▁called ▁by ▁architect ▁R G ▁S uter ▁in ▁September . ▁Bu ilt ▁of ▁ 1 2 " ▁pit - sa wn ▁tim ber ▁with ▁sh ing led ▁roof , ▁the ▁contract or ▁was ▁John ▁Ba ill ie , ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁August ine ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁by ▁Bishop ▁T uf nell . ▁ ▁Arch itect ▁Richard ▁George ▁S uter ▁( 1 8 2 7 - 1 8 9 4 ) ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ten ▁of ▁some ▁thirty - four ▁churches ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁epis cop ate ▁of ▁Bishop ▁T uf nell ▁( 1 8 5 9 – 7 4 ) ▁including ▁St ▁Mark ' s ▁War wick ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 7 0 ) ▁and ▁St ▁James ' ▁To owo om ba ▁( 1 8 6 8 - 6 9 ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tim ber ▁churches ▁including ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁L ut wy che ▁( 1 8 6 6 ) ▁and ▁( the ▁first ) ▁St ▁David ' s ▁All ora ▁( 1 8 6 8 ). ▁S uter ▁also ▁under to ok ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁Like ▁his ▁churches , ▁S uter ' s ▁early ▁schools ▁used ▁tim ber ▁with ▁outside ▁stud ding ▁as ▁a ▁construction ▁technique , ▁an ▁ingen ious ▁modification ▁of ▁traditional ▁half - tim ber ed ▁construction ▁developed ▁and ▁popular ised ▁by ▁S uter ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁He