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Copy letter from C. H. Maher, MRCS and M. McIntyre Sinclair, M.D., 36 College Street, Sydney to [ ] concerning the health of Mr Paul Healy SJ.

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.

Copy of the agreement between the Archbishop of Sydney and the Society of Jesus and the establishment of the Australian Mission.

Letter from Cardinal Moran, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ praising the work of Jesuit priests in Australia.

Letter from Denis Walsh, Bishop's House, Goulburn to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Superior of the Mission, expressing an interest in joining the Society of Jesus.

Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Reports that the Fr General is very pleased to hear of the ‘good disposition shown by F. Clery’, and thanks Fr Tuite for sending him the ‘Australian paper’, which gave news of the work of the mission in Australia, including a reference to St Ignatius’ College. Sends the greetings of Fr Porter, who asks Fr Tuite to look in the archives for an instruction from the Fr General around 1878, which modified the ordination of Fr Roothaan on the Minervale.

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 Remarks that if the manuscript is not to be published he would like it to be returned.

Letter from Fr Francis O'Brien SJ (Rector), St Aloysius College, Milson's Point, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning Mr William Hughes, a member of the St Aloysius College Community, the question of whether Australia should become a Vice-Province, a retreat he gave in Brisbane during which the Archbishop (Dr Duhig) referred to the Society's refusal of his invitation to open a college in Brisbane. Refers finally to the possibility of a college in New Zealand.

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.

Letter from Fr George Kelly SJ, St Mary's Presbytery, North Sydney, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial J Murphy SJ concerning a letter written by a priest in Rome 'which has been taken up amongst certain laymen who are in the confidence of Ecclesiastical circles.' Refers to a Cardinal Moran and remarks '...there has been much gossip about the probability of his remaining in Rome.' Refers to Fr [Michael] Dooley and remarks 'It had been...a matter of public notoriety and some amusement amongst Ours that for years Fr Dooley has been in the habit of writing constantly to Propaganda...about anything...in the Ecclesiastical world and lately...about the Cardinal's future.' Includes a note written by Fr Provincial concerning a meeting he had with Cardinal Moran about the letter.

Letter from Fr John McEncroe, Archdiocese, Sydney, Australia to Fr John Callan SJ concerning the introduction of Fathers from the Society of Jesus into the Diocese of Sydney.

Letter from Fr John McEncroe to Rev. R. Healy concerning the administration of St John's College. Remarks that the fellows of the College have 'expressed their 'unanimous' wish and desire to procure, if possible, a member of your Society for this important office'.

Letter from Joseph Clery SJ, The Presbytery, North Shore to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ urging him to send out a visitor as soon as possible. Remarks '...nothing short of a visitorial inspection by a "visitor" such as I have described will meet the difficulty, will elicit "the truth - the whole truth" '.

Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Patrick Keating SJ concerning the proposal to sell St Aloysius College. Suggests selling Loyola instead and keeping St Aloysius College as a novitiate, a mission house and house of studies.

Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ (Superior of the Mission), St Ignatius College, Riverview, Hunter's Hill, Sydney to Fr Joseph O'Malley SJ (Superior), New Zealand remarking that he cannot send anybody else out to help in New Zealand. Details health of Jesuit scholastics and Jesuits.

Letter from Fr Luke Murphy SJ, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Patrick Keating SJ concerning the college and the issue of selling St Aloysius College.

Letter from Fr Martin Maher SJ, St Aloysius College, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning his return to Ireland to take up a new position as Rector in the Crescent College, Limerick and as Socius to Fr Provincial.

Letter from Fr Thomas Cahill SJ, Bathurst to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ asking him to write to the Irish Fr Provincial on a matter discussed by Fr Cahill and Fr Dalton. Remarks that he has been suffering from ill health and has been unable to give the triduum to the nuns of Bathurst.

Letter from Fr Thomas Fay SJ, St. Aloysius College, Milson's Point, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial William Delany SJ concerning the college - the purchase of, finances of and numbers of pupils.

Letter from Fr Thomas Fleming SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his recently published book.

Letter from John Cooke, Wellington, New South Wales to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Superior of the Mission, expressing a desire to join the Society of Jesus. Includes note from Fr Dalton SJ to Fr Provincial concerning John Cooke's letter.

Letter from J.P. Hall, solicitor, 100 George Street, Limerick, to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ in Riverview, Sydney, Australia. Reports on his efforts to sell an unnamed property (Cecil Street premises), which later burned down. Offers to send over the money received from the insurance claim, and asks Fr Dalton to decide on a course of action in relation to the damaged property.

Letter from Katie M. Drinan, 'E de Marie', Branxton, New South Wales, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin describing a tour of Europe and thanking Fr Brown for his advice.

Letter from Mr Daniel Fitzgibbon SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ asking to return home to complete his studies. Remarks that his health has improved.

Letter from Mr Paul Healy SJ, Bodington, Wentworth Falls, NSW to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his ill health and his admission to a private sanatorium.

Letter from Mr Thomas J. O'Mara SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview to to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning money left to him by his father. Remarks that he would like to use the money to repair the cricket ground at the college.

Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr [ ] praising the work being carried out at St Kilda's.

Copy of a letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning the conditions imposed by the Archbishop for the Society of Jesus' entry to the Archdiocese of Sydney.

Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney, St John's College, Sydney to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the establishment of the Society in Sydney. Remarks that he has no objection but wishes to discuss a number of conditions. Refers to the closure of Lyndhurst College. Remarks 'The result of this very painful duty will be at all events to clear away complications and you will have no reason for feeling any delicacy in accepting the offer I am going to make to you when you come.

Letter from the Archbishop of Sydney, Patrick Cardinal Moran, The Irish College, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning the change of the site of the Jesuit's High School from it's present site to North Sydney.

Copy of a letter from the Micheal Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Australian Mission) concerning two issues raised in letters from Fr Ryan SJ to the Archbishop, namely sanction for a loan to extend St Mary's Church, Milson's Point and the restoration of parish duties to the Fathers at Loyola.

Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Patrick's, Melbourne to Fr John Ffrench SJ regarding the Australian Mission and worries expressed by Father General concerning the observance of spiritual matters and the customs of the Society.

Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Villa Maria, Hunters Hill, Sydney to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ concerning the Australian Mission. Refers to a number of topics he wishes to be passed on to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ when Fr Lentaigne returns to Ireland.

Note written by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ on the death of Fr Walter Steins SJ (Bishop). Describes his death and funeral for the propaganda.

Part of a letter from Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne to Fr [ ] concerning a journey to Sydney, then Goulburn, and Fr Therry's estate.

Telegram to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning the arrival of Frs. Healy, Flynn and Fitzgerald due in London on board the "Demosthenes."