JAMES, Melville Charles
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | 13 May 1877, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Church of England Clerk in Holy Orders |
| Memorials: | St Johns No 36, Yarrowee No 10, Orion No 53 Lodges |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Aug 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Launceston in general and the parishoners of St. Jolnt's Church, will be proud to know that the Bishop designate of the new diocese of St Arnaud (Vic) is a Launcestotn boy. He is now the Venierable Melville Charles James, Archdeacon of Ballarat, who not many years ago was a boy of St. John's. His sister, Mrs. M. C. Symmons, is still. with us. Like Mr. Claude James, M.H.A. his cousin, the Bishop designate was educated at the High School (Milton Hall), Frederick-street. . Whilst in business as an accountant he did useful work for the rector of St. John's, Launceston, by taking Sunday services in the small churches of the surrounding district. He was then appointed catechist in the Ballarat diocese, and ordained a deaon in 1901, and priest the following year. His business training made him a great organiser, and he rapidly rose from the position of curate of country churches to be Vicar of St. Peter's, Ballarat, and Rural Dean. In 1917 he was made Archdeacon of Maryborough, then Archdoeacon of Ballarat. St. John"'s "Parish Messenger" states:- He will be consicrated in St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, on September 29, and enthroned at St. St. Arnaud the following day, and no doubt will take his place in the House of Bishops at the General Synod to be held in Sydney in October. .The diocese of Ballarat has just been sub-divided for the formation of the now See of St. Arnaud, comprising the whole of the North-Western part of the state of Victoria. This has been lmade possible by a handsome gift of .£10,000 for endowment by, Mr. Manifold. The new prelate will be known as the Bishop of St. Arnaud, the name of one of the towns within the area.
THE RT. REV. DR. M. C. JAMES, Bishop of St. Arnaud, will retire on August 7.
Bishop James, aged 73, was consecrated in St.Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, in September, 1926.
He was enthroned in Christ Church Cathedral the following day as the first Bishop of St. Arnaud. Before his consecration Bishop James had been Archdeacon of Maryborough (1917-1921) and Archdeacon and Canon of Ballarat (1921-26).
The Argus Saturday 17 June 1950 page 8
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