23a Amelia Street - Church for Sale

Currently being advertised for sale by L J Hooker is 23a Amelia Street. 

What makes this property special is that on the 1,096 m² site is a modern residence and the former St Saviour's Church of England. Several years ago the church building was refurbished and  operated as Bell Chapel,  a self-contained AirBnB. 

The site is listed on several real estate sites. These links may disappear after the sale.

https://www.realestate.com.au/property/23a-amelia-st-carey-bay-nsw-2283/

https://www.domain.com.au/23a-amelia-street-carey-bay-nsw-2283-2020635642

https://www.property.com.au/nsw/carey-bay-2283/amelia-st/23a-pid-9544427/

There are references to bookings for "Bell Chapel" on the internet but these lead to dead links. 

As I am always concerned about impinging on copyright I may wander past the property in the next few days to take a photo.

Christmases Past at Carey Bay

 A search for "Carey Bay" and "Christmas " on our wonderful Australian resource Trove shares several stories of Christmassy activities at Carey Bay.  

1920  

1920 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 17 December, p. 6. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140082972

1921 

1921 'Y.W.C.A. HOLIDAY CAMP.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 17 December, p. 4. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139916615

1938 

1938 'Of Interest to Women', The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), 22 December, p. 4. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125704855

1948

1948 'about newcastle people', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 23 December, p. 6. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158234533

1953  

1953 'Party For 80 Pensioners', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 8 December, p. 6. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140301579

1954

1954 '500 EXPECTED AT BARBECUE', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 9 December, p. 5. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134089538

On this day in 1928

 A report of a fund-raising fete at Carey Bay was reported in the local press.

1928 'Garden Fete', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 17 November, p. 3. , viewed 17 Sept 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163974962

Selina the Socialite

 Mrs Squirrell (nee Selina Burnage) featured regularly in the newspapers on Trove. She appeared to be socially active into her tenth decade.

1919 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 27 November, p. 5. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140073667

1920 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 9 October, p. 3. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140088198

1936 'PERSONAL', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 8 February, p. 14. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142412654

1952 '90th BIRTHDAY PARTY', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 23 September, p. 5. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133570548