In 1989 , the church suffered major structural damage from the 1989 Newcastle earthquake . Sydney architects H. O. Woodhouse and Danks Pty Ltd oversaw the repairs , completed in 1994 . It was at this time , too , that most of the memorial plaques were removed to the bapistry in the north-west corner of the church . Statues at the western end of the nave , carved by Englebert Piccolrautz , an Austrian woodcarver , are understood to date from 2005
1989 Newcastle earthquake
1989 Newcastle earthquake
St James' Anglican Church, Morpeth