CHAPTER 3 – SETTLEMENT ALONG THE MURRAY RIVER Regular visits to the settlers north of the Murray River by Father Charles Lovat SJ, following his initial return journey from Wangaratta, became a feature of his pastoral work. He learned at first hand the influence exerted by explorers on the early settlement of inland Australia. […]
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Illustration: Copper etching of St Augustine’s Yass, NSW CHAPTER 2 – YASS IS MADE A PARISH Fr Charles Lovat – Indomitable Missionary to the South Bishop Polding must have been inspired when he decided in 1839 to appoint Fr Lovat to Yass. FR CHARLES LOVAT SJ TO AUSTRALIA Fr Lovat had been brought to Australia […]
CATHOLICISM COMES TO AUSTRALIA When the first fleet set out for Botany Bay there was no Catholic priest on board. An offer had been made by two priests to act as chaplains without charge, but apparently there was no response. A commission was given to the Rev. Richard Johnson by royal warrant and dated October […]
