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Mudgee, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Municipal: Mudgee
Address: 57 Market Street, 2850, Mudgee NSW
Website: http://www.mudgee.catholic.org.au/
Description nr.: 2062836.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1866) - opus 822
The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary in Mudgee was built in three phases in 1857, 1873 and at last in 1911 with the completion of the church tower. The organ was installed in 1907 by Charles Richardson. The history of the instrument is typical. It was built in 1866 by J.W. Walker for Saint Jude's Anglican Church in Randwick, having one manual with seven stops. But in 1904 Charles Richardson built a new larger organ for this church using the pipes from Walker. The remains of the Walker organ were transfered to Mudgee. Richardson renewed all the pipework and installed the instrument in 1907 in the church. He extended the instrument with a tremulant and a new keyboard.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Double Diapason 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Hautboy 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-c'): Pulldowns.
Couplers: Octave Coupler.
Mudgee, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Municipal: Mudgee
Address: 57 Market Street, 2850, Mudgee NSW
Website: http://www.mudgee.catholic.org.au/
Description nr.: 2062836.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1866) - opus 822
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1866 | J.W. Walker & Sons | 822 | new organ | 1907 | Charles Richardson | reconstruction |
The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary in Mudgee was built in three phases in 1857, 1873 and at last in 1911 with the completion of the church tower. The organ was installed in 1907 by Charles Richardson. The history of the instrument is typical. It was built in 1866 by J.W. Walker for Saint Jude's Anglican Church in Randwick, having one manual with seven stops. But in 1904 Charles Richardson built a new larger organ for this church using the pipes from Walker. The remains of the Walker organ were transfered to Mudgee. Richardson renewed all the pipework and installed the instrument in 1907 in the church. He extended the instrument with a tremulant and a new keyboard.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1866 | Randwick | Saint Jude's Anglican Church |
| 1907 | Mudgee | Saint Mary's Catholic Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 7 |
| - Pedal | aangehangen |
| Total number of stops | 7 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Double Diapason 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Hautboy 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-c'): Pulldowns.
Couplers: Octave Coupler.
| 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. |