Charlotte Shoobridge, Tasmania’s first Deaconess
Charlotte Jessy Shoobridge was ordained as Tasmania’s first deaconess by Bishop Henry Montgomery in St John’s Church, Launceston, on...
Launceston reverend's run-in with troublesome ship captain
Like many Launceston residents in the 19th century, St John’s rector William Browne was keen to return to Britain to visit family and...