Historia Domus for Loyola, Sydney
- IE IJA MSSN/AUST/123
- File
- 1890 - 1895
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia Domus for Loyola, Sydney.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Historia Domus for Loyola, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia Domus for Loyola, Sydney.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Hand-written index/precis to the Australia collection
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Hand-written index/precis to the Australia collection, 1835-1903. It is not known who prepared this precis (perhaps Fr James Rabbitte SJ, check handwriting).
Ground plan and first floor plan of Hawthorn College, Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Ground plan and first floor plan of Hawthorn College, Melbourne, by T. A. Kelly, architect, Melbourne.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Form letter allocating money to the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Form letter allocating money to the Australian Mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Financial accounts for various houses in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Rough financial accounts for various houses in Australia.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Envelopes, stamped and postmarked
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of envelopes, stamped (Queen Victoria) and postmarked from Australia to Ireland.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Draft cable from Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 2 to the Australian Mission concerning the finances of one of the colleges.
Fahy, John, 1874-1958, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Document which briefly outlines the history of the beginnings of missions in Australia, Hong Kong and Northern Rhodesia.
Cutting with a tribute to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Cuttings from 'The Catholic Press' of an article entitled 'How the Irish Came to Queensland. The Voyage of the "Erin-go-bragh" and a tribute to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ'.
Australian Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1931-
Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Sydney and the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Sydney and the Society of Jesus and the establishment of the Australian Mission.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Copy of 'Laurels', publication devoted to the interests of Old Xaverians
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of 'Laurels' (vol. 25, no. 86), a quarterly publication devoted to the interests of Old Xaverians, with article on the Irish Jesuit mission to Australia, 1865 onwards.
Copy letters from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to the Superior of the Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letters from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Dalton SJ.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Copy college mems. in Fr Isaac Moore's hand
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy college mems in Fr Isaac Moore's hand from Fr Nolan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial. Includes a note written by Fr Moore concerning the college and expanding some points.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copies of articles (taken from catalogue/souvenir) concerning the history of the Jesuit mission to Australia (1871-1964). Includes note from Fr Stephen Redmond SJ to Tom (20 July 1991).
Consultor's letters from the various communities of the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of Consultor's letters from the various communities of the Australian Mission to Mission Superior, Fr John Ryan SJ.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Circular letter from Fr E Nolan SJ, Treasurer, St Patrick's College, Melbourne requesting financial help in order to build a church of the Immaculate Conception in Melbourne.
Nolan, Edward, 1826-1893, Jesuit priest
Catalogue for the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Catalogue for the Australian Mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Calendar of letters relating to the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Typescript calendar of letters relating to the Australian Mission detailing date, writer and recipient.
Bound volume of the accounts of the Australian Mission in account with the Irish Province
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Bound volume of the accounts of the Australian Mission in account with the Irish Province. Includes Robert Little Estate (23 March 1922 - 25 February 1926, pp. 246 - 247), Fr Joseph Canavan's Estate (1 March 1924, p. 399), Half Year's Contribution (25 March 1884 - 29 September 1884 pp. 401 - 402).
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
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The Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia was initiated due to the will of Fr John Joseph Therry (1790-1864), who named the Irish Jesuits as beneficiaries to his property in Australia, and by an invitation to the Irish Province by James Alipius Goold, Bishop of Melbourne (later Archbishop) (1812-1886) to set-up a mission in his diocese. The first two Irish Jesuits, Frs William Lentaigne (1805-1884) and William Kelly (1823-1909), arrived in Melbourne in September 1865. Previously, two Austrian Jesuits, Frs. Kranewitter (1817-1880) and Klinkowstroem (1819-1896) had arrived in 1848 after Jesuit expulsion from Austria. The Austrian Mission centred on South Australia and the Northern Territory. In 1901, the Austrian and Irish missions amalgamated. Australia was made a Vice-Province in 1931 and Fr Austin Kelly SJ (1891-1978) was named the first Provincial of the Australian Province in 1950.
The papers of the Australian Mission provide a comprehensive history of the Irish Jesuit Mission, concentrating on the years 1865-1931. The Irish Jesuits worked as missionaries, educators, writers, chaplains, theologians, scientists, pastors and directors of retreats, mainly in the urban communities of eastern Australia.
Subjects touched upon include: agreements with Archbishops in establishing Jesuit houses in a particular diocese; reflections on the journey to and from Australia; administration of schools, colleges, universities and Jesuit residences - (St Patrick’s, Melbourne; St Francis Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne; St Aloysius, Dunedin (NZ); St Aloysius College, Sydney ; St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney; St Louis, Claremont, Western Australia; Newman College, University of Melbourne); parishes - (Norwood and Sevenhills in South Australia; Invercargill (NZ); Melbourne; Sydney; Toowong and Indooroopilly in Queensland); financial documents; expansion of the Mission; and correspondence between Father Provincial in Ireland and Jesuits in Australia. By far the greatest number of letters sent to Father Provincial in Ireland was from Fr John Ryan SJ (1849-1922) (Superior of the Mission from 11 February 1901-14 June 1908; 9 April 1913-24 October 1917). Until the creation of the Australian Mission as a Vice-Province, the Irish Provincial was kept informed of every minor detail about the Mission and often decision making in Australia was delayed until approval from Dublin was given.
Although this collection provides a comprehensive history of the Australian Mission, there are some gaps. For example, the collection does not contain any deeds or other legal documents relating to property obtained by the Society of Jesus in Australia and it is presumed that these documents would have been kept by the Superior of the Mission and later the Vice-Provincial of the Vice-Province in Australia, where they remain today.
Superiors of the Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia (1865-1931)
Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ 1865-1866
Fr Joseph Dalton SJ 1866-1872
Fr Thomas Cahill SJ 1872-1879
Fr Joseph Dalton SJ 1879-2 September 1883
Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ 2 September 1883-5 April 1890
Fr Patrick Keating SJ 5 April 1890-1 February 1895
Fr Timothy Kenny SJ 1 February 1895-11 February 1901
Fr John Ryan SJ 11 February 1901-14 June 1908
Fr Thomas Brown SJ 14 June 1908-9 April 1913
Fr John Ryan SJ 9 April 1913-24 October 1917
Fr William Lockington SJ 24 October 1917-20 June 1923
Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ 20 June 1923-19 March 1931
Vice-Provincials of the Vice-Province of Australian (1931-1950)
Fr John Fahy SJ 19 March 1931-25 August 1939
Fr John Meagher SJ 25 August 1939-1 October 1947
Fr Austin Kelly SJ 1 October 1947-1 November 1950
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Articles on the history of the Jesuit mission to Australia, includes articles on Ireland
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Series of articles bound into book format concerning the history of the Jesuit mission to Australia:
'The Woodstock Letters'. Vol. XXXVII. No. 3 'The Society of Jesus in Australia' pp303-318; Vol. XXXVIII. No. 1 pp1-9; Vol. XXXVIII. No. 2 pp161-176; Vol. XXXVIII. ? pp341-349; Vol. XXXIX. No. 2 pp145-160; Vol. XXXIX. No. 3 pp304-318; Vol. XL. No. 1 pp1-16; Vol. XL. No. 2 pp145-160; Vol. XL. No. 3 pp274-288; Vol. XLI. No. 1 pp1-6;
catalogue of the Adelaide residence of the Australian Mission (1862; 1869-1870; 1874; 1877; 1880; 1886; 1889) and the Australian Mission (1887; 1893; 1902; 1912);
contemporary newspaper clippings of Jesuit houses in Australia;
copy of 'Edmund Campion’s History of Ireland' by the Rev. John Hungerford Pollen SJ with an inscription to Fr John Conmee SJ by J. H. Pollen SJ reprinted from ‘The Month’, December, 1905, and February, 1906.
articles by Fr Matthew Devitt SJ on 'Summerhill, County Meath and its neighbourhood', published in Kildare Archaeological Society;
'Irish University Education: A plea for Fair Play' by Fr William Delany SJ (1904);
'Brief memoir of Fr Patrick Duffy SJ' (1904);
'The Annual Report of the Apostolic School of Ireland' (Society of Jesus) 1884-1885, 1886, 1895;
extracts from the diary of Mungret College (1884-1885);
copy letters from Rev. F. Ronan to the Fathers and Students of Mungret College during the journey through the United States (September 1884- Christmas 1885).
Article concerning the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of St Aloysius Church, Sevenhill
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Article concerning the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of St Aloysius Church, Sevenhills published in The Southern Cross.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Album depicting various views of Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Album depicting various views of Sydney (drawn).
Agreement concerning the administration of Corpus Christi College, Werribee
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Agreement between Daniel Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne and Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the administration of Corpus Christi College, Werribee.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Brisbane, James Duhig and the Society of Jesus to establish a community in the parish of Toowong, Birsbane.
Duhig, Sir, James, 1871-1965, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane
Account statements for the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of general account statements for the Australian Mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Account sheet for the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Account sheet for the Australian Mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Account of the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Account of the Australian Mission by Fr Michael J Watson SJ.
Watson, Michael J, 1845-1931, Jesuit priest
Account for the Melbourne Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Account for the Melbourne Mission, total receipts and expenses in Australia, '3 students and one teacher were fed daily'.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Account by Fr Sturzo of the novices in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Account by Fr Sturzo of the novices in Australia.
Sturzo, Aloysius,1826-1908, Jesuit priest
100 years of the Society of Jesus in Australia entitled 'A Century of Jesuit Achievement 1865-1965'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Booklet commemorating 100 years of the Society of Jesus in Australia entitled 'A Century of Jesuit Achievement 1865-1965.'
Australian Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1931-