Baptist Historical
Society of Queensland
Publications
(c) 1002
New
Publication Oct 2002
A True Pastor' - the life and
ministry of William Higlett
by David Parker
(launched October 2002)
188 pages 50 illustrations featuring many of William
Higlett's own photographs, and diary & scrapbook notes
only $15.00 (plus $2.00 pack and postage)
Order now:
BHSQ Publications,
c/- Mrs R. Kopittke, 98 Yallambee Rd, Jindalee, 4074 Q.,
Ph 3376 4339 kopittke@tpg.com.au
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Recent Publications
Baptists in Queensland: A guide
to their life and faith
new updated and expanded Millennium edition of this
popular book
52 pages - illustrated - index
new features cover contemporary worship, ethnic ministry,
latest census figures and more
Edited by David Parker with major chapters by Norm
Weston, Stan Nickerson and Les Ball
Price: $5 plus $1.10 post
Histories of German Baptist
Churches in Queensland - now complete
Marburg and Tarampa histories
both by Richard Scanlan OAM and David Parker
The story of two churches from their inception around
1870 to their final days well over a century later with many details
and photos of pioneers never before published
Cost $7.50 plus $2.20 post in Australia
Fortitude: Dr Lang's Vision
for Queensland and the United Evangelical Church
by David Parker and Angus Edmonds
52pp ISBN 0-9586622-9-0 (Baptist Historical Series
No. 10)
$8 + $1.20 post
Rev. B.G. Wilson: Queensland
Baptist Founding Father
by Stan W. Nickerson (1999)
115pp ISBN 0-9586622-8-2 (Baptist Historical Series
No. 9)
$15 + $2.20 post
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Updated and enlarged 2nd Edition . . .
Strange Bedfellows: Rev. Charles
Stewart, Brisbane’s First Baptist Minister and the United
Evangelical Church
(Research Paper) by David Parker (1998) 80pp ISBN 0-9586622-6-6
$12+ $2.20 post
The story of a Scottish Baptist minister recruited
by Dr John Dunmore Lang to be chaplain on the Fortitude when it
brought
the first group of Lang immigrants to Moreton Bay in 1849 and
then went on to pioneer a united church composed of Baptists,
Presbyterians and Congregationalists. It reveals the background
to Lang's bold plans and the tragic life of his recruit who laid
the foundation for the later successful development of the three
participating denominations. Much of the information in this detailed
account has never been published before, and is the result of
extensive research by the author, with the assistance of people
in various parts of Australia and in UK.
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Thomas and William Deacon: General
Baptists in Queensland
David Parker (Research Paper) (1998) 28pp ISBN 0-9586622-7-4
$3.50 posted
William Deacon, a student during the mid-1840s for
the General Baptist ministry at the college in Leicester, took
ill during an
interim pastorate at the end of his first year of study. Not being
able to fulfil his calling and seeking a warmer climate, he joined
Dr John Dunmore Lang's first immigrant ship, the Fortitude, when
it sailed to Moreton Bay in Sept 1848. His health improved for
some time so he and his wife, Louisa (nee Shenton) encouraged
both their families to make the journey to join them
in Ipswich, Queensland. William's widowed father, Rev. Thomas
Deacon, assistant minister at Bourne Baptist Church, his niece
and several of the Shentons settled successfully from 1851. However,
William died later that year; Louisa remarried
but both she and her new husband, Samuel Southerden also died.
Thomas was pastor of the United Congregational Church in Ipswich
1853-54, and then of the Ipswich Baptist Church when it was formed
in 1860, but he too died later that year after the chapel which
he so generously provided for was opened. His grandson, Lt Col
William Thomas Deacon, CB, a veteran of the South Africa War,
was the first native born mayor of Ipswich. Louisa's brother,
Samuel was also a mayor. Read the full story of this family.
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Mission to Queensland: 1981-1996
- A Baptist Experiment in Church Planting
By Melvin Williams
60 pages 50 photos $10 posted (add $3 overseas)
This is the story of a dynamic and adventurous program
in church extension in the Queensland. According to Rev. Graeme
Jones, Director of Church Extension Services for the Baptist Union
of Queensland, it, "highlights the dedication, commitment
and sacrifice made by missionaries and their supporters in getting
the Gospel message to people in Queensland
where churches are few"
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Vision and Courage: Rev.
A.H. Brooks his family heritage
by John Brooks (1998) 36 pp ISBN 0-9586622-5-8 $7 +
$1.00 post
A.H. Brooks (1899-1965) comes from a large family whose
extended members on his father's side and his mother's (May Kyle
Sobroan Hiron) have contributed enormously as pioneers to Queensland
and to the Christian life of this state as well as in a large
number of religious and missionary organizations. Brooks came
from the Toowong Baptist Church, studied for the ministry at the
Victorian Baptist College (now Whitley College) and went on to
serve distinguished pastorates at Wangaratta, Geelong and Lilydale
(Vic) and in Windsor Road and Maryborough (Qld) as well as being
a successfull military chaplain. His most outstanding work was
in the post of Home Mission Superintendent of the Baptist Union
of Queensland (1948-57) when the directed a remarkable development
in the life of the church. He was twice honoured as President
of the denomination.
This book is a loving and passionate tribute by his
son, Pastor John Brooks, and gives the full background of the
families from the British origins. It includes family trees.
The launching of this book was part of a celebration
of the Brooks-Hiron Family and Rev. A.H. Brooks at Toowong Baptist
Church, 18 July 1998, sponsored by the Baptist Historical Society
of Queensland
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The National Guide to Australian
Baptist Historical Resources and Services
2nd enlarged and updated edition
edited by David Parker and Keith Applegate
$10 posted
The new edition updates contact details, includes electronic
addresses and supplements information by including details of
resources held in state libraries and archives; there is also
a new listing of Baptist serials in Australian Theological and
State Libraries
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James Voller: Pioneer Baptist
Minister of Australia
by David Parker
60 pages - illustrated and includes Voller and Carryer
family trees
ISBN 0646339907
Baptist Historical Series No 4
The story of a man who was shipwrecked on the way to
Australia in 1854, dramatically rescued and then went on to lead
Australia's 1st Baptist church for 16 years and in the process
helping to plant and dynamically guide several other churches
in New South Wales and especially Queensland; after health problems
he moved to Queensland and planted and pastored 3 more. He was
elected first President of the Baptist Union of NSW and was its
secretary for a term; he was inaugural President of the Baptist
Union of Queensland.
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Full
List of Publications
Recommended Retail Prices (Australian
Dollars only) with postage in Australia only shown
(Quantity/trade discount - on application)
Cheques etc in Australian Dollars only payable to:
Baptist Historical Society of Qld)
'A True Pastor' The Life and Ministry of William Higlett,
David Parker (2002) 188pp ISBN 0 9578214 3 3 (Baptist Historical
Series No. 13) $15.00 plus $3.50 post
Baptists in Queensland - a Guide to their Life and Faith,
David Parker (ed.) (1994) 34pp ISBN 0 9578214 2 5
(Baptist Historical Series No. 1) ENLARGED EDITION
- READY OCT 2000
Cameos of Baptist Men in 19th Century Queensland, Mel
Williams (1995) 62 pp ISBN 0 646 23181 2 (Baptist Historical Series
No. 2) $5.00 + $1.10 post
Christian Camping - Baptist Camping in Qld, Joan Maxwell
(2 vols) (1991, 1993 ) 94 + 115 pp ISBN 0 9596078 3 8; 0 9596078
4 6; 0 646 13711 5 $10.00 set + $1.10 post
Coleyville, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Boonah Highfields Baptist
Cemeteries (Qld) Monumental Inscriptions, Rosemary and Eric
Kopittke (1997) 92 pages ISBN 0 9586622 3 1 Book $15.00 (members
$10)+ $2.20 post (Fiche contains extra material) $15.00 (post
free)
A Fellowship of Service, J.E. White (official Baptist
Union history, 1977) 256pp $7.50 posted Qld; $10 other
Fortitude: Dr Lang's Vision for Queensland and the United
Evangelical Church, David Parker Angus Edmonds (1999) 52pp
ISBN 0-9586622-9-0 (Baptist Historical Series No. 10) $8 + $1.20
post
The Gregory History of Queensland Baptists, David Parker
(ed.) (1995) ISBN 0 646 25647 5 (Documents of Queensland Baptist
History No. 1) $10.00 posted
James Voller: Pioneer Baptist Minister of Australia,
David Parker (1997) 60 pages ISBN 0646339907 (Baptist Historical
Series No. 4) $7.50 + $1.10 post
The Joshua Jenyns History of the Baptist Church in Brisbane,
David Parker (ed.) (1996) 36pp ISBN 0 9586622 0 7 (Documents of
Queensland Baptist History No. 2) $10.00 posted
Marburg Baptist Church, Richard Scanlan and David Parker
(2000) 40 pp ISBN 0 9578214 1 7 (Baptist Historical Series
No 12) $7.50 plus $ 2.20 post
Minden, Tarampa and Vernor Baptist Cemeteries (Qld) Monumental
Inscriptions, Rosemary Eric Kopittke (1996) 46 pp
ISBN 0 9586622 1 5 Fiche $6.00 (post free) Book $7.50 + $2.20
post
Mission to Queensland 1981-1996: a Baptist experiment in
church planting, Melvin Williams (1998) 58p ISBN 0-9586622-4-X
(Baptist Historical Series No. 5) $8.00 + $2.00 post
The National Guide to Australian Baptist Historical Resources
and Services, David Parker and Keith Applegate (eds) (2nd
edition - updated and enlarged 1998) 32pp ISBN 0 646 24932 0 $10.00
posted
Remember all the Way: a Century of Baptist History in Queensland,
David Parker (ed.) (1996) 50pp ISBN 0 9586622 2 3 (Documents of
Queensland Baptist History No. 3) $7.50 + $2.50 post
Rev. B.G. Wilson Queensland Baptist Founding Father,
Stan W. Nickerson (1999) 115pp ISBN 0-9586622-8-2 (Baptist Historical
Series No. 9) $15 + $2.20 post
So, Your Ancestor was a Baptist in Queensland! Eric
and Rosemary Kopittke (1995) 34pp ISBN 0 646 24767 0 (Baptist
Historical Series No. 3) $5.00 + $1.10 post
Strange Bedfellows: Rev. Charles Stewart Brisbane’s
First Baptist Minister and the United Evangelical Church,
2nd Edition. David Parker (1998) 80pp ISBN 0-9586622-6-6 (Baptist
Historical Series No. 7) $12+ $2.20 post
Tarampa Baptist Church, Richard Scanlan and David Parker
(2000) 40 pp ISBN 0 9578214 0 9 (Baptist Historical Series
No 11) $7.50 plus $ 2.20 post
Thomas and William Deacon: General Baptists in Queensland,
David Parker (1998) 28pp ISBN 0-9586622-7-4 (Baptist Historical
Series No. 8) $3.50 posted
Vision and Courage: Rev. A.H. Brooks his Family Heritage,
John Brooks (1998) 36 pp ISBN 0-9586622-5-8 (Baptist Historical
Series No. 6) $7 + $1.50 post
Periodical:
Queensland Baptist Forum (3 times p.a.) Free with
BHSQ membership or single copies $2.00 each posted
Membership: Baptist Historical Society of Qld
Membership - annual subscription (inc. Qld Baptist Forum)
Individuals $8 Families $12 Organizations $20
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Ordering Information
Retail prices (Australian dollars) and local postage shown.
For surface overseas postage, double the indicated postage rates
To order, send list of items required plus payment in Australian
dollars for correct amount including local/overseas postage to:
Mrs Rosemary Kopittke, 98 Yallambee Rd., Jindalee,
4074 Queensland Australia Phone (+61 7) 3376 4339
email kopittke@tpg.com.au
Bulk and trade orders - enquire first
(Note: if payment is not made in Australian Currency,
order can only be processed if equivalent of an extra $10 Australian
for bank charges on foreign cheques is enclosed with order.
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