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Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
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-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the will of Rev. John Joseph Therry. The Irish Jesuits are named as beneficiaries. He bequeathed the management of his entire property in Australia to the Irish Jesuits for religious, charitable and educational purposes.
Therry, John Joseph, 1790-1864, Roman Catholic priest
Letter from Fr Joannes Hinteroecker SJ describing his work amongst the Aboriginal people
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter, written in Latin from Fr Joannes Hinteroecker SJ to [ ] describing his work amongst the Aboriginal people (Indigenous Australians) in Australia.
Hinteroecker, Joannes, 1820-1872, 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 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
Status temporalis and account sheets for St Patrick's College, Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of status temporalis and account sheets for St Patrick's College, Melbourne.
St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, 1854-1968
Status temporalis and account sheets for the Hawthorn Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of status temporalis and account sheets for the Hawthorn Mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Receipt for £50.0.0 made out in the name of Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Receipt for £50.0.0 made out in the name of Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ and signed by Catherine O'Ferrall.
Walsh, Nicholas, 1826-1912, Jesuit priest
Status temporalis and account sheets for St Ignatius Parish, Richmond, Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of status temporalis and account sheets for St Ignatius Parish, Richmond, Melbourne. Includes a letter (in French) by Fr Edward Nolan SJ and in English by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ (17 July 1869)
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Status temporalis and account sheets for the North Shore Mission, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of status temporalis and account sheets for the North Shore Mission, Sydney.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
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
Status temporalis and account sheets for St Aloysius College, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of status temporalis and account sheets for St Aloysius College, Sydney.
St Aloysius' College, Sydney, Australia, 1879-
Cancellation of the loan to the Jesuit Fathers for the college at Kew
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Duffy Wilkinson, 69 Chancery Lane, Melbourne to Messrs Arnold, Fooks and Chadwick concerning the cancellation of the loan to the Jesuit Fathers for the college at Kew.
Wilkinson, Duffy
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
Status temporalis for St Francis Xavier College, Kew Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Status temporalis for St. Francis Xavier College, Kew Melbourne.
Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia, 1878-
Balance sheets for St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Balance sheets for St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney.
St Ignatius’ College, Riverview, Sydney, Australia, 1880-
Status temporalis for Loyola, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Status temporalis (Province Accounts) for Loyola, Sydney.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Balance sheets for the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of balance sheets for the following:
Richmond Residence
Richmond Parish
Sevenhill Residence
Sevenhill Parish
Norwood Residence
Norwood Parish
St Patrick's College, Melbourne
Xavier College, Kew
Hawthorn Parish
Hawthorn Residence
Riverview College, Sydney
St Aloysius College, North Sydney
Loyola College, Sydney
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
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Thomas Fay SJ, Bursar, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ, Superior, concerning the deficit for the year 1913 and information he considers misleading sent to Fr General about the college.
Fay, Thomas, 1864-1939, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Fay SJ to Fr Rector concerning the finances of St Ignatius College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Fay SJ, Bursar, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Rector concerning the finances of the college.
Fay, Thomas, 1864-1939, Jesuit priest
Bequest of left to the Society of Jesus in Australia by Fr Mathew Ryan
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to a bequest of £400 left to the Society of Jesus in Australia by Fr Matthew Ryan to be used for the foreign missions. Refers to Fr Frank Browne SJ and his health in Australia, and copy of a letter from the Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ to Superior of the Mission, Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ (30 August 1924).
Sullivan, Jeremiah, 1877-1960, Jesuit priest
Historia Domus for St Ignatius, Richmond, Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia Domus for St Ignatius, Richmond, Melbourne.
St Ignatius' Church, Richmond, Australia, 1867-
History of St Francis Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
History of St Francis Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne.
Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia, 1878-
Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Villa Maria, Hunters Hill, Sydney to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ concerning the Australian Mission. Refers to a number of topics he wishes to be passed on to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ when Fr Lentaigne returns to Ireland.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
History of St Ignatius College, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
History of Riverview College (St Ignatius), Sydney.
St Ignatius’ College, Riverview, Sydney, Australia, 1880-
History of St Aloysius College, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
History of St Aloysius College, Sydney.
St Aloysius' College, Sydney, Australia, 1879-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
House history of Sevenhill.
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
Historia Domus of the SS. Cordis Residence, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia Domus of the SS. Cordis Residence, Sydney.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Historia Domus for St Patrick's College, Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia Domus for St Patrick's College, Melbourne.
St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, 1854-1968
Historia Domus for the Hawthorn Residence
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia Domus for the Hawthorn Residence.
Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia, 1869-
History of the Novitiate, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
History of the Novitiate, Sydney.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Historia residentiae for Manresa, Norwood, Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia residentiae for Manresa, Norwood, Australia.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historia Domus of Loyola, Greenwich, Sydney.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ to Fr John Ffrench SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Patrick's, Melbourne to Fr John Ffrench SJ regarding the Australian Mission and worries expressed by Father General concerning the observance of spiritual matters and the customs of the Society.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
List of staff in the residences in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of staff in the residences in Australia (curates and priests).
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from John Fitzpatrick, Vicar General, Melbourne to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Superior of the Mission, requesting him, on behalf of the Bishop, to make the annual collection for the Ecclesiastical Seminary, Melbourne. Includes a copy reply from Fr Dalton. Remarks 'Don't you think it places us in a... false position before the diocese? It makes the "Jesuit Fathers" the applicants for the money whereas the collection is in reality not for us but for his Lordship...'
Fitzpatrick, John, 1810-1890, priest and Vicar General
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ, Fiesole, Italy to Irish Provincial Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the work of the Society in Sydney.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Catalogue for the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Catalogue for the Australian Mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Patrick Keating SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Peter [Beckx] SJ. Expresses his frustration at the lack of good men being sent out to Australia. Remarks 'I wish you could be spared to us. This place would suit you in many ways admirably... But that of course is out of the question. It is only the invalids the good for littles and the troublesome who are transported.' (1 May 1885, 8pp). Includes a letter relating to the delay in granting permission for a new building at Riverview. Remarks 'If the people at home saw the grand college the Marist Brothers have built they might think it necessary to do something...I hope that now the Provincial is well again things may go on a little faster. It is an awful thing to be so far away from headquarters and to have to write for permission for everything' (12 May 1885, 2pp).
Keating, Patrick, 1846-1913, Jesuit priest
The Apostleship of Prayer and its connection with the Sacred Heart
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters concerning the Apostleship of Prayer and its connection with the Sacred Heart to the Irish Fr Provincial and Cardinal Moran.
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
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Bishop of Geraldton, William Bernard Kelly, Geraldton, Western Australia to Fr John F O'Brien SJ releasing him from his duties in the Northern Territory. Remarks 'I...have no desire whatever to detain you any longer...To my mind your stay there has already been an extremely long and trying one and apart from all considerations of your order, I could not bring myself to ask you to prolong it.'
Kelly, William Bernard, 1855-1921, Roman Catholic Bishop of Geraldton
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of reports (Elenchus Visitationis, Status Personalis, Status Spiritualis and Status Temporalis) by Fr John Ryan SJ following his visitations to the various houses and communities in Australia during 1906, and some reference for finance at Richmond, 1905.
Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr H Walmesley SJ, Via S. Nicola da Tolentino, Roma to Irish Fr Provincial William Delaney SJ concerning a representative from the Australian Mission to the Provincial Congregation. Includes a copy of a reply on the same issue from the XXV General Congregation (1906).
Walmesley, Herman, 1850-1927, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr General Beckx to the Superior of the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ discussing the Australian Mission.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr James O'Dwyer SJ, Xavier College, Kew to Fr Maher SJ concerning news from the Australian Mission and asking Fr Maher for items (chalices and vestments) for the altar.
O'Dwyer, James, 1860-1925, Jesuit priest
Telegram concerning Fr Superior's illness
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Telegram concerning Fr Superior's (Thomas Brown) illness. Requests a substitute urgently.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Letter from Fr General concerning the appointment of only four Mission Consultors
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Fr General concerning the appointment of only four Mission Consultors. Includes a note by Fr John Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ asking him to correct the status for Australia.
Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr General concerning mass stipends
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Fr General concerning mass stipends. Includes a note by Fr John Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ seeking advice.
Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of part of a letter from Fr Edward Corish SJ to [ ] concerning Archbishop Kelly and his intention to take more territory from the Franciscan Fathers and a misunderstanding that arose.
Corish, Edward, 1862-1951, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Roney SJ to Fr Brown SJ concerning the ordo and some mistakes he has discovered
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John Roney SJ, St Francis Xavier's, North Sydney, NSW to Fr Michael Browne SJ concerning the ordo and some mistakes he has discovered.
Roney, John, 1856-1931, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from [ ], Apostolic Delegation, 40 Edward Street, North Sydney to Fr Cornelius Hartnett SJ, "Manresa", Norwood concerning the establishing of a Guild and the obtaining of Indulgences. Includes a letter from Fr Hartnett describing the work and progress of the Holy Communion Guilds for young men and boys who have left school.
Hartnett, Cornelius, 1873-1948, Jesuit priest
Index librorum for the Australian Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Index librorum for the Australian Mission, which list books by Jesuits in Australia.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John Forrest, Rector, St John's College, University of Sydney to Fr James Dalton SJ (Superior of the Mission), Melbourne concerning the will of Archdeacon McEncroe in which he made provisions for a Jesuit to be appointed to the Chair of Logic and Theology in St John's College, University of Sydney. Includes a copy of a letter sent by Fr Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ concerning the matter.
Forrest, John 1820–1883, Catholic priest and college rector
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from E. G. Ellis, Sydney to Fr Dalton SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the will of Archdeacon McEncroe and the appointment of a Jesuit to the Chair of Logic and Theology at St John's College, University of Sydney.
Ellis, E. G.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Notes written by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ on the Sydney Mission.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Letter from Archbishop Patrick Moran to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning a crisis at St John's College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Archbishop Patrick Moran, St Mary's Cathedral to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning a crisis at St John's College and a proposal to put Fr Clancy SJ or Fr Kelly SJ forward as Rector of the college and a letter (written on the back) from Fr Dalton to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ, Superior of the Mission, concerning the letter. Includes a copy reply from Fr Dalton to the Archbishop.
Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Peter J. Murphy, Secretary to the Archbishop, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ, Superior of the Mission, St Mary's, North Sydney concerning the appointment of a Rector to St John's College, University of Sydney. Includes a copy reply.
Murphy, Peter J, Catholic priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Notice from the Sydney Daily Telegraph concerning Rev. M. J. O'Reilly's (head of the Vincentian Order in Australia) appointment to the Rectorship of St John's College, Sydney University.
Sydney Daily Telegraph, newspaper, 1879-
Letter from Fr James Kennedy SJ to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning an alleged incident in the Bank
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr James Kennedy SJ, The Presbytery, North Shore to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning an alleged incident in the Bank where Fr Kennedy supposedly spoke about Dr Browne and his financial difficulties. Defends himself and explains his version of events.
Kennedy, James, 1841-1918, former Jesuit priest
Marriage ceremony performed by Fr Edward Nolan SJ and a misunderstanding that arose
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr John Hoyne, relating to a marriage ceremony (Flanagan) performed by Fr Edward Nolan SJ and a misunderstanding that arose as a result between the priests of the city and the Jesuit Fathers.
Hoyne, John, priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Kelly SJ, St Mary's Presbytery, Sydney, Australia to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning a voyage to [Cape York]. Refers to his journey to Sydney and refers to the great kindness he has been shown.
Kelly, William E, 1823-1909, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Sr Mary [ ] Williams, Convent Sisters of Charity, Hobartown (Hobart, Tasmania) to Fr James Dalton SJ concerning the transfer of the Sisters of Charity to Richmond. Includes a note on the back of the letter from Fr Dalton to Irish Fr Provincial N. Walshe SJ remarking, 'They are not prospering there, because the Presentation Nuns...have the support of the Bishop and Clergy. They must leave or die out...'
Williams, Mary, Sister of Charity
Letter from Fr Christopher Nulty SJ to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning St Patrick's College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Christopher Nulty SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Australia to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning St Patrick's College, the number of boys attending the school, results of examinations and the community.
Nulty, Christopher, 1838-1914, Jesuit priest
Letter from Thomas English, The Sacred Heart College, Maitland praising retreat by Fr Clery
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Thomas English, The Sacred Heart College, Maitland to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ (Superior of the Mission) praising Fr Cleary's retreat to the priests in the Sacred Heart College.
English, Thomas
'The Society of Jesus in Australia'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Book entitled 'The Society of Jesus in Australia.'
Watson, Michael J, 1845-1931, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Edward Nolan SJ to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ describing New Zealand
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Edward Nolan SJ to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ. Includes letters concerning matters in the college at Kew (9 November 1881 - 29 April 1882, 3 items). Includes a letter describing his visit to New Zealand and the journey from Hokitika to Greymouth. Remarks: 'Those who have seen the European Alps say that the Southern Alps of N. Zealand are quite equal to them for grandeur. The scenery too is most varied...The roads over the mountains are cut out of the rock and the precipices hundreds of feet deep along which they run make many a stout heart quail.' (1May [ ], 4pp). Includes a letter concerning his visit to Greymouth, New Zealand. Remarks '...(it) is the most stirring town on the west coast and I believe the most so in N.Z. for its size. A new rush broke out about two months ago...There are 'tis said a thousand Irish there.' (6 May [ ], 4pp).
Nolan, Edward, 1826-1893, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning a brother novice (John Flynn SJ) he is sending out to Australia. Remarks that Br Flynn has been in delicate health and is hoping that Australia may suit him better.
Tuite, James, 1831-1891, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Kilda House to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ concerning the plans for a new school and temporary church at St Kilda.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Kilda House to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ concerning the community and college at St Kilda.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning Fr Ryan's family and financial difficulties. Includes a covering note from Fr Sturzo to Irish Fr Provincial Brown SJ regarding the matter.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Letters from concerning names of people suitable for the position of [Superior/Rector]
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Thomas Keating SJ, Auburn, Sydney and Fr Joseph Dalton SJ to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the names of people they feel are suitable for the position of [Superior/Rector] of St Aloysius College, Auburn, Sydney.
Keating, Thomas, 1827-1887, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Christopher Nulty SJ concerning the appointment of Rector at St Patrick's College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Christopher Nulty SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the appointment of Rector at St Patrick's College.
Nulty, Christopher, 1838-1914, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Christopher Nulty SJ concerning the Rectorship's of St Patrick's and Kew
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Christopher Nulty SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Australia to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ, concerning the Rectorship's of St. Patrick's and Kew.
Nulty, Christopher, 1838-1914, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Daniel Clancy SJ, St Aloysius College, Auburn, Bourke Street, Sydney to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning a mortgage and Capitation Tax on the building occupied by St Aloysius College.
Clancy, Daniel, 1836-1895, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Patrick Keating SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning his appointment as Rector of the College. Remarks 'I think that my appointment to the Rectorship in the present state of the College would be very detrimental to its interests. There is no one here to take my place as master...' (2 May 1885, 6pp).
Keating, Patrick, 1846-1913, Jesuit priest
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.1
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Handwritten notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (one notebook appears to be missing).
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Mulhall SJ, St Ignatius to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the names he would recommend for [Superior of St. Ignatius].
Mulhall, Joseph, 1820-1897, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning suitable names for the position of Rector at St Ignatius College, Riverview and St Aloysius, Auburn, Sydney.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr William Kelly SJ, concerning suitable candidates for [Rector] of St Aloysius College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Kelly SJ, St Aloysius College, Bourke Street, Sydney to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ [Superior of the Mission] concerning suitable candidates for [Rector] of St Aloysius College. On the reverse of this letter is a letter from Fr Sturzo SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ on the same subject.
Kelly, William E, 1823-1909, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning a dispute between Richmond Parish and the Melbourne Colleges. Sets out his instructions as to how the dispute should be settled based on the wishes of the late Archbishop.
Brown, Thomas P, 1845-1915, Jesuit priest
Letter from Br Francis Atchinson SJ concerning his renunciation prior to taking his last vows
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Br Francis Atchinson SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his renunciation prior to taking his last vows.
Atchison, Francis, 1849-1911, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Oliver Daly SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his voyage accompanying Fr John O'Neill back to Ireland. Refers to an incident that took place after Mass on board the ship. Remarks 'I went into the cabin to make my acts of thanks just as I had finished I heard screams of "passenger overboard". The brave captain stopped the steamer at once lowered a boat he (Fr O'Neill) was picked up in 20 minutes. Had he not swam so vigorously...the [ ] hawks who gathered in numbers around him would have picked out his eyes.' Refers to other attempts to commit suicide and remarks: 'There is no doubt that had I known him as well before starting as I do now I should have been afraid to volunteer my services.'
Daly, Oliver, 1845-1916, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Roney SJ concerning the conduct of Fr Michael Colman SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from John Roney SJ, Manresa, Norwood, Adelaide to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning the conduct of Fr Michael Colman SJ. Asks Fr Ryan for advice.
Roney, John, 1856-1931, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Michael Colman SJ concerning trouble he has had with Fr John Roney SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Michael Colman SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning trouble he has had with Fr John Roney SJ. Includes telegram to Dublin entitled 'Colman'.
Colman, Michael P, 1858-1920, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Dominic Connell SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ. Includes a letter referring to the lack of discipline of the scholastics whilst on villa (14 May 1915, 1p).
Connell, Dominic, 1866-1933, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Patrick F. Tighe SJ on board the "Roon"
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick F. Tighe SJ to Fr Ryan on board the "Roon", nearing Adelaide concerning the voyage to Australia.
Tighe, Patrick, 1866-1920, Jesuit, priest, chaplain and missionary
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.2
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Handwritten notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (Victoria).
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ reporting on the health of members of the community
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ, Loyola, Greenwich Road, Greenwich, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ reporting on the health of members of the community.
Murphy, Richard James Francis, 1875-1957, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from T. J. O'Brien, General Secretary, Australian Catholic Federation, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ expressing his disappointment that Fr Bernard Vaughan will not be able to take the lecturing tour due to ill health.
O'Brien, T. J.
Letters from Fr Edward Sydes SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ discussing Jesuit wills
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Edward Sydes SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ. Includes a letter discussing wills of Jesuits with specific reference to members of the Society in Australia.
Sydes, Edward J, 1863-1918, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters from Mr Paul Healy SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his health and how he is progressing.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Mr Paul Healy SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his health and how he is progressing at Bodington, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, and St Aloysius, Sevenhill, South Australia.
Healy, Paul, 1894-1934, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Thomas Gartlan SJ, Rector, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning the administration of the college and matters regarding the community.
Gartlan, Thomas, 1853-1942, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Byrne SJ concerning accommodation for retreats at Loyola
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr George Byrne SJ, Loyola, Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning accommodation for retreats at Loyola.
Byrne, George, 1879-1962, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Henry E. Cock SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Henry E. Cock SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning the death of Fr Dan O'Brien SJ, and asking to be relieved of the position of Superior of Manresa, Norwood, Adelaide due to ill health.
Cock, Henry E, 1859-1931, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Timothy Kenny SJ concerning Fr James Colgan's operation
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Timothy Kenny SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning Fr James Colgan's operation.
Kenny, Timothy J, 1843-1917, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Claffey SJ concerning Fr Colgan's illness and death
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Claffey SJ, Manresa, Hawthorn, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning Fr James Colgan's illness and death.
Claffey, Thomas, 1853-1931, Jesuit priest