Dr J. A. Reid c. 1840 Dr Ross 1841–42 Isaac Nathan 1842–43 G. W. Worgan c. 1848–c. 1954 Mr Walton [Bishop Henry Davis is also known to have played regularly at this time] 1856–1870 William J. Cordner 1870–71 or 72 John T. Hill 1872–1877 John A. Delany 1877–78 "Professor" Hughes 1879–1888 Thomas P. Banks 1888–1895 Neville G. Barnett 1895–1897 John A. Delany 1907–1963 Harry Dawkins 1963 Neil Slarke 1964–1971 Errol Scarlett 1971–1974 John O'Donnell 1974–1979 Errol Lea-Scarlett 1979–1987 Gavin Tipping 1988– Peter Kneeshaw Bells The bells of St Mary's Cathedral have a unique place in Australian history. There have been three separate rings of bells at the cathedral, all cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry of London. The first, of eight bells, arrived in Sydney in August 1843, and were installed in a wooden campanile located away from the main building (approximately where the pulpit is today). They were the first bells hung for change ringing in Australia and rang for the first time on New Year's Day 1844. When the cathedral was destroyed by fire in June 1865, the bells escaped damage. Construction of new cathedral began in 1866, and during 1868 the bells were removed from the campanile and installed in the new tower, which was situated where the south-western tower now stands. In 1881 the bells were traded in for a new ring of eight which were installed the following year (the Whitechapel Foundry was then using the name Mears & Stainbank). In 1885 a contract was signed for the construction of the Central Tower (the Moran Tower) to which the bells were transferred in 1898. A century later an entirely new ring was ordered. Today the Central Tower houses a ring of twelve bells, plus two additional bells which allow alternative groups of bells to be rung, depending on the number and skill of the ringers available. They were rung for the first time in 1986. Seven bells from the 1881 peal now form part of a ring of twelve bells at St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Adelaide. The old tenor bell (the Moran Bell) became the Angelus bell and is located in St Mary's south-eastern tower. The bells are rung regularly before Solemn Mass on Sundays and on major feast days. They are also rung by arrangement for weddings and funerals and to mark important civic occasions. The bells of St Mary's were heard leading