Their printing press was set up in the stable. Description: 1905 Image held by Fitzroy Library.

Fitzroy Island History.

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The first (legal) holiday home was erected in 1969 after years of debate regarding the future of tourism on Fitzroy Island.



Over the first twelve years approx.100 missionaries with their wives and children, came from the USA to assist this work in Australia.They wasted no time presenting the message they had come to give and on July 21 after much visiting and the distribution of papers they had brought with them they conducted the first public mission in the Temperance Hall in Richmond with reasonable success. Many people came from other suburbs and in less than a year they had a membership of 95 persons and were establishing church groups in other suburbs. Fitzroy Name Meaning. Ten acres of land was removed from the National Park and the first groundskeeper moved over with his family to beautify the designated area. At the same time the work was also spreading in the country areas of  Geelong,  Ballarat, Castlemaine, Kyneton, Daylesford, and into the suburbs of Melbourne –  Brighton, Coburg,   Moreland, Prahran,  Hawthorn. From a careful study of Bible prophecies they were convinced that the return of Jesus was imminent and wanted to present this Biblical truth in Australia as well as to the world.Except for the addition of a porch in 1935, the church building is still the same as it was when built in 1896.

Culture and history.

In acquiring Donec, they secured a transformed future not just for Michael and Huw, but also for generations to come.Every man, woman and child has a responsibility to their fellow human being otherwise we’ll go back to a time when they’ll be ignored.FitzRoy, Supporting people with learning disabilitiesElizabeth’s son, Michael, had Down’s Syndrome and Elizabeth wanted him to be able to do the things he loved and be part of the community. Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from fi(t)z ‘son’ + Roy in one or other of its senses.

Ask the Fitzroy faithful for a reaction to ‘North Melbourne’ and there are two moments that will stick out,.The Brisbane-Fitzroy-North Melbourne merger triangle of almost 24 years ago and one of Fitzroys wins in 1983.

The Fitzroy History Society conducted a walk, Journeying to Fitzroy in 1841 on Saturday 26 April.

Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! The City of Yarra Library Website. Ask the Fitzroy faithful for a reaction to ‘North Melbourne’ and there are two moments that will stick out,.The Brisbane-Fitzroy-North Melbourne merger triangle of almost 24 years ago and one of Fitzroys wins in 1983.

In 1903 the name of the publication was changed from “Bible Echo and Signs of the Times” to “Australasian Signs of the Times”Because the printing methods used were based on the latest developed in USA their results set a high standard and there was a great demand for their work.










This building was completed and dedicated on 28th July 1889.

Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club was a member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), before becoming a foundation member of the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL/AFL) in 1897.

Within the first 3 years, William Arnold the colporteur, sold 2,168 copies of the book “Thoughts on Daniel and Revelation” which highlighted the prophecies relating to the imminent return of Christ.



In addition there were  other books sold by him.





In 1884 the newly organised Seventh-day Adventist church in the USA decided to send a group of pioneer missionaries to Australia.
A member of Parliament for Durham (1841), Fitzroy became governor of New Zealand in 1843 but was recalled in 1845 largely because he contended that Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.



Although a fire destroyed the school rooms at the back of the building in 1995 that section was rebuilt to the same standard as the original.

The scroll painted over the rostrum, “The Lord is in His Holy Temple” still reminds the congregation that God is present when we come to worship Him.We invite you to come and worship with us and to study God’s Word which assures us that Jesus is coming again to receive His people.

In 1898 a second 3 storey building was erected behind the first to meet the growing demands of the publishing work, thus bringing the total space to 12000sq.ft. Ten acres of land was removed from the National Park and the first groundskeeper moved over with his family to beautify the designated area. In 1905 the decision was made to purchase land at Warburton and a publishing house was built there.





The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).

This tent was first pitched in Mc Kean St Nth Fitzroy in October 1885 on the south side of the Edinburgh gardens.In our 2008 refurbishing plan we installed a central heating system and fitted some electronic equipment, in addition one of the school rooms has been adapted to remind us of the heritage of this church and its building as it relates to the North Fitzroy community and to the work of the Seventh-day Adventist church throughout Australia and the Pacific islands.From this area of North Fitzroy the work of the church has been carried forward to the other states and the Pacific Islands where the total Sabbath School members in December 2007 is recorded at 489,751. They arrived in Melbourne on 9th June 1885. In 1889 the need for magazines and the monthly paper was so great that it was changed to a fortnightly paper and in 1894 it became a weekly production.