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Choir in 1906 when the parish held a Mission 20 to 30 October.

Jane Lever, Eva Geer, Mrs McHenry, May Sherring, Cleo Jones, Miss Tickell, Miss Neber, Mrs Morris Stan Geer, Bert Rowcroft, C Davey, J Lever, Adam, Rev Stanley Champion, Rev William Henry Geer, Harry Morris, E Burgess, J Morring, Noel Morris, Arthur Geer, G Wells, A Casey, F Wells Music The organ was purchased for 95 pounds from Allen & Co, Melbourne and dedicated on Sunday 17 July 1904. It is a Two manual, with an Octave of Pedals. Mr Timothy L Campbell was the first Organist using it. Mrs Jones, organist on the previous machine, retired. One note says the Choirmanster Mr McHenry died in 1902. Then later I found that a complementary social was held 19 Nov 1904 for Mr A F McHenry, Choirmaster, who had been associated with the music at St Margaret's for 19 years. In 1966 a new Pipe Organ was purchased from lawrie Pipe Organs, and it was used for the first time on Sunday 23 April 1967. The older organ was transferred to All Saint's Meringur. Reverend William Henry Geer Bishop James unveiled and dedicated a Memorial Tablet to the Rev W H Geer, Vicar of Mildura 1904 - 1909, on Sunday 27 October 1929. William Henry Geer died at Trafalgar 1910 #14582, aged 62, son of Sarah Foster and George Thomas Geer Elizabeth Annie Geer died at Mansfield 1929 #10580 aged 76, daughter of Sarah Dede and John Ware Stan and Eva Geer are registered as children of William Henry Geer born in England, who wed 1876 #1339 to Elizabeth Annie Ware. Their children are 1. William John Geer 1877 #7203 at Carisbrook took Holy Orders in Launceston Tasmania, returned to Mildura to preach 7 July 1907 2. Florence Mary Ann Geer 1878 #6789 at Beauford wed 1905 to Charles David Hutton 3. Mabel Sarah Geer 1880 #7940 born at Creswick and died 1887 #5010 aged 7 at Ballan 4. Ethel Elizabeth Geer 1882 #681 - 1926 aged 42, born at Bran wed 1912 to Osbert Dudley Coventry 5. Harold Geer 1884 #9906 at Ballan 6. Eva Muriel Edith Geer 1886 #231 at Ballan, wed 1911 to Thomas Armstrong Stephenson 7. Stanley Reginald Geer 1887 #8203 at Ballan wed 1912 to Ellan Hart Bird 8. Horace Clement Geer 1889 #29068 - 1933 aged 43 9. Arthur Herbert Geer 1891 #20552 - 1963 aged 71, born at Buninyong wed Dorothea Leonard Abrahamson 10. Annie May Geer 1895 #10107 - 1949 aged 56, born at Buninyong wed 1920 to William Murray 11. Alma Beatrice Maud Geer 1897 #25256 at Avoca

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