Holy Bible - Thomas

DESCRIPTION

TitleHoly Bible - ThomasObject TypeBookDateSeptember 1904DescriptionHoly Bible.

Old and New Testaments. Appointed to be read in churches.

Inscription by Mrs RJ Thomas front page.

'Presented to the Dapto Methodist Church by Mrs R.J. Thomas, Dapto, September 1904.'

British Coat of Arms on title page.
Makers MarkBritish and Foreign Bible SocietyProvenance and SignifcanceThe Reverend R.J. Thomas was a former Methodist Minister at Marshall Mount.

He travelled to various parts of NSW but returned to Dapto after a bout of illness.

Rev Thomas opened the school hall at Marshall Mount in 1929 and was remembered as among the first to enter the Mount Kembla Mine after the disaster in 1902, where he greatly assisted in the rescue of the entombed miners.
DonorPearson, Graham

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialBlack vinyl, paper and ink.

Gilt spine.Dimensions29cm x 22cm x 7cm

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PrimaryBOOKSSecondaryBible

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CollectionObjectsLocalityMarshall MountDapto

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