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Clunes (Victoria), Australia (Victoria) - Wesleyan Church (Wesley College Church)
Municipal: Clunes (Victoria)
Address: Service Street, 3370, Clunes

Description nr.: 2062350.

Built by: Francis C. Nicholson (ca. 1866)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1866 Francis C. Nicholson  new organ
ca. 1866 William Anderson  maintenance/reparations
1871 William Anderson  transfer/relocate
1882 William Anderson  transfer/relocate
2005 South Island Organ Company  restoration

  • An organ was built in England around 1866, most likely by Francis Nicholson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the Mount Erica Wesleyan Church in Prahran, Victoria. It was installed by William Anderson, but was sold to the Wesleyan Church in Daylesford four years later, in the late 1870s. It was installed here also by William Anderson. On 27 January 1871 the organ was inaugurated in Daylesford with a performance by J. Eggleston, organist in Prahran. In 1882 the organ was sold to the Wesleyan Church in Clunes. It was again transferred by William Anderson and given a place behind the pulpit. In later years it was moved within the church.
  • In the years 2002-2005, the organ was thoroughly restored by the South Island Organ Company. To make it possible to move the organ within the church hall, it was placed on a mobile platform. Due to restoration work on the church building, the organ was temporarily installed in the transept of Bendigo Cathedral in 2006. In November 2010 the organ was relocated in Clunes.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
ca. 1866PrahranMount Erica Wesleyan Church
1871DaylesfordWesleyan Church
1882ClunesWesleyan Church
2006BendigoSacred Heart Cathedral, Transept Organ
2010ClunesWesleyan Church

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual6
- Pedalaangehangen
Total number of stops6
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (TC), Stop Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stopd Diapason Treble 8' (TC), Keraulophon 8' (TC), Dulciana 8' (TC), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal (C-e'): Aangehangen.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals.

Literature Past Evidence Future Keys : Organ Documentation - Home and Abroad : Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and the Victorian Goldfields Region : Victoria - Australia : 31st Annual Conference 29 September - 4 October 2008 : Conference Book. - OHTA, 2008.
Links https://www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/ClunesUC.html