The Edges of Time: Cornerstones and Time Capsules of Early Victoria

Cornerstone Time Capsule Contents

I.O.O.F.

The Time Capsule of the IOOF Hall contained:

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian

Time Capsule Contents:

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St. Ann's

The time capsule for the St. Ann’s Convent School in 1871 was a tin box laid inside the stone and its whereabouts today remains a mystery. Its contents were:

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Synagogue

The time capsule beneath the stone laid by Mr. Malowanski for the Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue contained: The time capsule beneath the stone laid by the Masonic Fraternity contained:

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Y.M.C.A.

The time capsule contained the following items:

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Masonic Temple

Time Capsule Contents:

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Protestand Orphan's Home

A time capsule placed within the cavity of the cornerstone of the Protestant Orphan’s Home building contained the following:

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St. Andrew's Cathedral

Actually placed inside the cornerstone, the time capsule is a copper manuscript box containing “the names of the Pope, Her Majesty the Queen, and the Governor-General, a list of subscribers names and the amount subscribed up to the present date, specimens of the coinage of the Dominion, and copies of The Colonist and Times containing an account of the proceedings [sic].”

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