Mary Immaculate West Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 11-Aug-11. Waypoint TP5359
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 54.037' E151° 15.288' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 338637E 6247492N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 94 m |
| Local Government Area: | Waverley |
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Description
Mary Immaculate West TS10086
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Mary Immaculate West.
Serial number is: TS10086.
Last Inspected on: No Data.
Elevation is: 130 metres.
This is a Passive trigonometrical Station, used only as an aiming point since no instrument can be mounted on it. it is the cross on the top of the West bell tower of the Franciscan 'Mary Immaculate Church'.
Logs
Beautiful day to log a trig 
Mary Immaculate Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church and friary at 45 Victoria Street, Waverley, New South Wales. It was designed by Sheerin & Hennessy and built from 1890 to 1929 by John Ptolomy and by W. J. Bolton (1929). It is also known as Mary Immaculate Group, St Charles Borromeo Church and Parish House and Minamurra Cottage (former). The property is owned by the Association of Franciscan Friars Bros. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
The first Catholic Church was built in 1854 on the site of the nearby St Charles School. Later churches were built on the same site in 1866 and 1902.
In 1879 the Franciscan Order of Friars took over the work of the Waverley Parish. In 1891 they built their Friary on this site, which had been gifted to the Order. The Friars initially conducted church services in various churches constructed on the nearby St. Charles School site, however as these no longer catered for the growing Catholic population a new church was built adjacent to the Friary in 1912. The church originally had Romanesque features designed by architectural firm, Sheerin and Hennessy and built by John Ptolomy. In 1928-9 the church had a major Classical remodelling undertaken to the design of Hennessy and Hennessy, with W. J. Bolton the builder. In 1928-9 the Friary was also extended with new Juniorette College constructed at its rear. A grotto was also built between the church and the Friary around this time.
One of the Fathers planted the (now large) Hill's fig tree and other plantings in c. 1937. Aerial photographs from the 1930s and 1943 show the buildings, but also the surrounding garden, wall and trees along the Victoria Street frontage.
The Juniorette was relocated to Robertson in 1946, however the old building continued to be a focus of the Order until the late 1980s when the original Friary was demolished following a fire, and the current Friary built in its place. It is assumed that the brick driveway extending from the street and some landscaping and planting between the buildings were added at this time. Part of the site has also been sold and the area around the site developed as a nursing home. The church, associated wall and garden remain as prominent landmarks in the area.
Mary Immaculate Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church and friary at 45 Victoria Street, Waverley, New South Wales. It was designed by Sheerin & Hennessy and built from 1890 to 1929 by John Ptolomy and by W. J. Bolton (1929). It is also known as Mary Immaculate Group, St Charles Borromeo Church and Parish House and Minamurra Cottage (former). The property is owned by the Association of Franciscan Friars Bros. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
The first Catholic Church was built in 1854 on the site of the nearby St Charles School. Later churches were built on the same site in 1866 and 1902.
In 1879 the Franciscan Order of Friars took over the work of the Waverley Parish. In 1891 they built their Friary on this site, which had been gifted to the Order. The Friars initially conducted church services in various churches constructed on the nearby St. Charles School site, however as these no longer catered for the growing Catholic population a new church was built adjacent to the Friary in 1912. The church originally had Romanesque features designed by architectural firm, Sheerin and Hennessy and built by John Ptolomy. In 1928-9 the church had a major Classical remodelling undertaken to the design of Hennessy and Hennessy, with W. J. Bolton the builder. In 1928-9 the Friary was also extended with new Juniorette College constructed at its rear. A grotto was also built between the church and the Friary around this time.
One of the Fathers planted the (now large) Hill's fig tree and other plantings in c. 1937. Aerial photographs from the 1930s and 1943 show the buildings, but also the surrounding garden, wall and trees along the Victoria Street frontage.
The Juniorette was relocated to Robertson in 1946, however the old building continued to be a focus of the Order until the late 1980s when the original Friary was demolished following a fire, and the current Friary built in its place. It is assumed that the brick driveway extending from the street and some landscaping and planting between the buildings were added at this time. Part of the site has also been sold and the area around the site developed as a nursing home. The church, associated wall and garden remain as prominent landmarks in the area.
Sighted walking back to the car after a visit to the doctors for a couple of injections.
Mary Immaculate West is on the spire on the right hand side of the photo.
After spending the weekend in Sydney for a Community Celebration event I decided to celebrate on the way home by picking up some GCA LGAs. Being peak hour I knew that parking would be at a premium so photos of trigs were to be the go. Someone up there must have been looking after me as only twice did I have trouble parking - one of them was right on school time so I didn't even attempt that one. Thanks for all these trigs Geocaching Australia. Way to go!
After spending the weekend in Sydney for a Community Celebration event I decided to celebrate on the way home by picking up some GCA LGAs. Being peak hour I knew that parking would be at a premium so photos of trigs were to be the go. Someone up there must have been looking after me as only twice did I have trouble parking - one of them was right on school time so I didn't even attempt that one. Thanks for all these trigs Geocaching Australia. Way to go!
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It is unusual to have twin spires on a church and probably more unusual to have each one designated as an individual trig point. Today we visited Mary Immaculate Church. We have taken a single photo showing both spires. In the photo, the Mary Immaculate West trig point is the spire on the right of the photo. Thanks for the cache.
Found this and its twin while out on a caching run through the Eastern Suburbs trying to progress my journey and get a few steps closer to the destination. Total haul for the day 15 caches including 9 trigs, some GCA virtuals and a few GC caches.
A lucky find as these were not targets for today. Driving past this impressive church I wondered if the spires were in fact trigs, turns out yes they are! Snapped the required photos for a two for one deal here. Looks like I was a day late in claiming some good unloved days on these trigs!
Thanks for the cache Geocaching Australia
GCA Find #177
Hoping this find will move me one step closer to the destination, be that either the blue tile or my goal of 100 trigs!
“It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.“ Find # 15 Journey or Destination games.
A lucky find as these were not targets for today. Driving past this impressive church I wondered if the spires were in fact trigs, turns out yes they are! Snapped the required photos for a two for one deal here. Looks like I was a day late in claiming some good unloved days on these trigs!
Thanks for the cache Geocaching Australia
GCA Find #177
Hoping this find will move me one step closer to the destination, be that either the blue tile or my goal of 100 trigs!
“It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.“ Find # 15 Journey or Destination games.
Rated: for Overall Experience
On a caching run out into the eastern suburbs to get some trigs haven't got to before this was one of the ones we spotted. Photo taken this is taken as part of the 2018 to 2019 Summer Games.
The latest Geocaching Australia game runs from 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath.
The latest Geocaching Australia game runs from 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath.
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On a caching run with friends collecting some more caches for the current Journey or Destination game currently being run on Geocaching Australia.
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Interesting that both count as a separate trig. I would like to know why...
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#GA542 - 16:15; I had dropped the geohoney to an appointment and continued off on the day's mission to fill a couple of hours while I waited for her. I decided to head down to La Perouse/Little Bay to have a look around and managed a few finds. I had done the last on my 'to do' list for the day, but still had a small window of opportunity, so dropped by for an easy find on this trig and picked up its twin for a double 
. TFTC Geocaching Australia
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I guess if one tower falls in an earthquake the other remains for the surveyors. Found at 1:46 pm.
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Doing a quick couple of Trigs in the area while waiting for an appointment. Like these old churches!
TFTC Wilbert67
TFTC Wilbert67
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Doing a run of some caches in the area but mainly finishing visiting some trigs.
A quick grab while killing an hour between appointments in Sydney. I like old churches for their character and this one is no different. Love the iron work on display.
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Found it today while trigging in the area. very nice Church, interesting wrought iron work on the Cross.
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