![]() ![]() The American Creek Chapel initially doubled as a schoolhouse when it was first opened and prior to its establishment, Anglican services were held in nearby Cordeaux. Elizabeth Stafford was born on the island of St Helena where her father had served as one of Napoleon Bonaparte's guards. ![]() The Staffords were an established Mount Kembla family who had settled in Mount Kembla in the early 1840s from Benares, India, where William was a quartermaster with the 50th Regiment. The land was purchased from well-known local pioneers William and Elizabeth Stafford. It was built on land purchased for a school in March 1857 by three trustees including the first Rector of Wollongong, Reverend Matthew Devenish, together with Joseph Wood Wilshire and Henry John Rixon. The American Creek Chapel opened in 1858, so-called in reference to the nearby water source that was named for the cedar getters (in fact Canadians rather than Americans) who made camp behind Mount Kembla in the 1840s. ![]() Originally called the American Creek Chapel, it is the only church to remain in operation in the village in the 21st century and has become a significant historical landmark in Mount Kembla. The Mount Kembla Soldiers’ and Miners’ Memorial Church is one of five churches that were established in Mount Kembla in the late 1800s as the village grew following the official 1883 opening of the mine. Paperback book with blue cover, 'Golden Bells: Hymns for Young People', published by Scripture Union & C.S.S.M., London. Paperback book 'Golden Bells: Hymns for Young People' ![]()
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