"An historical review of Marion and Sturt Methodist/Uniting Churches" -- Cover subtitle. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 215. The village of Marion was laid out on the banks of the Sturt River in 1838. 80 acres had been granted to Henry Nixon and Boyle Travers Finniss and a partnership formed with Colonel Light. First church was St. Ann's Catholic Church in Finniss St. 1859. Wesleyan Church began 1862.
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The village of Marion was laid out on the banks of the Sturt River in 1838. 80 acres had been granted to Henry Nixon and Boyle Travers Finniss and a partnership formed with Colonel Light. First church was St. Ann's Catholic Church in Finniss St. 1859. Wesleyan Church began 1862.