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=__//**F a t h e r J o h n J o s e p h T h e r r y**//__ = = = John Joseph Therry was born in Cork, 1790 and was educated privatly at St Patrick's College, Carlow. He was ordained a priest in 1815 and he was assigned to parish work in Dublin and then in Cork.

Recommended by his own bishop as a "capable, enthusiastic and valuable young man" Therry sailed from cork to Sydney under a senior priest Fr Phillop Conolly. They sailed on a ship called the Janus which carried more than a hundred prisoners. They arrived in Sydney in may 1820.

Therry described his life over the next 40 years as one of those constant workers very often accomplished by anxiety, popular energetic and restless he appreciated from the beginning the delicacy of his role. Fr Conolly left sydney and went on to Van Diemens land leaving Fr Therry the only preist in the mainland for five long years.

Fr Therry set himself a task of attending every little part of a catholics religious life. He travelled around, living with different people where ever they were sometimes he used three to four horses a day. He had an impressing influence on the protestant settlers and an outstanding influence on the convicts.

Since the time Fr Therry arrived in sydney he intended to build a church and on the 29 of october 1821 the foundation stone was laid by Governor Macquarie.

Due to what thought to be political interference Fr therry was suspended from his position as government chaplain in 1826 but he still remains the best influence on the colony. Fr Therry was appointed by the first Australian Bishop, John Bede Polding, to cover an area from Campbelltown to beyond Yass in 1835 and he was reinstated as the government chaplain in April 1837.

In April 1838, Fr Therry was sent to Van Diemens Land as a Vicar-General. He was then parish priest of Melbourne from September 1846 to April 1847. Fr Therry left Melbourne to be appointed to Windsor, but a year later Fr Therry returned to Van Diemen's land. He was given the title Archpriest in 1850 then in May 1856 Fr Therry returned to Sydney and stayed in Balmain for the rest of his life.

Fr Therry was a simple, unselfish man that accomplished very much in his lifetime. Fr Therry died on the 25 of May 1864 aged 73 and on his will he left a large sum of money to bring the Irish Jesuits to Australia.

=GOLD CONTRACT -- KALGOORLIE=

If you are looking for an historical fun and exciting place to go for a holiday then kalgoorlie is the place for you.

LOCATION- kalgoorlie is located 600 km east of perth, WA

ACCOMADATION- There is plenty of accomadation in kalgoorlie including hotels, motels, resorts, inns, caravan parks, and places for backpackers to stay. These are just some of the places where YOU might choose, gold dust backbackers yha, broadwater resort, south kalgoorlie, overland motel, Hannans veiw motel, Ouality inn railway, Quest yelverton kalgoorlie. all budgets are catered for.

HISTORY- Kalgoorlie was built when the gold rush accured in the late 1880s.kalgoorlie is still an active mining reigion today and is responsable for a tenth of the worlds gold production which is half of australias gold production. These days bigger mining componies have replaced diggers for big machines but here in kalgoorlie the lagacy remains from the big pub and town hall all the way down to the littler buildings around Kalgoorlie. Kalgoorlies land is traditionaly owened by the Maduwangka people. eurapean settlement began in 1893 when three irish gold prospectors discovered gold near mount charlotte in western Australia. the trio were Paddy Hannan, Dan Shea and Tom Flanigan. By 1902 the town had grown to a population of 30,000 with 93 hotels.

ATTRACTIONS- Kalgoorlie is a country city of much importance to Australia. there are many historical buildings including the big old pup which was built way back in the goldrush times. here are just some of the great attractions, Australias prospectors and miners hall of fame, the super pit (australias largest open cut mine), the Kalgoorlie boulder, goldfield art centre and goldfield aboringinal art gallery, kalgoorie cup (horse racing).

WEATHER- The weather in kalgoorlie ranges between 8*c and a maxumin of 22*c during spring and autumn. During winter it can get to a minumin of 6* and a maxumin of 17*c. what a nice temp!!!

GOLDFIELDS- The goldfields surround kalgoorlieand there is a number of things to do and that includes, visiting ghost towns including the big bell ghost town try your luck for panning visit the cue which is known for its national trust buildings. these are only some of the things you can do an this huge golfield called the super pit.

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