The Curate of the Wannon
Stone, Alex. E. H.
Francis Russell arrived in Sydney in 1847 to begin his ministry as a clergyman of the Church of England but after two years as minister at St Mark's, Alexandria (now Darling Point) he was suspended from officiating by the Bishop. After moving to Victoria he was appointed in 1850 to minister in the Wannon area of Western Victoria where he remained until 1874 when he was prevented from continuing by ill-health. His ministry to pastoralists and t...
