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OUR HISTORY
The Australian Catholic Historical Society has been established since 1940. It is our aim to promote interest, recording, and research in Australia’s Catholic history. We invite you to check out these pages and to become a Member.
CATHOLIC THOUGHT AND CATHOLIC ACTION BOOK
In Feb 2023, Connor Court published James Franklin’s Catholic Thought and Catholic Action: Scenes from Australian Catholic Life … Catholic Weekly story … review
ST MARY’S SYDNEY BICENTENARY
The Catholic Weekly of 23 Oct 2022 has an extended commemorative edition on the bicentenary of St Mary’s Church (later Cathedral), including extensive coverage of the world of 1821.
TRIBUTES TO RICHARD CONNOLLY
There have been many commemorations of composer Richard Connolly (1927-2022), including from the ABC. (1964 audio) (a tribute)
MACGINLEY AWARD
The 2022 $1000 MacGinley award for work on Australian Catholic history has been awarded to South Australian scholar Jodie Vandepeer for her article ‘The Atelier of the St. Dominic’s Priory’ … media release … story in The Southern Cross
MEDIA RELEASE
Read here Cathnews’ July 2020 story on ACHS’s new suite of resources …. Catholic Leader story
TIMELINE AND RESOURCES
Our most popular pages are the Timeline of Australian Catholic History and other Resources pages
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and celebrate their ongoing culture and contribution to society.
ABOUT US
OUR AIMS
Monthly meetings of the Society have been held since 1940 at which papers representing a wide spectrum of interest have been presented. The ACHS Journal publishes papers presented to the Society, book reviews and other matters of interest.
Crowds watch the Eucharistic Congress procession, Newcastle, 1938. Image credit: phototimetunnel.com.
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