Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church

Author

Shire of Chapman Valley

Place Number

06411

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Location

Chapman Valley Rd Yuna

Location Details

Geraldton-Yuna Rd; Lot 14, Diagram D18476

Local Government

Chapman Valley

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1967

Demolition Year

N/A

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Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Oct 2012	Category 4	Category 4 SOME SIGNIFICANCE: Contributes to the heritage and/or historical development of the locality. Management Recommendation: Conservation of the place is desirable. Any proposed change to the place should be in sympathy with the heritage values of the place.

Statement of Significance

Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church has some local social significance for it role in the religious
activities of the Yuna community. The building is evidence of how the local community can work together to achieve
an end result.

Physical Description

Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church is of cream brick construction with a green concrete tile gable roof.
The building has a combination of timber and aluminium windows and doors. The flat roofed enclosed entry porch is
accessed via a side sliding door. The western wall of the entry porch features coloured glass. Overall the church is a
very simple building of little architectural significance.

History

Between 1923 and 1930, an annual Catholic Mass was celebrated in Yuna by Father John Cyril Hawes. Hawes, the
Parish Priest at Mullewa would ride his horse to the McGauran home in East Yuna where the Mass was celebrated.
Between 1923 and 1963, Monsignor Irwin from the Northampton Parish celebrated Mass in the Rockwell Hall and
also at the Nabawa church. Following the opening of the South Yuna School in 1929, Monsignor Irwin celebrated
Mass there for people in the Yuna district. In 1963 Monsignor Owen C’Connor was appointed Parish Priest of
Northampton and it was at this time that the idea of building a church in Yuna developed. A planned giving
programme was organised and together with a generous donation of grain, enabled the church to be constructed.
Charles Taylor donated the land and local parishioners donated their time. On 22 October 1967 the church, Our
Lady Queen of Peace, was blessed and opened by the Most Reverend F.X. Thomas DD, Bishop of Geraldton. A large
crowd was in attendance followed by a social evening at the Yuna Memorial Hall. Both Anglican and Catholic Church
services are conducted in this building.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Original Fabric: Intact

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Vlahov, J; "In Search of Land: Stories of Yuna". pp 36-37	Guardian Print, Geraldton.	2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	TILE	Cement Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

01 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

25 Sep 2019

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