CONTRIBUTORS
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TO THOSE WHO HELPED BUILD THIS SITE WHEN I STARTED THIS PROJECT I INTENDED IT TO CONSIST OF MY COLLECTION OF PHOTOS OF CATHOLIC CHURCHES. HOWEVER IT SOON BECAME OBVIOUS THAT IT WOULD TAKE MANY YEARS TO GATHER PHOTOS OF ALL THE CHURCHES IN AUSTRALIA. AT THAT STAGE I SOUGHT THE HELP IN GATHERING PHOTOS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE RESPONSE WAS OVERWHELMING, NOT JUST FROM THOSE ASKED BUT ALSO FROM PARISHIONERS WHO WENT OUT AND TOOK PHOTOS JUST TO SEND IN FOR THE SITE AND FELLOW CHURCH ARCHITECTURE FANS WHO SENT IN THEIR OWN COLLECTIONS. TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED A HEARTFELT THANK YOU. THE SITE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHOUT YOU. THERE IS HOWEVER A SPECIAL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE BEYOND ORDINARY HELP AND HAVE BECOME COLLABORATORS, PROVIDING A CONSTANT STREAM OF IMAGES AND WATCHING OUT FOR CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN THEIR TRAVELS. THESE COLLABORATORS ARE LISTED BELOW WITH THEIR CONTACT AND WEBSITE DETAILS. MOVING THE HAND OVER THE IMAGES IN THE ALPHABETICAL LISTING WILL INDICATE THE SOURCE OF THE PHOTO. COLLABORATORS MARTIN BRANNAN Professional photographer whose enthusiasm for this project helped get it off the ground and who is responsible for the photos of Sydney, Parramatta and Broken Bay Dioceses. He has additional family photos at his website. HARRY AND ELAINE BILLINGTON A devoted father and mother who have allowed themselves to be dragooned into collecting photos whenever they go on one of their many trips around Australia. REG AND JEAN MCDONELL Volunteers with the Australian Cemeteries Website whose indefatiguable efforts to catalogue historic cemeteries has had the side benefit of a fine collection of photos of many small country churches. They are currently building a new website, Australian Cemeteries Index, providing a searchable database of cemetery inscriptions. PETER AND RAELENE RYAN A couple interested primarily in genealogy but with a particular interest in old Victorian country churches. Their webpage contains an excellent collection of their photos as well as information on their families. ALAN PATTERSON A great traveller who collects photos of churches wherever he goes. His family page is well worth a visit. |