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IE IJA MSSN/AUST/3
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[1893]

Account of the Australian Mission by Fr Michael J Watson SJ.

Watson, Michael J, 1845-1931, Jesuit priest

Letter from the Superior of the Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Father General on visit to Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/8
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25 September 1865

Copy letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Father General Peter Beckx SJ, Rome, Italy concerning the Australian Mission and his visit to Australia.

Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest

Letter from Fr Joannes Hinteroecker SJ describing his work amongst the Aboriginal people

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/10
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25 April 1867

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

Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ to Fr John Ffrench SJ

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/13
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22 April 1869

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

Letter from Fr John McEncroe concerning the introduction of Fathers from the Society of Jesus into the diocese of Sydney

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/25
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18 June 1864

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr John McEncroe, Archdiocese, Sydney, Australia to Fr John Callan SJ concerning the introduction of Fathers from the Society of Jesus into the Diocese of Sydney.

McEncroe, John, 1794-1868, Catholic priest and archdeacon

Letter from the Archbishop of Melbourne regarding a request for a community of teaching nuns to go to Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/26
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2 September 1874

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Joseph Alipius Goold, Archbishop of Melbourne, writing from Brussels, Belgium to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ concerning an urgent request by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ for a community of teaching nuns to go to Australia.

Goold, James Alipius, 1812-1886, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne

Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/28
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1877

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Copy of a letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning the conditions imposed by the Archbishop for the Society of Jesus' entry to the Archdiocese of Sydney.

Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

Letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr to Fr Timothy Kenny SJ him thanking him for his letter

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/33
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31 March 1890

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Copy letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ thanking Fr Kenny for his letter and expresses the wish that the work of the Jesuit Fathers in the Archdiocese will be a 'great gain both to the diocese and to all their works. This is certainly my wish and desire as I know it is yours.'

Carr, Thomas Joseph, 1839-1917, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne

Letter from the Archbishop of Sydney, Patrick Cardinal Moran to Fr James Murphy SJ re: change school site

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/35
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31 October 1902

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from the Archbishop of Sydney, Patrick Cardinal Moran, The Irish College, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning the change of the site of the Jesuit's High School from it's present site to North Sydney.

Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

Letter from the Archbishop of Sydney, to Fr John Ryan SJ issues namely a sanction for a loan to extend St Mary's Church

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/39
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30 May 1917

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Copy of a letter from the Micheal Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Australian Mission) concerning two issues raised in letters from Fr Ryan SJ to the Archbishop, namely sanction for a loan to extend St Mary's Church, Milson's Point and the restoration of parish duties to the Fathers at Loyola.

Kelly, Michael, 1850-1940, Archbishop of Sydney

Pacts between the Society of Jesus and the Archbishop and Bishops concerning Newman College and Corpus Christi College

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/42
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23 April 1925

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

A file relating to the pacts between the Society of Jesus and the Archbishop and Bishops concerning Newman College and Corpus Christi College, Werribee.

Letter from Fr John Stephen Bourke SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, Australia to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ, Dublin, Ireland

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/46
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18 October 1913

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr John S. Bourke SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ, Dublin, Ireland concerning news from Australia. Expresses concern over Fr Patrick Tighe's landing in Australia. Remarks 'consumptives are not admitted nowadays and three who came as far as Fremantle with us were turned back there.'

Bourke, John Stephen, 1876-1969, Jesuit priest

Sketch of a building [ ], Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/51
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n.d.

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Sketch of a two-story building with tower - may be St Patrick's College, East Melbourne (1854-1968).

Map of central Sydney showing the location of Jesuit residences and churches

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/53
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n.d.

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Map of the 'centre part of the ‘City of Sydney’ which is rapidly growing all round the various inlets of the bay'. Jesuit involvement is marked - Our House (Albion Street); St. John’s (University); Lavender Bay church and St Fr. Xavier are signposted to the north.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Letter from Fr Josef Polk SJ to Fr [ ] concerning St Patrick's college, Melbourne

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/65
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27 October 1865

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Josef Polk SJ, St Aloysius College, Sevenhills, Australia to Fr [ ] concerning St Patrick's, Melbourne. Offers advice on various matters relating to the school.

Polk, Josef, 1820-1914, Jesuit priest

Letter from Cardinal Verga to Irish Fr Provincial concerning a special faculty for St Francis Xavier's College, Kew

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/75
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14 January 1891 1p

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Cardinal Verga to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ concerning a special faculty for St Francis Xavier's College, Kew.

Verga, Isidoro, 1832-1899, Cardinal

Report on St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/78
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[ ] 1890

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Report on St Ignatius' College, Riverview, Sydney by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ.

Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest

Programme for St. Ignatius College Rowing Club annual regatta

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/81
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22 April 1899

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Programme of events for the S. Ignatius College Rowing Club (thirteenth) annual regatta.

St Ignatius’ College, Riverview, Sydney, Australia, 1880-

Examination results of the junior university examinations, St Ignatius College, Riverview

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/82
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July 1903

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Public examination results of the junior university examinations, St Ignatius College, Riverview.

St Ignatius’ College, Riverview, Sydney, Australia, 1880-

Draft cable from the Irish Fr Provincial to the Australian Mission concerning the finances of one of the colleges

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/96
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[1921]-[1931]

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

Financial accounts for various houses in Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/97
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[1909]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Rough financial accounts for various houses in Australia.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Status temporalis for St Francis Xavier College, Kew Melbourne

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/110
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1 January 1889 - 1 January 1892

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Status temporalis for St. Francis Xavier College, Kew Melbourne.

Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia, 1878-

Letter from Fr Thomas Fay SJ to Fr Rector concerning the finances of St Ignatius College

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/116
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24 August 1915

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

House history of Sevenhill

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/122
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1889 - 1901

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

House history of Sevenhill.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Historia Domus for the Hawthorn Residence

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/126
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1899 - 1901

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Historia Domus for the Hawthorn Residence.

Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia, 1869-

Historia Domus of Loyola

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/129
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14 April 1923

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Historia Domus of Loyola, Greenwich, Sydney.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

List of staff in the residences in Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/130
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n.d.

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

List of staff in the residences in Australia (curates and priests).

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Account by Fr Sturzo of the novices in Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/136
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1899 - 1902

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Account by Fr Sturzo of the novices in Australia.

Sturzo, Aloysius,1826-1908, Jesuit priest

Letter from the Bishop of Geraldton to Fr John F O'Brien SJ releasing him from his duties in the Northern Territory

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/137
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29 March 1902

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

Letter from Fr James O'Dwyer SJ, Xavier College, Kew to Fr Maher SJ concerning news from the Australian Mission

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/140
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25 April 1911

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

Letter from Fr John Roney SJ to Fr Brown SJ concerning the ordo and some mistakes he has discovered

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/145
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15 January 1915

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

Letter from [ ], Apostolic Delegation to Fr Cornelius Hartnett SJ, concerning the establishing of a Guild

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/146
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28 November 1922 & 7 July 1923

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

Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ concerning the community and college at St Kilda

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/163
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19 February 1879

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

Letter from T. J. O'Brien expressing his disappointment that Fr Vaughan will not be able to take the lecturing tour due to ill health

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/181
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4 June 1914

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.

Letter from Fr John Ryan SJ to Fr William Lockington SJ concerning a visit to Perth, and Archbishop Clune's offer

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/193
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29 December 1918

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr John Ryan SJ, Presentation Convent, Cottesloe, Perth Western Australia to Fr William Lockington SJ concerning a visit to Perth to give a retreat to the Loreto Nuns. Remarks that he has had many meetings with the Archbishop (A. Clune) 'He is very anxious to have a house and college of the Society in Perth...and he regards it as necessary to have a few men of ours to influence the upper classes.' Refers to a new University building that will soon be built and remarks that the Archbishop has purchased an acre of land for a hostel to be undertaken by the Society of Jesus. Concludes in a post script 'I think it would be well to prepare the authorities at home for Archbishop Clune's offer - Two Fathers would be sufficient for a start. It would be a splendid opening for the Society.'

Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest

Letter from Christopher Augustine Reynolds, Bishop of Adelaide to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ concerning the sending out of religious

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/248
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7 September 1874

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Christopher Augustine Reynolds, Bishop of Adelaide to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the sending out of two Jesuit Fathers and Nuns from Cabra.

Reynolds, Christopher Augustine, 1834-1893, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide

Letter from Fr Joseph Tappeiner SJ to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ concerning the prospect of two Jesuit Fathers being sent out to Norwood

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/249
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10 September 1874

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Joseph Tappeiner SJ, Superior of the Austro-Hungarian Mission, St. Ignatius, Norwood to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ concerning the prospect of two Jesuit Fathers being sent out to Norwood. Expresses his satisfaction at the news and advises that the Fathers should be young men. Remarks 'We find that it is always more difficult for men whose habits are already formed to get into the way of colonial life.'

Tappeiner, Joseph, 1820-1882, Jesuit priest and missionary

Letter from Fr Martin Jacques SJ, St Xavier's College, Kew, Melbourne, Australia concerning his voyage

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/259
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4 February 1885

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Martin Jacques SJ, St Xavier's College, Kew, Melbourne, Australia to Fr Thomas Brown SJ concerning his voyage to Australia.

Jacques, Martin, 1835-1890, Jesuit priest

Letter from Katie M. Drinan describing a tour of Europe and thanking Fr Brown for his advice

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/261
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30 March 1887

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Katie M. Drinan, 'E de Marie', Branxton, New South Wales, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin describing a tour of Europe and thanking Fr Brown for his advice.

Drinan, Katie M.

Letter from Fr Luke Murphy SJ, Riverview, Sydney concerning the college

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/267
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23 January 1900

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Luke Murphy SJ, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Patrick Keating SJ concerning the college and the issue of selling St Aloysius College.

Murphy, Luke, 1856-1937, Jesuit priest

Letter from Fr Hugh Pidcock SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/284
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30 January 1909

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Hugh Pidcock SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ concerning the college and Fr James O'Dwyer's success as Rector of the College. Refers to the financial position of Xavier College.

Pidcock, Hugh, 1839-1919, Jesuit priest

Letter from Mr Thomas J. O'Mara SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview to to Irish Fr Provincial concerning money left to him by his father

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/317
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9 March 1915

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Mr Thomas J. O'Mara SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview to to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning money left to him by his father. Remarks that he would like to use the money to repair the cricket ground at the college.

O'Mara, Thomas, 1882-1933, Jesuit priest

Letter from Fr Dominic Kelly SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his arrival in Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/323
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21 August 1916

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Dominic Kelly SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his arrival in Australia and his work at the college.

Kelly, Dominic, 1873-1952, Jesuit priest

Extract from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for Fr William Kelly SJ

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/364
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[1974]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Extract from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for Fr William Kelly SJ.

Text of a lecture delivered by Fr William Lockington SJ on alcohol

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/374
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1900

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Text of a lecture delivered by Fr William Lockington SJ entitled 'Sacred Heart Temperance Crusade. Cause of the Drink Evil' published in 'The Advocate'.

Lockington, William, 1871-1948, Jesuit priest

Copy letter concerning the health of Mr Paul Healy SJ

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/378
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5 February 1915

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Copy letter from C. H. Maher, MRCS and M. McIntyre Sinclair, M.D., 36 College Street, Sydney to [ ] concerning the health of Mr Paul Healy SJ.

Letter from Fr Thomas Cahill SJ, Bathurst to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/400
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29 December 1873

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Thomas Cahill SJ, Bathurst to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ asking him to write to the Irish Fr Provincial on a matter discussed by Fr Cahill and Fr Dalton. Remarks that he has been suffering from ill health and has been unable to give the triduum to the nuns of Bathurst.

Cahill, Thomas, 1827-1908, Jesuit priest

Album depicting various views of Sydney

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/408
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[1900]-[1920]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Album depicting various views of Sydney (drawn).

Photograph showing the church of the Immaculate Conception, Hawthorn, Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/409
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[1900]-[1950]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Photograph showing the church of the Immaculate Conception, Hawthorn, Australia with inscription 'Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year'. By R. Redfern, photographic artist, Excelsior Studio, Burwood Road, Hawthorn.

Photographs of Corpus Christi College, Werribee, Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/410
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[1923]-[1950]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

A file of photographs depicting the exterior, interior and grounds of Corpus Christi College, Werribee, Australia.

Photograph of the grave of D. F. Mahony and Emily Geoghegan, Melbourne, Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/411
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1873

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Photograph of the grave of D. F. Mahony and Emily Geoghegan, Melbourne, Australia. Mahony was past pupil of St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly. Details on reveres of photograph.

Photograph taken on the occasion of the jubilees of Frs Francis O'Keefe and Thomas Montague

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/415
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c.[1948]-[1958]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Photograph taken on the occasion of the jubilees of Fr Francis O'Keefe SJ and Fr Thomas Montague SJ. All individuals are named. Taken by Allan Studios, Collingwood, Victoria.

Group photograph of the Xavier College community, Melbourne on the occasion of the visit of Visitor, Fr John McMahon SJ

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/416
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1961

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Group photograph of the Xavier College community, Melbourne, on the occasion of the visit of Visitor, Fr John McMahon SJ. All individuals are named. Taken by Allan Studios, Collingwood, Victoria.

Consultors letter from Fr Matthew Egan SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial concerning the creation of a Vice-Province

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/440
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15 October 192[5 ]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Consultors letter from Fr Matthew Egan SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to the Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning the creation of a Vice-Province and the shortage of men. Refers to the Novitiate and advises that a Juniorate should be established.

Egan, Matthew, 1872-1941, Jesuit priest

Group photograph at Canisius College, Werribee, Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/449
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[1932]-[1933]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Group photograph at Canisius College, Werribee, Australia, featuring Fr Henry Johnston SJ (Rector) and John Fahy (Australian Jesuit Provincial). Printed by Harringtons.

Photograph of ordination at St Mary’s, North Sydney, featuring Fr Henry Johnston SJ

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/451
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January 1949

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Photograph of ordination at St Mary’s, North Sydney, featuring Fr Henry Johnston SJ with Eris O'Brien, then auxiliary bishop in Sydney and Dr Hugh Ryan, Bishop of Townsville with Fr Austin Kelly SJ (Australian Provincial, and scholastics following behind. Taken by The Leciagraphy Co, Pty. Ltd, Sydney.

Group photograph at St Francis Xavier’s College, Kew, Melbourne

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/454
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[1904]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Group photograph at St Francis Xavier’s College, Kew, Melbourne, featuring Mr Patrick O'Mara SJ, scholastic (front row, left).

Notes on the Sydney Mission

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/15
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1877

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Notes written by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ on the Sydney Mission.

Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest

Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.1

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/17
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1865

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

Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.2

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/18
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1872-28 August 1897

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Handwritten notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (Victoria).

Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.3

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/19
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n.d.

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (in New South Wales).

Report on the mission in Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/23
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[1925]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Report on the mission in Australia written by the Superior of the Mission Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ.

Sullivan, Jeremiah, 1877-1960, Jesuit priest

Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Sydney and the Society of Jesus

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/30
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9 March 1878

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

Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney praising the work being carried out at St Kilda's

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/31
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15 April 1879

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr [ ] praising the work being carried out at St Kilda's.

Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

Letter from Cardinal Moran, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney praising the work of Jesuit priests in Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/32
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3 January 1890

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Cardinal Moran, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ praising the work of Jesuit priests in Australia.

Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

Agreement concerning the administration of Corpus Christi College, Werribee

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/40
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[March 1923]

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.

Letter from Thomas Walsh expressing a wish to join the Society of Jesus

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/57
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24 February 1870

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Thomas Walsh, Catholic Clergyman, Westport, New Zealand to Fr James Dalton SJ, Superior of the Mission, Melbourne expressing a wish to join the Society of Jesus. Seeks Fr Dalton's advice.

Walsh, Thomas, priest

Letter from Denis Walsh expressing an interest in joining the Society of Jesus.

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/58
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22 August 1882

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Denis Walsh, Bishop's House, Goulburn to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Superior of the Mission, expressing an interest in joining the Society of Jesus.

Walsh, Denis, priest

Letter from Fr James Cleary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial, as Consultor for St Francis Xavier's College, Kew, Melbourne

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/74
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25 July 1885

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr James Cleary SJ, St Francis Xavier's College. Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Browne SJ, as Consultor for the college. Describes the progress of the college.

Cleary, James, 1841-1921, Jesuit priest

List of feasts of St Aloysius College, Sydney

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/76
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1883

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Handwritten list of feasts of St Aloysius College, Sydney (first class and second class feasts).

St Aloysius' College, Sydney, Australia, 1879-

Appointment of Fr Thomas Gartlan SJ as Rector of St Ignatius College, Riverview

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/83
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2 July 1913

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Official document from Father General appointing Fr Thomas Gartlan SJ as Rector of St Ignatius College, Riverview.

Wernz, Franz Xavier, 1842-1914, Jesuit priest and Father General

Circular issued by Fr Thomas Gartlan SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview seeking donations to patriotic funds

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/86
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July 1915

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Circular letter issued by Fr Thomas Gartlan SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview seeking donations from parents of past pupils in support of Australia Day to honour those who were killed during the war. Includes honor roll.

Gartlan, Thomas, 1853-1942, Jesuit priest

Letter from C.J. Kaye to Fr Patrick McCurtin SJ concerning a property called Ardcross

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/90
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9 May 1916

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from C.J> Kaye, Town and Country Estate Agent, 84½ Pitt Street, Sydney to Fr Aloysius McCurtin SJ, St Aloysius College, North Sydney concerning a property called Ardcross. The property was offered to Fr McCurtin who did not purchase.

Kaye, C.J., estate agent

Financial status of St Mary's, North Sydney

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/98
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[1900]-[1930]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Financial status of St. Mary's, North Sydney.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Account statements for the Australian Mission

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/101
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[ ] May 1866 - 1 January 1893

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

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/114
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1913

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Account sheet for the Australian Mission.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

History of the Novitiate, Sydney

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/127
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1899 - 1901

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

History of the Novitiate, Sydney.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Historia residentiae for Manresa, Norwood, Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/128
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1899 - 1901

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Historia residentiae for Manresa, Norwood, Australia.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Catalogue for the Australian Mission

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/133
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1893

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Catalogue for the Australian Mission.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Telegram concerning Fr Superior's illness

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/141
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28 November 1912

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Telegram concerning Fr Superior's (Thomas Brown) illness. Requests a substitute urgently.

Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931

Index librorum for the Australian Mission

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/147
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1925 - 1926

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Index librorum for the Australian Mission, which list books by Jesuits in Australia.

Letter from Fr John Forrest to the Superior of the Mission concerning the will of Archdeacon McEncroe

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/148
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18 March 1869

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

Letter from E. G. Ellis, Sydney to the Superior of the Mission concerning the will of Archdeacon McEncroe

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/149
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12 April 1870

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.

Letter from Sr Mary [ ] Williams to Fr James Dalton SJ concerning the transfer of the Sisters of Charity to Richmond

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/156
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18 February 1874

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 Thomas English, The Sacred Heart College, Maitland praising retreat by Fr Clery

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/158
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2 August 1880

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

Letter from Fr Christopher Nulty SJ concerning the Rectorship's of St Patrick's and Kew

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/167
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8 August 1884

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

Letter from Fr Joseph Mulhall SJ, concerning the names he would recommend for [Superior of St. Ignatius]

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/170
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19 April 1886

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

Letter from Br Francis Atchinson SJ concerning his renunciation prior to taking his last vows

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/174
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1 June 1901

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

Letter from Fr Patrick F. Tighe SJ on board the "Roon"

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/179
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8 November 1913

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

Letter from Fr Timothy Kenny SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's brother

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/190
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16 October 1916

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Timothy Kenny SJ, St Ignatius, Richmond to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's brother who is experiencing financial difficulties. Remarks that £1,000 was left to Fr Hearn by his mother and that this should not be forgotten.

Kenny, Timothy J, 1843-1917, Jesuit priest

Letter from the Archbishop of Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ requesting a chaplain for the expeditionary forces

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/206
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30 August 1914

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Dr Thomas Carr, D.D., Archbishop of Melbourne, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Mission) asking Fr Ryan to spare a priest to become a chaplain for the expeditionary forces.

Honour roll of past pupils of St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/211
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1 November 1916

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Honour roll of past pupils of St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney who were killed during the war.

Letter from Mary Sydes, sister of Fr Edward Sydes SJ, requesting claim to his military pension

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/215
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1 April 1919

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Mary Sydes (sister of Fr Edward J. Sydes SJ) c/o Fr Robert J. Little SJ, Manresa, Kensington Terrace, Brisbane to Irish Fr Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the death of her brother while serving as a military chaplain. Asks Fr Nolan if the Society of Jesus would waive their right to a military pension on behalf of Fr Sydes so that she could claim it.
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Sydes, Mary

Letter from Fr Edward Nolan SJ concerning a paper he had made to make arrangements for the payment of debts

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/230
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18 May [1869]

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Edward Nolan SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne to [ ] concerning a paper he had drawn up, before leaving Ireland, to make arrangements for the payment of debts. Remarks that the paper has gone astray. Asks for a donation towards the building of the church of the Immaculate Conception.

Nolan, Edward, 1826-1893, Jesuit priest

Letter from J. A. Hoare to Fr Nicholas Walshe SJ on the opening of a Christian Bros house in Melbourne

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/247
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6 August 1874

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from J. A. Hoare, Novitiate of the Christian Brothers, Belvidere House, Drumcondra to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ concerning a letter he received from the Brother Director of one of their houses in Melbourne referring to the Bishop's decision that until the needs of Melbourne had been addressed he would not sanction the opening of another house in his diocese (i.e. Richmond).

Hoare, J. A.

Letter from Fr [ ] SJ on board the ship 'City of Santiago' and arrival in Melbourne

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/250
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11 December 1877 & 21 December 1877

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Letter from Fr [ ] SJ on board the ship 'City of Santiago', Lat. 44° S, Long. 102° E and St. Ignatius, Richmond to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the voyage to Australia and his arrival in Australia.

Diary kept by Fr Edward Murphy SJ during the voyage to Australia

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/258
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10 July - 31 August 1883

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Diary kept by Fr Edward Murphy SJ during the voyage to Australia. Includes a covering letter from Fr Murphy, Richmond, Melbourne, Australia to Fr Thomas Brown SJ explaining that Fr Sturzo SJ encouraged him to keep the diary and he wishes Fr Provincial to have the account of the journey. Remarks 'On the whole Australia is a delightful mission and what so many object to namely the sea voyage out is positive pleasure - I never enjoyed six weeks more in my life than the "life on the ocean wave" '.

Murphy, Edward, 1829-1886, Jesuit priest

Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney concerning the proposal to sell St Aloysius College

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/264
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7 December 1896

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Patrick Keating SJ concerning the proposal to sell St Aloysius College. Suggests selling Loyola instead and keeping St Aloysius College as a novitiate, a mission house and house of studies.

Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest

Letter from Fr Joseph Hearn SJ, St Ignatius, Richmond concerning an invitation to accept the Adelaide Mission

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/266
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9 May 1899

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr Joseph Hearn SJ, St Ignatius, Richmond to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Keating SJ concerning an invitation to accept the Adelaide Mission.

Hearn, Joseph, 1854-1941, Jesuit priest

Letter from Fr George Kelly SJ, St Mary's Presbytery, North Sydney, Australia concerning a letter written by a priest in Rome

IE IJA MSSN/AUST/268
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8 January 1902

Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letter from Fr George Kelly SJ, St Mary's Presbytery, North Sydney, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial J Murphy SJ concerning a letter written by a priest in Rome 'which has been taken up amongst certain laymen who are in the confidence of Ecclesiastical circles.' Refers to a Cardinal Moran and remarks '...there has been much gossip about the probability of his remaining in Rome.' Refers to Fr [Michael] Dooley and remarks 'It had been...a matter of public notoriety and some amusement amongst Ours that for years Fr Dooley has been in the habit of writing constantly to Propaganda...about anything...in the Ecclesiastical world and lately...about the Cardinal's future.' Includes a note written by Fr Provincial concerning a meeting he had with Cardinal Moran about the letter.

Kelly, George, 1847-1934, Jesuit priest

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