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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Miniature Bible - "New Testament"

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c. 1899

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Overview

Miniature leather bound book, hardcover with 464 pages of black printed text

Historical information

Bishop Cecil Wilson of Bunbury gifted this Bible to Mr R E Davies. The Right Reverend Cecil Wilson (1860–1941) was an English-born Anglican bishop and former missionary who served as the second Bishop of Bunbury in Western Australia from 1918 to 1937 - he is remembered with a memorial altar in Bunbury Cathedral and with a stained glass window and portrait in the Cathedral Grammar School Chapel, Bunbury

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.102

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

70 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Depth

15 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Gold wording on spine "New Testament. Oxford"

Handwritten message on inside page: "Robert E Davies. 1926"

Contextual information

Owned by Robert E Davies, gifted by Bishop Cecil Wilson in 1926.

Keywords

Religious Publication

Place made

Printed at The University Press.
London: Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press. Amen Corner.
New York: 25 West 32nd Street.

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Sunday, 15 February, 2026

Completeness

94

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