Australasian

Founded

1854 January 1

Closed

1898 January 1

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The Australasian Mission was renamed from the Australian Mission on 1 January 1854 when that mission was expanded to include parts of Asia and the Pacific. It reverted back to the Australian Mission at the end of 1897 when the New Zealand Mission was created.

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Mission Founded

1854 January 1

Augustus Alwin Farnham Called as President

1854 January 1 – 1856 May 28 See Missionaries

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On 1854 January 1

Called

On 1856 May 28

Departed from Field

Absalom Porter Dowdle Called as President

1856 May 28 – 1857 June 7 See Missionaries

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On 1856 May 28

Called

On 1857 June 7

Released

Andrew Jackson Stewart Called as President

1857 June 7 – 1858 May 30 See Missionaries

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On 1857 June 7

Called

On 1858 May 30

Released

Thomas Ford Called as President

1858 May 30 – 1863 February See Missionaries

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On 1858 May 30

Called

On 1863 February

Released

Robert Beauchamp Dolling Called as President

1868 December 8 – 1874 See Missionaries

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On 1868 December 8

Set Apart

On 1874

Released

William Geddes Called as President

1874 March 16 – 1875 February 13 See Missionaries

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On 1874 March 16

Arrived in Field

On 1875 February 13

Departed from Field

Thomas Arthur Gladman Shreeve Called as President

1878 September 15 – 1879 January 26 See Missionaries

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On 1878 September 15

Called

On 1879 January 26

Released

Frederick John Augustus May Called as President

1878 September 15 – 1879 January 26 See Missionaries

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On 1878 September 15

Called

On 1879 January 26

Released

Elijah Francis Pearce Called as President

1878 October 10 – 1880 March 3 See Missionaries

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On 1878 October 10

Set Apart

On 1880 March 3

Departed from Field

George Batt Called as President

1880 March 3 – 1881 January 18 See Missionaries

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On 1880 March 3

Called

On 1881 January 18

Released

William Michael Bromley Called as President

1880 December 11 – 1883 July 17 See Missionaries

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On 1880 December 11

Set Apart

On 1883 July 17

Departed from Field

William Thomas Stewart Called as President

1883 April 30 – 1886 May 25 See Missionaries

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On 1883 April 30

Set Apart

On 1886 May 25

Departed from Field

William Paxman Called as President

1886 February 19 – 1889 September 5 See Missionaries

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On 1886 February 19

Set Apart

On 1889 September 5

Released

William Paxman Called as President

1886 February 19 – 1889 September 5 See Missionaries

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On 1886 February 19

Set Apart

On 1889 September 5

Released

John Samuel Bingham Called as President

1888 April 9 – 1891 October 4 See Missionaries

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On 1888 April 9

Set Apart

On 1891 October 4

Arrived at Home

Angus Taylor Wright Called as President

1889 August 11 – 1890 October 6 See Missionaries

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On 1889 August 11

Called

On 1890 October 6

Departed from Field

William Thomas Stewart Called as President

1891 July 17 – 1893 December 30 See Missionaries

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On 1891 July 17

Set Apart

On 1893 December 30

Departed from Field

William Gardner Called as President

1893 May 20 – 1896 October 6 See Missionaries

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On 1893 May 20

Set Apart

On 1896 October 6

Arrived at Home

Andrew Smith, Jr. Called as President

1895 August 10 – 1898 January 1 See Missionaries

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On 1895 August 10

Set Apart

On 1898 January 1

Released

Ezra Foss Richards, Sr. Called as President

1896 April 7 – 1897 December 31 See Missionaries

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On 1896 April 7

Set Apart

On 1897 December 31

Released

Mission Closed

1898 January 1

Mission Split

1898

The mission was discontinued and split to create the Australian Mission and New Zealand Mission

Media

Australasian (1854 - 1898) Profile

Mahia District

Mahia District

Maori Book of Mormon Translators

Maori Book of Mormon Translators

New Zealand Missionaries

New Zealand Missionaries

New Zealand Mission Collage

New Zealand Mission Collage

Missionaries at Te Hawke

Missionaries at Te Hawke

Sources

Andrew Jenson, "Australian Mission," Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Co., 1941), 35-37

Andrew Jenson, "Australian Mission," Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Co., 1941), 35-37. Transcript for Andrew Jenson, "Australian Mission," Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Co., 1941), 35-37

Australasian Mission history, 1840-1897, Church History Library

Australasian Mission history, 1840-1897, Church History Library.

John D. Hawkes, "A History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Australia to 1900," Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1965

John D. Hawkes, "A History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Australia to 1900," Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1965.

Marjorie Newton, Southern Cross Saints: The Mormons in Australia (Laie, Hawaii: Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1991

Marjorie Newton, Southern Cross Saints: The Mormons in Australia (Laie, Hawaii: Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1991.

The Zion's Watchman

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