Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society articles from January 1 2002

Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society archives from January 1 2002

In this edition.
January 1, 2002... It is interesting to reflect on which themes have attracted the Society over the last two years. The 'Completed 2001 Programme' had largely a nineteenth century setting featuring early colonial life, the influence of several religious orders...

Completed 2001 programme.(Calendar)
January 1, 2002... COMPLETED 2001 PROGRAMME 11 February The retiring President, Elizabeth Johnston, gave her Report in which she reviewed the programme of Annual General the previous year and thanked the members and...

Troubled times: an overview of the history of the Catholic Federation of New South Wales.
January 1, 2002... Between 1913 and 1924 the Catholic Federation of New South Wales articulated and advocated the political interests of the Catholic Church in the state. As part of a world wide movement, having its origins in the successful resistance of German...

The state aid revolution: interviews with Kim E. Beazley and Malcolm Fraser.(Interview)
January 1, 2002... Preface 'State Aid' for Catholic schools was a constant demand of Australian Catholics from the late nineteenth century when government funding of private schools ended. They campaigned for what they called 'educational justice': a share...

Bishop Bernard Stewart and the 'Tiger Pits': opposition to Catholic school bureaucracy.
January 1, 2002... Australian Catholic education has changed--gone is the penny catechism; gone is the dominant presence of religious Brothers and Sisters; gone are the classrooms with one hundred or more students; and gone are so many other characteristics that...

Rome or Ireland? The religious control of the Italian community.
January 1, 2002... The period from 1944 until the end of 1945 was marked by the ecclesiastical fight for the chaplaincy of the Italian community in Australia, which ultimately led to the removal overseas of Fr Ugo Modotti sj, chaplain to the Italian community of...

Jeff Kildea. Tearing the Fabric: Sectarianism in Australia 1910-1925.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... JEFF KILDEA. Tearing the Fabric: Sectarianism in Australia 1910-1925. Citadel Books, Sydney, 2002; ISBN 09581019 0 6; 379 pages. Dr Kildea has done Australian Catholic history singular service. Both in writing such a valuable hook and in...

Margaret Walsh. The Good Sams--Sisters of the Good Samaritan 1857-1964.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... MARGARET WALSH. The Good Sams--Sisters of the Good Samaritan 1857-1964. John Garratt Publishing, Melbourne, 2001, ISBN 1 875938 52 4; 432 pages. The title says a lot: The Good Sams. To Australian Catholics of the twentieth century they...

Margaret Press, rsj. Three Women of Faith: Gertrude Abbott, Elizabeth Anstice Baker and Mary Tenison Woods.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... MARGARET PRESS, rsj. Three Women of Faith: Gertrude Abbott, Elizabeth Anstice Baker and Mary Tenison Woods. Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 2000; ISBN 1 86254 526 X; 143pp. Margaret Press makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of...

Marie Theresa Foale rsj, Think of the Ravens: the Sisters of St Joseph in Social Welfare South Australia 1867-1980.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... MARIE THERESE FOALE rsj, Think of the Ravens: the Sisters of St Joseph in Social Welfare South Australia 1867-1980. Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (SA) Inc., Kent Town SA, 2001; ix + 45pages. This short book is a welcome addition...

Pat Jalland. Australian Ways of Death: a Social and Cultural History, 1840-1918.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... PAT JALLAND. Australian Ways of Death: A Social and Cultural History, 1840-1918. OUP, Melbourne, 2002; ISBN 0-19-550754-1; ppb; 380 pages. Following her comprehensive coverage of Death in the Victorian Family (1996), which examined how the...

Peter Brock. Home Rome Home.(Book Review)
January 1, 2002... PETER BROCK. Home Rome Home. Spectrum Press, Melbourne, 2001; ISBN 0 86786 308 0; 270 pages. Home and Rome--two words set Catholic hearts afire! A well-connected series of anecdotes and personal observations make this book worthy of closer...

Books received.
January 1, 2002... It is intended that the following will be reviewed in 2003: Peter Donovan, For Youth and the Poor: History of the De La Salle Brothers, David Lovell Publishing, Melbourne, 2001; 368 pages. Marie Crowley, Women of the Vale: Perthville...