Complex sentence: The first church serving the district was dedicated to St Barnabas and completed in 1849 and was situated near the bottom of the Parnell hill on land which was demolished and used for reclamation work.
Split into simpler sentences: The first church serving the district was dedicated to St Barnabas. Completed in 1849 it was situated near the bottom of Parnell on land which was later demolished and used for reclamation work.