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Mulgoa, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Thomas' Anglican Church
Municipal: Penrith
Address: 43 St Thomas Road, 2745, Mulgoa NSW
Description nr.: 2062828.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1868)
Saint Thomas' Church in Mulgoa was built in 1836-1838 and desgined by Thomas Makinson in gothic style. The church has a small pipe organ, built by J.W. Walker & Sons in 1868. It seems that is has never been changed. Michael O'Dea renovated the organ in 1973. The organ still has it's original hand blowing installation.
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8' (from A), Stop’d Diapason Treble 8' (from A), Stop’d Diapason Bass 8' (C-Gis), Flute 4'.
Accessories: Hitchdown Swell Pedal.
Mulgoa, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Thomas' Anglican Church
Municipal: Penrith
Address: 43 St Thomas Road, 2745, Mulgoa NSW
Description nr.: 2062828.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1868)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1868 | J.W. Walker & Sons | new organ | 1973 | Michael O'Dea | restoration |
Saint Thomas' Church in Mulgoa was built in 1836-1838 and desgined by Thomas Makinson in gothic style. The church has a small pipe organ, built by J.W. Walker & Sons in 1868. It seems that is has never been changed. Michael O'Dea renovated the organ in 1973. The organ still has it's original hand blowing installation.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 3 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 438,4 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal Temperament |
| Wind pressure | 73 mm |
Specification
Manual (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8' (from A), Stop’d Diapason Treble 8' (from A), Stop’d Diapason Bass 8' (C-Gis), Flute 4'.
Accessories: Hitchdown Swell Pedal.
| Literature |
A Diverse Heritage : organs in historic urban and rural settings in New South Wales : 33rd Annual Conference 5 - 11 April 2010 : Conference Book. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2010. |