Photograph of Fr Henry Johnston and F. J. Sheed
- IE IJA MSSN/AUST/448
- Item
- [1950]-[1980]
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Fr Henry Johnston SJ and F. J. Sheed at Canisius College, Werribee, Australia.
Photograph of Fr Henry Johnston and F. J. Sheed
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Fr Henry Johnston SJ and F. J. Sheed at Canisius College, Werribee, Australia.
Material relating to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ - notebook and calendar of letters
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ. Includes a calendar of letters received by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ compiled by Errol Lea-Scarlett, Archivist, Riverview (1977-2001, 17pp). Includes notebook compiled by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ entitled 'Consultations St. Patrick's College, Melbourne.' The notebook in fact contains other notes including copies of letters to Irish Fr Provincial and notes relating to other communities in Australia e.g. Sevenhills, St Francis Xavier's College, Kew, Richmond Parish, St. Kilda House, Riverview. (3 November 1870 - [ ] January 1883, ca. 60pp). Includes notes on Sir Edward Strickland compiled by Fr Dalton SJ (1 March 1899, 2pp).
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Name of Fr William Hogan's next of kin and death notice for Fr Dermot Hogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Name of Fr William Hogan's next of kin and death notice for Fr Dermot Hogan SJ for the Irish newspapers .
Material relating to Fr Jeremiah Hogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Jeremiah Hogan SJ. Includes documents relating to his ill health (TB), his move from Hong Kong to Australia and his death in Australia.
Hogan, Jeremiah J, 1903-1986, Jesuit priest
Material relating to Fr Henry Johnston SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Announcements of the death of Fr Henry Johnston SJ.
Johnston, Henry A, 1888-1986, Jesuit priest
Material relating to Fr Laurence O'Neill SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Laurence O'Neill SJ, his entry into the Society of Jesus, his ill health, his four years in Australia as a scholastic and his death.
O'Neill, Laurence, 1907-1987, Jesuit priest
Material relating to Fr Ned Riordan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Announcements of the death of Fr Ned Riordan SJ.
Riordan, Edward, 1904-1987, Jesuit priest
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).
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-
Sketch of a building [ ], Australia
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
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
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
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.3
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (in New South Wales).
Letter from Thomas Walsh expressing a wish to join the Society of Jesus
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.
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
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
Plan of Adelaide showing the location of the Jesuit residence, church and school
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Plan of Kensington, Norwood, East Adelaide and the eastern suburbs, showing the location of the Jesuit residence, church and school.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Invitation to Fr Provincial to attend a garden party at Xavier College, Kew
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Invitation to Fr Provincial to attend a garden party at Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne, Australia to celebrate the jubilee of the Archbishop of Melbourne.
Letter from John Cooke expressing a desire to join the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from John Cooke, Wellington, New South Wales to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Superior of the Mission, expressing a desire to join the Society of Jesus. Includes note from Fr Dalton SJ to Fr Provincial concerning John Cooke's letter.
Cooke, John
Rough sketch of land at Kew and the college building
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Rough sketch of land at Kew and the college building (St Francis Xavier).
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Times of masses held at North Shore
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Times of masses held at North Shore, [Sydney].
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Letter from Fr William Hughes SJ concerning the finances of the church and house in Richmond
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Hughes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the financial situation of the church and house in Richmond.
Hughes, William, 1841-1902, Jesuit priest