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Erith Bible Christian church
Built 1875 on land donated by George Thompson, Methodist after Union 1900, renovated 1905, closed 1977. Building also used as school, school extension built 1935, school closed 1952.
“A tea meeting took place in the Bible Christian Chapel here on Monday afternoon, September 25, given by the bachelors in the neighborhood in connection with the Band of Hope for the purpose of raising funds for the annual picnic to come off at Christmas, and was a decided success. The chapel was decorated with evergreens . . . Our guests came from Balaklava, Watchman's Plains, and Dalkey, some considerable distance.” [Chronicle & Weekly Mail 7 Oct 1876]
“District Councils. . . Balaklava . . . Letter from teacher, Erith, requested small grant towards school prizes; £1 10s. allowed.” [Observer 26 Oct 1878]
“Letter . . asking Council to use its influence in getting a shelter-shed erected at Erith Provisional School; referred to Board of Advice.” [Advertiser 15 Nov 1884]
“In addition to wheat growing Mr Thompson keeps the post office and store at Erith. . . Erith is a small place, and bears scarcely any pretensions to the title "township". There is one Methodist Church, which belongs to the Balaklava circuit. It is also utilised for use by the Government as a schoolroom.” [Kapunda Herald 1 Apr 1904]
“Mr. Harry Masters, treasurer of the Erith Methodist Church Trust, outlined the school's history. For nearly 60 years it had been a church and school, and 10 years ago Erith residents decided to erect a separate school room in time for the Jubilee. Most of the labor in carting and stone raising had been voluntary. . . Replying, Mr. Jeffries said that it was impossible for the Government to spend money on other people's land, but the department appreciated the trust's action in providing a new building. He gave the school a half holiday on Friday next.” [Advertiser 25 Apr 1935]
“Mr. Hosking said that the new room was a better one than would have been provided by the department, and its solidity of construction should ensure usefulness for many years.” [Chronicle 2 May 1935]
Erith Bible Christian church
Built 1875 on land donated by George Thompson, Methodist after Union 1900, renovated 1905, closed 1977. Building also used as school, school extension built 1935, school closed 1952.
“A tea meeting took place in the Bible Christian Chapel here on Monday afternoon, September 25, given by the bachelors in the neighborhood in connection with the Band of Hope for the purpose of raising funds for the annual picnic to come off at Christmas, and was a decided success. The chapel was decorated with evergreens . . . Our guests came from Balaklava, Watchman's Plains, and Dalkey, some considerable distance.” [Chronicle & Weekly Mail 7 Oct 1876]
“District Councils. . . Balaklava . . . Letter from teacher, Erith, requested small grant towards school prizes; £1 10s. allowed.” [Observer 26 Oct 1878]
“Letter . . asking Council to use its influence in getting a shelter-shed erected at Erith Provisional School; referred to Board of Advice.” [Advertiser 15 Nov 1884]
“In addition to wheat growing Mr Thompson keeps the post office and store at Erith. . . Erith is a small place, and bears scarcely any pretensions to the title "township". There is one Methodist Church, which belongs to the Balaklava circuit. It is also utilised for use by the Government as a schoolroom.” [Kapunda Herald 1 Apr 1904]
“Mr. Harry Masters, treasurer of the Erith Methodist Church Trust, outlined the school's history. For nearly 60 years it had been a church and school, and 10 years ago Erith residents decided to erect a separate school room in time for the Jubilee. Most of the labor in carting and stone raising had been voluntary. . . Replying, Mr. Jeffries said that it was impossible for the Government to spend money on other people's land, but the department appreciated the trust's action in providing a new building. He gave the school a half holiday on Friday next.” [Advertiser 25 Apr 1935]
“Mr. Hosking said that the new room was a better one than would have been provided by the department, and its solidity of construction should ensure usefulness for many years.” [Chronicle 2 May 1935]