East Ballarat YCW was formed in 194Pocket patch embroidered with YCW badge and St Alipius Cricket Club East Ballarat. Also motto Primus Semper.blazer, ballarat east, st alipius, ycw,

An architectural impression of the Catholic Diocesan Offices.Printed on lower right of image, "Catholic Diocesan Offices Ballarat Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd Architects.

This local parish magazine was published from 1960 - 1971 and was an imporrtant communication link for the Catholic people across the Mildura, Sunraysia district in Victoria.

This statue of Mary was used throughout Ballarat from the 1950s to the 1980s for a focus at home rosaries in the homes of the faithful.statue, mary, rosary.

In 1986 SOFUY (Servicing Opportunities for Unemployed Youth) was established by Ballarat Diocesan Family Services (later Centacare). This Mosaic art work was created by unemployed youth involved in the program 1986-87 and featured on the wall of the organisation's office at Ballarat's St Patrick's Hall. A single large mosaic of glass, porcelain and pottery fragments designed to represent stars and life.mosaic, artwork, unemployed, youth, sofuy, ballarat

Bishop Foley of Ballarat accompanied his cousin Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne on his visit to Rome via the USA and England when Mannix was taken from the ship by British arrest in the Irish Sea and placed under house to prevent his visiting Ireland. Foley spoke at rallies across the USA as did Mannix. Images in this album record stages on the sea voyage and scenes of family in Ireland as Foley continued to his planned destination.One of many images taken on the SS Baltic c.1920 in the Foley album.

This is the music used at St Patrick's Cathedral Ballarat in 1874 the year Ballarat's first bishop was installed and the church became a cathedral. Signed and dated by J. Wrigley who was Director of Music. The bookbinder's ticket for W. Paul 77 Lydiard St, Ballarat gives further background to the document.Signed and initialled by J. Wrigley music director St Patrick's Cathedral Ballarat 1874. Also has bookbinder's ticket for W. Paul 77 Lydiard St Ballarat.music, wrigley, paul, bookbinder, ballarat, beethoven, mass, 1874.

One of three preparatory watercolour paintings of windows for St Patrick's Cathedral Ballarat c. 1908. Hardman and Powell Birmingham stamp to lower right of paper.cathedral, ballarat, birmingham, hardman. st patrick's.

Binders Ticket for John Sands Sydney.

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Silver shield affixed to front of pedestal with inscription, "Presented to Rev John Kerin by members of Koroit HACBS No 298 1916. Face carried legend "Made in Germany" removed but decipherable.

Image of Fr J. McInerney, former RAAF chaplain, Chaplain to CYMS and chaplain to Caroline Chisolm Migrant Hostel Creswick in the 1950s - 60s. Fr McInerney was long time parish priest at Creswick. He was made Monsignor later served as editor of the Ballarat Diocesan Journal "Light".

The Catholic temperance movement started in 1838 when Irish priest Fr Theobald Mathew established the Teetotal Abstinence Society in 1838. Fr Patrick Henneberry founded the Catholic Temperance movement in the USA and visited Australia in 1897 winning Australian Catholics to his cause. These medals were worn by Catholics who had taken a pledge of abstinence pictured on the reverse side of the medal.

Beginning in 1877 as a breakaway from the Ancient Order of Foresters the Irish National Foresters were established in Australia before 1890. By 1914 the INF had spread worldwide and with a quarter of a million members in over 1,000 branches. The Ballarat branch whose presidential chair the image is of was Branch No 20.Irish National Foresters Branch No 20 in gilt shadowed signwriting on pediment.

This small country church was refurbished and opened on April 3rd 1960. It is typical of small rural churches across western Victoria surviving from early in the century and modified for new liturgical rubrics following Vatican II later in the 1960s.

The surplice is a liturgical vestment in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton fabric, reaching to the knees, with wide or moderately wide sleeves. The lower segment is usually lace or lace trimmed. In this case it is hand crocheted. Here too the cuffs of the sleeves are lace trimmed backed with red silk to denote the rank of the wearer, in this case a bishop.

Small 19th century china tea cup with crest of first Bishop of Ballarat Michael O'Connor.transfer printed overglaze crest of Michael O'Connor with motto "Quis et Dei".

Rendering of proposed new cathedral for Ballarat by J. C. Hawes but never executed. Hawes designed many church buildings in Australia, West Indies, USA and UK. This image is one of a large suite of plans and drawings held in the archive.One of a series of large format sketches and proposed plans for a new cathedral at Ballarat by architect priest J.C.Hawes in 1944.Captioned St Patrick's Cathedral Ballarat, Victoria Australia 1/8 Inch Scale - Drawing No 2- and signed Lower Right John C Hawes Architect 1944.

McAuley College was established at Dooboobetic in 1977 as a Catholic consolidated secondary college bringing together secondary catholic students from Donald, St Arnaud and Charlton in Victoria's Wimmera. A new school was built on a 23-acre site at Dooboobetic constructed from mostly portable classrooms among wheat fields, five minutes from the Gooroc church. The college served the north-west from Wycheproof to Wedderburn. The concept proved unsustainable and the Dooboobetic campus was closed in 2003 marking the end of a century of Catholic secondary education in the district.donald, st arnaud, charlton, catholic consolidated secondary college, dooboobetic, wimmera, catholic secondary education, mcauley college

1953 was declared the Marian Year and the Ballarat City oval saw a crowd of 30,000 gather for a Rosary Crusade to round out the year of celebrations. The occasion was attended by the Mayor Cr Cutts and other dignitaries and featured in Diocesan Journal Light in February 1954.Fatima Statue visit pencilled on back of image.

Presented to Dr Higgins as Bishop of Rockhampton before his translation to Ballarat. This presentation piece evidences Bishop Higgins' work around Australia in the late 19th and early 20th century and his administrative moves.Victorian Silver Plated folding scallop design warming/biscuit dish, having a hand-chased oval body with grape and vine leaves decoration and plane silver border sitting inside a rustic cast frame with cast feet. c.1890. Inscribed- To the Right Rev Dr Higgins from his grateful children the Pupils of Rosebank Sept 2nd 1899. Makers Mark for Walker and Hall underneath dish.walker and hall, bishop higgins, rockhampton, ballarat, rosedale.