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Holy Spirit Chapel, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle
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Notre Dame University

Property
Name of institution   The University of Notre Dame
Type of institution0   University
Street Address   19 Mouat St
City   Fremantle
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6012
Country   Australia
Name of building   The University of Notre Dame
Name of room   Holy Spirit Chapel
Dates of the building  
Register of Heritage Places  
Heritage Place number  
Architect  
Builder  

Special architectural features and fittings  

Other location information   The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) is a private Roman Catholic university established in 1990 in the Western Australian port city of Fremantle.

The University has campuses in Fremantle, Western Australia, Broome, Western Australia and Sydney, New South Wales.

Name of contact  
Mailing Address   PO Box 1225, Fremantle, WA, 6959
Telephone   (08) 9433 0555
Email   Reception.
Other contact information  

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Previous organ(s)
Date of previous organ   None
Detail of previous organ  
Dates when key work has been undertaken  
Dates of any moves that have taken place  
Variations from original design of organ  
Information on previous organ  
Information about comparable instruments to previous organ  
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Present organ
Type of installation   Freestanding

Case description   Bourdon display pipes

Placement in room  

Builder's name   Paul F. Hufner

Opus number   XIX (19)

Date of completion/installation   1964

Construction materials  

Number of manuals   One (1)

Key compasses   CC-ccc

Number of keys   61

Key material  

Pedal compass   CC-g

Number of pedals   32

Pedalboard type  

Pedalboard material  

Type of chests  

Type of key action   Electro-magnetic

Type of stop action   Electro-magnetic

Couplers   None

Tremulants   None

Accessories    None

Console type   Detached stoptab

Stop label material  

Placement   Stop rail

General design  

Playing aids   None

Divisions   Manual, Pedal

Wind pressures  

Stop list  
MANUAL
Bourdon 16' A
Open Diapason 8' B
Leiblich Gedeckt 8' A
Octave Diapason 4' B
Leiblich Flute 4' A
Piccolo 2' A
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PEDAL
Bourdon 16' A
Bass Flute 8' A
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Total number of stops   8

Total number of ranks   2

Total number of pipes  

Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ   Additions to the organ were prepared for at the time of building but were not completed.

Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ   Originally built for the Presentation Sisters of Iona Convent and installed in their chapel in 1964.
Removed in 1966 when the Chapel had to be demolished due to structural failure.
Gifted to Notre Dame University for future installation in the Holy Spirit Chapel. This never came to pass so the organ was obtained by Corpus Christi Church (which is right next door to Iona Convent!) and installed in 1998 by Pipe Organ Builders and Services.
Remedial work by Patrick Elms & Co in 2010.

Information on current organ  

Comparable instruments to current organ  

Assessment of organ and current status  

Other organs by this builder   There are many organs by Paul Hufmer in Western Australia. Please refer to Western Australian Organs Builders Index

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Document control Original entries J R Elms, OAM, Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999, 2003 and 2004.
This entry D B Duncan 24 January 2009.
Information about the university from Wickipedia.