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- June 2021
Footprints: Journal of the Melbourne Diocesan Histroical Commission, Volume 36, No.1.
Footprints: Journal of the Melbourne Diocesan Histroical Commission, Volume 36, No.1.
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-
The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography, 1848-2015
Halstead Press, Ultimo, N.S.W., 2017
Strong, David, Jesuit priest
Material relating to Fr Michael Morrison SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Michael Morrison SJ which includes correspondence relating to his time as a chaplain to the British forces during the Second World War, his work in Australia, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
Photocopies of obituaries for Fr Michael Coleman SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photocopies of obituaries for Fr Michael Coleman SJ, entry in 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998' by Fr David Strong SJ, 1999, p53. and research notes by Graham Wilson.
The Society of Jesus in Australia
The Society of Jesus in Australia. Various lists to 1 January 2009.
Cowburn, John, Jesuit priest
World War One service record for Fr Michael Coleman SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
World War One service record for Fr Michael Coleman SJ accessed from the National Archives of Australia website 18 June 2009. http://www.naa.gov.au/
Part of Irish Jesuits
Attachment sent by Fr Michael Head SJ, Jesuit Archivist, Melbourne, Australia, of a biography written by Fr Matt Egan SJ on Fr Patrick Duffy SJ.
Head, Michael, Jesuit priest and archivist
The riddle of Father Hackett: a priest in politics in Ireland and Australia
To the greater glory: a history of the Irish Jesuits.
Niall, Brenda, author
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue entries for Fr Gerald L Kennedy SJ (1930; 1934); and a letter by Fr Harold E Craig SJ, St Joseph's, Leigh, Lancashire to the Irish Fr Provincial on hearing of Fr Kennedy's death (10 February 1949, 4pp). Includes a CD of photographs, sent by the Fr Michael Head SJ, Province Archivist, Australian Jesuit Province to Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ, Province Archivist, Irish Jesuit Province containing a small collection of photos of the Irish mission at Hong Kong taken by Fr Gerald L Kennedy SJ (26 April 2007).
Kennedy, Gerald L, 1889-1949, Jesuit priest and medical doctor
The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography, 1848-1998
The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography, 1848-1998.
Halstead Press, Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W., 1999
Strong, David, Jesuit priest
Chronology of Fr Edward Sydes’ life
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Chronology of Fr Edward Sydes’ life.
Correspondence, death notice, funeral arrangements and obituaries for Fr John Monahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Death notice, funeral arrangements, correspondence on flight and travel arrangements, obituaries of Fr John Monahan SJ; such as 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998', by David Strong S.J., 1999, p239 - 240.
Colm Ó Riordan admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing Colm Ó Riordan admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials concerning his missionary work in Zambia.
File relating to Fr Patrick Toner SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Fr Patrick Toner SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries and memorial card.
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 Jesuits
Positives and negatives of photographs taken by Fr Frank Browne SJ entitled ‘Burke Tour’, 1926, with captions. Note by Fr Frank Browne SJ ‘Burke Tour’, 1926:
Note by Fr Eddie O’ Donnell SJ that ‘All copied and catalogued’ (3 December 1991)’.
Missing from positives (1-73), are no. 9, and no. 21, therefore 71 in total.
16 positive duplicates; 2 positives in duplicates don’t appear in (1-73).
23 negatives (number in ink of 73 prints); 2 negatives, 35A and 69A not in positive form.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary and memorials of Fr Patrick Stephenson SJ sent to Irish Fr Provincial Philip Harnett SJ from Fr Christopher Glesson SJ, Headmaster of St Xavier's School, Melbourne, Australia. Includes negative of Fr Stephenson (1958).
Stephenson, Patrick J, 1896-1990, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Announcement of death, homily and obituaries of Fr Charles Mayne SJ by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Francis Little; 'The Catholic Worker' by Michael Costigan and 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998', by David Strong S.J., 1999, p210 - 211.
Mayne, Charles, 1906-1990, Jesuit priest
Correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material relates to his time in Rome during WWII and his time in Zambia
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence between Thomas Fleming and his Irish Fr Provincials during his professional life in China and in Australia.
Fleming, Thomas, 1897-1988, 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 Jesuits
Letter from Fr Sean [ ] SJ, Australian Province of the Society of Jesus, 130 Power Street, Melbourne, Australia, to Irish Fr Provincial Phil Harnett regarding the death of Ned (Fr Edward Riordan SJ).
Australian Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1931-
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
Correspondence between Fr Cornelius Finn SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Cornelius Finn SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material on the death of Fr Vincent Conway SJ.
Conway, Vincent, 1909-1985, Jesuit priest
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
Material relating to Fr Michael Moloney SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Michael Moloney SJ which includes correspondence describing his work in Australia and Zambia and includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
Notes compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the life and works of his elder brother Edward Lucius Gwynn
Part of Irish Jesuits
Notes compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the life and works of his elder brother Edward Lucius Gwynn who died in St Vincent’s Hospital. Sydney on 7 September 1919 aged 28. Buried in the Catholic Cemetery Waverley.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Correspondence between Fr Kevin O'Dwyer SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Kevin O'Dwyer SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material relates to his time in Australia, York,
Limerick, London, Amsterdam, Nova Scotia, Montreal, New York, Iowa and Singapore.
St Ignatius College, Riverview, Centenary Prayerbook
Written and compiled by Brian Moore SJ.
With pen and tongue: the Jesuits in Australia, 1865-1939
Ursula M. L. Bygott
Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Vic., 1980
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.
The Letters of Saint 1625-1681
The Letters of Saint 1625-1681
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland
Edited by Monsignor John Hanly of the Irish College in Rome
Dublin: The Dolmen Press
North America: Humanisties Press Inc.
St. Ignatius College S.J
Hanly, John J., -2016, priest and historian
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to which Fr Sydney C Lennon SJ includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
Lennon, Sydney C, 1906-1979, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pamphlet entitled 'Jesuit Pioneers: A page of Australian Mission History 1848-1901' by Fr Austin Kelly SJ (1948 32pp), photograph of Fr Austin Kelly SJ in a group on the front cover of 'News from India of the Australian Jesuits in Hazaribagh' (May 1972) and mortuary card for Fr Austin Kelly SJ.
Kelly, Austin Michael, 1891-1978, Jesuit priest
Material concerning Fr John Purcell SJ in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr John Purcell SJ and his failing health.
Purcell, John, 1913-1976, Jesuit priest
Correspondence between Fr Thomas Johnston SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Thomas Johnston SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Fr William Saul SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries,
Saul, William, 1910-1976, Jesuit priest
File relating to Fr John Purcell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Fr John Purcell SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, and memorial card.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s first cousins, Arthur Montague Gwynn, New South Wales, Australia and Edward Harold Gwynn, Gloucester, England, written in response to Fr Gwynn’s request for genealogical information as part of his research on the history of the Gwynn family (24 July 1974 – 17 April 1975, 3 items).
Extract from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for Fr William Kelly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Extract from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for Fr William Kelly SJ.
Material relating to Fr Francis X. O'Brien SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Francis X. O'Brien SJ. Includes his Informationes.
O'Brien, Francis X, 1881-1974, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries.
O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priest
Material concerning Fr Desmond Durnin SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Desmond Durnin SJ. Includes a list of his next of kin.
Durnin, Desmond P, 1907-1982, Jesuit priest
Material concerning Fr John Meagher SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Announcements of the deaths of Fr John Meagher SJ, and of Fr Martin Wallace SJ.
Meagher, John, 1895-1972, Jesuit priest
Correspondence between Fr Maurice Fitzgerald SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Maurice Fitzgerald SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Words and music to two songs composed by Fr William Saul SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr William Saul SJ. Includes the words and music to two songs composed by Fr Saul SJ entitled 'Galway Lullaby' and 'Youth Carol'.
Material concerning Fr Michael Fitzgibbon SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Announcements of the death of Fr Michael Fitzgibbon SJ.
Fitzgibbon, Michael, 1889-1973, Jesuit priest
Material relating to Fr Joseph Howatson SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Joseph Howatson SJ, his entry into the Society of Jesus and his death.
Howatson, Joseph, 1910-1972, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence mainly between Irish Fr Provincial, Fr Leonard Sheil SJ and the English Provincial, relating to Fr Sheil’s Mission work in England. Includes:
– incomplete letter from Fr Sheil to the Provincial referring to a Mission he and Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ are to give in Peterborough, ‘We will run one mission in a hostel, and another in the church at the same time. There are 180 Irish in the hostel; and there are believed to be about 400 in lodgings around the town. We may, or may not, be able to get at them.’ Also describes his recent travels on the Continent (third page of letter is missing) (12 Sep. 19--, 2pp);
– letter from Fr Sheil to the Provincial describing a ‘country mission in Northampton’ where he “was told to take a different village every day, say Mass in some Catholic house, visit every house – Catholic or no, and ‘hold a service’ on the village green in the evening” (2 September 19–, 7pp);
– covering letter and note (January 1953, 2pp) from Fr Sheil to the Provincial enclosing a memorandum entitled ‘Relations between Irish and English Jesuit Missioners’ (n.d., 3pp);
– covering letter from Fr Sheil (13 April 1953, 1p.) to the Provincial, enclosing a letter he received from the Archbishop of Cius and English Apostolic Delegate following Fr Sheil’s report to him of 1952 Mission work. The Archbishop writes ‘I have read with deepest interest the reports sent to me by the Reverend Father L. Sheil, S.J. and I have informed the Holy See of all the splendid work that has been accomplished. For this most necessary apostolate, certainly the Delegate of the Holy Father must send a cordial blessing in the name of His Holiness and he is confident that, with God’s help, more and more will be achieved for those who stand so much in need of the ministry of their own priests’ (9 April 1953, 1p.);
– copy letter from the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne to the English Fr Provincial Desmond Boyle SJ, regarding Fr Boyle’s ‘wishes concerning the activities of the Irish Mission staff in England’. States ‘I have…instructed Father Leonard Sheil to confine his activities in future to Camp Missions during the autumn months, and, once he has fulfilled his programme in London this autumn, to approach no parish priest about a parish Mission nor to accept any parish Mission without a specific request from Father Farrell.…I think he (Fr Sheil) has done good work for the Irish in England, some of which, such as the Confraternity in Birmingham, may be of permanent worth. But whatever good he has achieved is due in no small measure to the co-operation of the English Province and the support he received from the English parish clergy’ (22 Apr. 1953, 1p.);
– Fr Boyle’s reply thanking Fr Byrne for his co-operation and stating ‘I only hope that we of this Province have not seemed too difficult or dog-in-the-manger-ish. The position was getting rather confused and it seemed desirable to regularize it. Your mission Fathers have done wonderful work in England, and I am quite sure that Fr Sheil will be approached either directly or through Fr Farrell for further missions’ (29 Apr. 1953, 1p.);
– letter to Fr Sheil from Dr James Staunton, Bishop of Ferns in which he remarks ‘I was glad to know that you are going to St. Wilfrid’s York, and I hope your Fathers and yourself will be invited to give many missions in the secondary modern schools, and pioneer in this sphere’ (20 Aug. 1958, 2pp);
– letter to the Provincial from Fr Sheil describing the work of two Irish chaplains in London – Fr Cullen in Warwick Street and the chaplain in Bayswater (Sep. 1967, 2pp).
Also includes list drawn up by Fr Sheil of Jesuits who ‘should give a very good priests’ retreat’ (n.d., 2pp).
Memoirs written by John Bithrey of his time at Xavier College, Melbourne
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Typed and handwritten manuscript by John Bithrey entitled Xavier College (Melbourne Memoirs), September 1903 - August 1908.
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Copy of a letter from Fr Richard Coyne SJ, Editor, Mungret Annual, Mungret College, Limerick to Fr Patrick J. Stephenson SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne concerning the Mungret Annual and priests, working in Australia, who attended Mungret.
Coyne, Richard C, 1917-1999, Jesuit priest
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.
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-
A century of Jesuit achievement 1865-1965
A century of Jesuit achievement 1865-1965
Australian Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1931-
Material relating to Fr Donald Lawler SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Donald Lawler SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
Fr Patrick Stephenson's next of kin
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Note naming Fr Patrick Stephenson's next of kin.
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.
Material related to Fr Albert Power SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Albert Power SJ. Includes a group photograph taken at Corpus Christi College, Melbourne on the occasion of his golden jubilee (1931, 1 item). Includes photographs of himself, members of his family and the family grave in Glasnevin cemetery. Includes letters written to his cousins Daisy and Vonnie, John Comford and Georgie Power. Includes various personal items.
Power, Albert, 1870-1948, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary of Fr Denis Gilmore SJ taken from 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998', by David Strong S.J., 1999, pp120.
Includes papers copies of photographs of Fr Denis Gilmore sent by email by Archivist, Society of Jesus, Australia, May 2011.
Gilmore, Denis, 1906-1961, Jesuit priest
'Our Alma Mater', journal from St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney.
Includes Jubilee book 1880-1930.
File entitled Missions in Britain 1950s
File entitled Missions in Britain 1950s containing eleven sections: Introductory letter from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ (20 February 1960, 5pp);
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial relating to education, finance and formation
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial on various matters. Includes letters concerning:
– the creation of a new entrance to Manresa House in Dollymount and the sale of the old gate lodge to the developer of the site (see also ADMN/3/43);
– various Consultors’ opinions with regard to Fr. General’s Letters on The Social Apostolate;
– the Irish Hierarchy’s opinion of the Health Bill of 1952;
– ‘the dangers there is for Catholics to go to Trinity College’ (see also ADMN/3/38);
– copy of a ‘Report of the Jesuit Schools in the Archdiocese of Dublin on the Programme for Religious Instruction in the Primary Schools’ (see also ADMN/3/57);
– a lectureship in mathematical-physics in U.C.D.;
– the requirements for the post of lecturer in Cosmology in U.C.D.;
– the death of Fr James Magan SJ and
– letter and memorandum to the Provincial concerning Latin study in the Novitiate.
Also includes letters from President Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh (see also ADMN/3/59) concerning his audience with the Pope and sending Christmas greetings and copy of Irish Fr Provincial’s reply.
Photograph taken on the occasion of the jubilees of Frs Francis O'Keefe and Thomas Montague
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.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue entry for Fr Cyril Peyton SJ (1950), letter from Fr Peyton to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ, seeking a return to Ireland from Australia (1952), and memorial card.
Peyton, Cyril, 1911-1955, Jesuit priest
Material relating to the seismograph in Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the seismograph in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes letters from Fr William O'Leary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the construction of the seismograph.
Fr Thomas Cooney's health and suitability for missionary work
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence on Fr Thomas Cooney's health and suitability for missionary work in Northern Rhodesia (1952-1953).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of letter from Fr Redmond Roche SJ, Belvedere College, Dublin to Fr Eustace Boylan SJ, Canisius College, Mona Vale, Pymble, NSW, Australia regarding the biographer of Fr Henry Fegan SJ by Fr Boylan and its suitability for publication.
Roche, Redmond F, 1904-1983, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Eustace Boylan SJ, Canisius College, Pymble, NSW, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his manuscript on the life of Fr Fegan SJ. Asks if the manuscript has been passed by the censors. Remarks that if the manuscript is not to be published he would like it to be returned.
Boylan, Eustace, 1869-1953, Jesuit priest
Photograph showing the church of the Immaculate Conception, Hawthorn, Australia
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
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of photographs depicting the exterior, interior and grounds of Corpus Christi College, Werribee, Australia.
Letters from Fr Austin Kelly SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Austin Kelly SJ (Vice-Provincial of the Vice-Province 1 October 1947-1 November 1950) to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ. Includes a letter asking Fr Provincial to send out experienced Missioners., remarks 'We need subjects so much and we are not known in spite of the years we have been in the Commonwealth (6 February 1948, 1p). Includes a letter referring to a promise made to the Archbishop of Adelaide to staff the new University College in 1950. Remarks 'I see that Fr Fergal McGrath SJ is in USA on loan. Could Your Reverence possibly lend us Father McGrath for a few years to give the Adelaide University College a start - and a good one too?' (7 February 1949, 1p). Includes a letter thanking Fr Provincial for his congratulations following Australia's elevation to the status of Province. Remarks 'Please God all our fond hopes may be realised so that we shall have the vocations and support to keep going all our commitments.' (7 November 1950, 1p).
Kelly, Austin Michael, 1891-1978, Jesuit priest
Photograph of unknown Jesuit (taken in Sydney)
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Portrait photograph of unknown Jesuit, taken by Roarty, The City Photographic Studio, Sydney.
Photograph of ordination at St Mary’s, North Sydney, featuring Fr Henry Johnston SJ
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.
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters. Includes letters concerning:
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Michael Morrison SJ, St Ignatius, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his change of address and the change of address of his next-of-kin.
Morrison, Michael, 1908-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial, mostly from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ, relating to his Mission work throughout Ireland. Includes:
Letter from Fr Thomas Fleming SJ to Irish Provincial concerning his recently published book
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Fleming SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his recently published book.
Fleming, Thomas, 1897-1988, 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.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Black and white photograph and obituary for Fr Patrick McGrath SJ, Superior, St Ignatius, Richmond, Melbourne, Australia.
McGrath, Patrick, 1870-1948, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr John Monahan SJ, Loyola, Watsonia, Victoria to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning general news from Australia including the major villa taken on Phillip Island off the South Coast of Victoria. Refers to the new status.
Monahan, John, 1920-1993, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ, Manresa, Hawthorn, Victoria to to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ concerning news from Australia including Fr Kennedy's illness and the giving of missions.
O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr John Meagher SJ to Irish Fr Provincial (John R. MacMahon SJ and Thomas Byrne)
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr John Meagher SJ (Vice-Provincial of the Vice-Province 25 August 1939-1 October 1947) to Irish Fr Provincial (John R. MacMahon SJ and Thomas Byrne). Includes a letter referring to an offer by the Apostolic Delegate to take a minor seminary in New Zealand in 1947. Asks if four or five young priests could be sent out. Remarks 'We have offers of work from practically every Bishop in Australia and must refuse for want of men. Our recruiting is bad and I really don't know what to do to remedy the trouble.' (10 November 1945, 1p). Includes a letter referring to a request by Fr Dan O'Connell SJ for Fr Richard Ingram SJ to help with his work in the Riverview Observatory. (18 March 1946, 1p). Includes a number of letters concerning Fr Cooney and his ill health. Includes a letter remarking 'He (Fr Cooney) wants to return to Hong Kong in September but I think you realise his return there would probably settle his chances of ever doing any more work...I think that Fr Cooney will never be really fit to return to Hong Kong (15 May 1946, 1p). Includes a letter referring to proposals to open colleges in Adelaide and Brisbane. Remarks due to the shortage of Jesuit Fathers that this is impossible. (27 June 1946, 1p).
Meagher, John, 1895-1972, Jesuit priest
Admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Letters concerning Fr Michael Mansfield SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters concerning Fr Michael Mansfield SJ and the legitimacy of his stay in the United States. Fr Mansfield had been en route to Australia but had remained in America without permission. Includes a letter from F. A. McQuade SJ, Provincial's Office, 501 East Fordham Road, New York City to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin remarking 'He seems to have a terrible aversion to the Australian Jesuits and he feels unwanted there.' (17 July 1947, 1p).
Mansfield, Michael, 1910-1985, former Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters and telegrams to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Conor Naughton SJ written during his time as a chaplain with the 10th Rifle Brigade in Saffron Walden, Essex; in Hadleigh Militia Camp, Chapel Lane, Hadleigh (an Anti-Aircraft unit); in Stoke Military Hospital, North Bovey, Devon; based in St Michael’s House, Stanhope Lines, Aldershot, Hants.; Richmond Arms Hotel, Goodwood, Sussex; 47th General Hospital, Mhow, Central India; with 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment in India; in No. 3 Indian British General Hospital, Poona, India; Combined Military Hospital, Wāltair R.S. and with 14th Battalion, [Durham Light Infantry] in Drake West Camp, Dorset. Fr Naughton took his final vows in Manresa House (England) on 4 February 1942. Includes letter to Irish Fr Provincial from T. Naughton (Fr Naughton’s [father]) (27 July 1942, 1p.) and numerous references to Fr John Hayes SJ (See CHP2/18).
Naughton, Conor I, 1907-1992, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John Stephen Bourke SJ, Manresa, Hawthorn, Victoria to Irish Provincial Fr John R. MacMahon SJ concerning the possibility of Fr Sydney Lennon SJ being made available for work in Australia.
Bourke, John Stephen, 1876-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Francis X. O'Brien SJ, Headmaster, St Aloysius College, Milson's Point, Sydney, NSW to Irish Provincial Fr John R. MacMahon SJ concerning Fr Michael Morrison, his demobilisation from the army and his assignment to Australia.
O'Brien, Francis X, 1881-1974, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ written during his time as chaplain in the Royal Navy based at R.N. Base, Derry, Northern Ireland (refers to trips to the Arctic Circle and Western Australia) and serving on the battleship H.M.S. Anson in the East. Includes;
Bodkin, Matthias, 1896-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Work of Fr Harold E Craig SJ in China and India
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the work of Fr Harold E Craig SJ in China and India. Includes correspondence concerning difficulties with Fr Craig in both missions and his recall to Ireland.
Letter from Fr Albert Power SJ to Irish Provincial concerning the Australian Status
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Albert Power SJ to Irish Provincial Fr John R. MacMahon SJ concerning the Australian Status.
Power, Albert, 1870-1948, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Jeremiah Hogan SJ, Canisius College, Pittwater Road, Pymble, NSW to Irish Provincial Fr John R. MacMahon SJ concerning the results of the Irish Province, Theologians and to the Mission in Hong Kong. Remarks 'There are some civilians in Sydney who were in the prison camps at Hong Kong and gave us some more news. Besides Fr Bodkin has written about his experiences there.'
Hogan, Jeremiah J, 1903-1986, Jesuit priest
The Canisian: produced by students in Philosophy, Australian Jesuit Vice-Province.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Hackett SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Victoria to Irish Provincial Fr John R. MacMahon SJ thanking him for his telegram on the occasion of his jubilee. Refers to his work as assistant to Catholic Action.
Hackett, William, 1878-1954, Jesuit priest
Telegram from Fr James McNamara SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Telegram from Fr James McNamara SJ, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial remarking 'All safe and well'.
McNamara, James, 1907-1977, Jesuit priest
Booklets by Fr Albert Power SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Booklets entitled 'Problems which Christ alone can solve: IV The flame of passion V. The tyranny of pain' (1925); 'The Inspiration of the Bible' (1945) and ‘The Great Quest and Other Papers’ by Fr Albert Power SJ.
Power, Albert, 1870-1948, Jesuit priest