The following
people assisted with the research for this project and their kindness is
appreciated.
Yossi Aron and Max Singer, Elwood Talmud Torah Hebrew Congregation Robert
Belcher, Elwood Presbyterian Church
The Reverend John Bottomley, St George’s East St Kilda Uniting Church
Bernie Clifford, St Bede’s Church, Elsternwick
Rosemary Clencie, St George’s
East St Kilda Uniting Church
Pastor Digby Hannah, St Kilda Elsternwick Baptist Church
The Reverend Terry Kean and Christine White, St Columba’s Parish, Elwood
Glenda Levy, St Kilda Hebrew Congregation
Rachel Landsdown, MDHC, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Rhonda Nirens, Temple
Beth Israel
The Reverend Bob Thomas, St Kilda Presbyterian Church
The Reverend Ramsay Williams, All Saints’ Church, St Kilda
Lindsay Cox and Andrew Middleton, The Salvation Army Territorial Archives
& Museum, Melbourne
I also wish
to thank the Committee of Management of the St Kilda Historical Society
for their assistance and in particular: John Hulskamp, Peter Johnson,
Pearl Donald, Tom Ingram, Melanie Eagle, Vida Horn for editing the work
and Meyer Eidelson for checking the copy.
Dedication
Dedicated to Ada Jackson, a long time member and
supporter of the St Kilda Historical Society. Ada
was born in 1910 and spent most of her life in St Kilda, attending the
Baptist Church in Pakington Street with her family since 1916. She was
married in the Baptist Church in 1935 but was widowed and raised her three
young children alone. In the 1970s she was heartbroken at the thought the
church would close and watched its rejuvenation of the 1980s by the
Costellos with enthusiasm. Having vowed never to leave St Kilda, she
collapsed and died there on 26 June 1992. Our Community life is built on
the love, labours and loyalty of volunteers like Ada.