St Alipius' was central so some of the activities before, during and after the Eureka Stockade.Colour photographs of two brick buildings, the St Alipius' School and Presbytery.st alipius', education, st alipius' catholic school, st alipius' presbytery, religion, eureka stockade, catholic chapel

Three colour photographs of St Alipius' School, Ballarat East.st alipius', catholic, education, school

St Peter and Paul's Catholic Church was built in Buninyong in1858 as a school and church, architect Shaw and Dowden. Part of the Parish of St Alipius, Ballarat East.A very early church of the district, with a congregation existing since 1851 when a Catholic school was opened in Buninyong.Colour photograph of Buninyong Catholic Church, St Peter & Pauls, 1990s"Catholic Church, Buninyong, 1990s"buninyong, catholic church

External pictures of St Alipius School and the Villa Maria Sacred Heart Convent and an interior picture of the kindergarten. These buildings are located on Victoria Street. This comes from the Ballarat Homecoming publication.st alipius, villa maria sacred heart convent, buildings, victoria street, education, catholic schools, public, ballarat, ballarat homecoming

"Centenary of Fnrst Mass at Ballarat Friday last marked the centenary of the arrival of the first priest and the celebration of the first Mass in Ballarat. The Rev. Patrick Dunne reached the diggings on October 17, and on Sunday, October 19, 1851, in a bark hut near Brown Hill, he celebrated Mass. Worshippers had to kneel on quartz gravel. The weather had been the worst experienced in Victoria for a number of years, and most of the creeks between Melbourne and Ballarat were flowing torrents, but Father Dunne (who came from the Coburg mission), carrying the barest necessities and the sacred vestments, set out for Ballarat on horseback. He had to ford and swim his horse across the creeks. When most of his congregation left for the Castlemaine diggings Father Dunne returned to Melbourne. In August, 1852, Rev. Matthew Downing became Ballarat's first resident priest. He built a large wooden structure with a canvas roof which served as a church, but later erected at the Gravel Pits the first permanent church. This church was the largest of any house of worship on any goldfield in the colony. It cost £ 100, contributed solely by Father Downing and his flock. Soon after he got the authorities to survey a large piece of land at the back of the township as a burial ground and procured a grant of £500 for fencing it. A grant of £250 was also obtained for the improvement of the chapel and fittings of a school, where Michael Campion Carey opened the first school. Rev. Patrick Smyth succeeded Father Downing, who was followed by Rev. P. Madden, who in 1857 began to plan the erection of St. Patrick's Church. The foundation stone of this was laid by Bishop Goold on February 12, 1858, and the church was opened for the first time on November 8, 1863." (Melbourne Advocate 25 October 1951)Two colour photographs showing the St Alipius' Catholic Church flag - a blue cross and border on white. st alipius, church, ballarat east, flag

St Alipius Parish has its beginnings in the Ballarat “Gold Rush” that started in August 1851. As thousands of people made their way to the diggings and a town quickly took shape, Father Patrick Dunne celebrated the first Mass for the Catholic miners in October 1851. In late 1852 a second priest Father Matthew Downing arrived and named his Parish after St. Alipius' and the Bishop of the time, James Alipius Goold. In February 1853 Father Downing moved to the present St. Alipius site and erected a church made of slabs with a canvas roof. A school was also built and classes began on April 1st.Colour photograph of the roofline of St Alipius' Catholic Church. ballarat, heritage, st alipius, catholic church