Bay
	St Peter's Anglican Church Gray (London) 1796 1 manual, 7 speaking stops (several divided), mechanical action
Windsor
	St Matthew's Anglican Church Johnson & Kinloch, Sydney, 1840 2 manuals, 10 speaking stops, mechanical action Restored 1986 Knud Smenge, Melbourne
Woollahra
	All Saints' Anglican Church Forster & Andrews (1882) 3 manuals, 30 speaking stops, mechanical action with Barker lever)
	St Columba's Uniting (Presbyterian) Church B. 1891-92 Charles Richardson. Reb. 1929 S.T. Noad 2m., 15 sp.st.,8c., tub.pn. Gt: 8.8.8.4.4.2.8. Sw: 16.8.8.8.4.8. Ped: 16.8. Case designed by Sir John Sulman
	Jersey Road Uniting (Congregational) Church B. 1876 Forster & Andrews, Hull; 2m., 14 sp. st., 3c., tr. Church and organ destroyed by fire in 1989.

NSW cities and towns are arranged in alphabetical order - please click on the blue letter of the city/town

A

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F

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M

N

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Q

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U

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X

Y

Z

Maitland

Newcastle

Wollongong

Click here for an Index of New South Wales towns and cities

Click below for Sydney and other States

Sydney

Sydney suburbs

Canberra ACT

VIC

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT

Organ Historical Trust of Australia website