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No. 3348. PERTH, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1968.
(Registered at the 0.P.O.. Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
auRum aP jecuLAx10.4.46 iTEN the Australian Bishops made their statement on Catholic l at the annual conference in May, they moved to appoint a chools s Director of Catholic Education with an office in Canberra. They Federal supply this office with personnel and facilities for educational also moved to and sociological research.
Peter Brophy
Top Canberra Post For Perth Catholic Education Director
Brophy Father G. S i., an uncle of the deceased boy, Peter Brophy, was the prin_ cipal celebrant at a Requiem Mass at Trinity College last Tuesday. Other celebrants were Father T. Phelan, his parish priest and Father P. Quinn. Peter died as the result of an accident at his home in Wem_ bley Downs on May 31. A popular sub_leav_ ing student at Trinity College, his Requiem w as the first to be held in the school chapel. Fellow students sang at the Mass under the direction of Father P. Ahern and f ormed a guard of honour in the driveway as the hearse left for Karrakatta Cemetery. Peter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Brophy of Slalom Drive, Wembley Downs. May he rest in peace
THE PRESIDENT of the Australian Episcopal Conference, His Eminence Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy, announces the appointment of Monsignor James Bourke, B.A. ( Hons.) of the Archdiocese of Perth as the first Federal Director of Catholic Education. Monsignor Bourke will take up his appointment in Canberra on the 15th August, 1968.
Monsignor Bourke In 1967 and 1968, entitled "The Catholic was born in Kalgoorlie Monsignor Bourke has Pattern," published by on July 13, 1919, and worked as a member of Macmillan in 1958. received his early edu- a committee on seconThe Australian Episcation at the Christian dary education in West- copal Conference reBrothers' College, Fre- ern Australia. He is also cords its deep gratitude mantle. a foundation member of to the Archdiocese of After completing his the Federal Catholic Perth and, in particular, s tudies at Corpus Schools Committee to Archbishop Prendi Christi College, Werri- established by the Aus- ville for his kindness in bee, he was ordained to tralian Episcopal Con- releasing his Director of the priesthood in 1943 ference in 1967. Catholic Education to Monsignor Bourke has serve Catholic Educa and during 1944 served as assistant priest in published a number of tion in the wider conthe parish of Cottesloe. articles and reports and text throughout Austrahas also written a book lia.
Seminary Staff
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MONSIGNOR
JAMES
BOURKE
MORE HELP FOR NEW DIRECTOR HU RC SCH H OO C LS OF EDUCATION
STATE AID ROVIDED
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the proper liberty of the churches and no discrimination between them, From 1945 to 1948 he there can be no objecwas a member of the tion in principle to State teaching staff of St. aid for any aspect of Francis Xavier's THE post year has been marked by grateful for the change church Semiwork, said a renary, Stradbroke Park, in government assistport to the New South in the Archdiocese of greater advances in the progress toward ance for education. Adelaide. During Though the aid was Wales General Assemequality in education than any in our less time and after his this than the Federation bly of the Presbyterian reof Australia. turn to Perth in 1949 he history, said Mr. W.A. Mahoney, presi- needed and hoped for in Church The report was subPursued studies at the the future, its value in University of dent of the Parents and Friends Federa- maintaining the work mitted to the 600 deleand later at theAdelaide of the schools should not gates attending the astion of Western Australia, speaking to be sity of Western Univeroverlooked. The Fed- sembly in Sydney by lian, where heAustraeration should continue the Church's committee delegates 90 from about Catholic completed his Bachelor to demand increased on State aid. of Arts Degree school associations at South Perth subsidies, but should Debate on the report in 1949 and gained an not offend others by its will not be held until Honours Civic Centre on Sunday, June 2. gree (First Class) Dethe General Assembly manner of doing so. in English in meets in May, 1969. In his report Mr. 1950. SEE PAGE 16 allir The report said there In 1949 he Mahoney said that in was apcan be no objection to Pointed by primar State this y Pr endiville Archbishop State aid for denominaschool payments were to the Cathtional schools. Olic introduced 1967, in at Education Office in Perth as -This is not to say the $10 rate each for of Dithere might not be parrector andAssistant child. This amount will in 1961 became ticular objections to raised 1968. be $20 in to Director of Catholic particular schemes, but Education and is still fulfilling these would be required A significant fact was this important Post. to be argued in detail as that at the State elecFrom such schemes are put tions all major parties 1951 up to the forward," the report had proposed assistance ;resent, Monsignor said. This to our schools. 1•00nrke has been showed that we had THE running total for It said that much of t,inle Lecturer a partin the passed the stage of nglish Project Compassion the opposition within Department at tile establishing a principle. week was $14,696.67 Protestant churches to last ern University of WestIn 1968, the Treasury ( with $2 added for a State aid apparently Australia. arose because the Rowould be paying over misprint). man Catholic Church, $200,000 into Catholic TV further seven with its A larger system, Commission primary schools, and in Mr. W. A. Mahoney amounts have been re- stood to gain the most. 1969 the amount would week from ceived this e In 1956-57 he visited JAMES NESTOR has been appointed exceed $400,000. These "It is a matter of elediiicational representatives a plan- Dianella ($170), $6; institutions i;,1 The mentary justice that said Mr. amounts, MaDiocesan Director of Education to replace United Kingdom. ned approach to the G osnells ($245.51), those who save the State honey, added to fee sub- solution of the financial $1.50; Maida Vale ($61) money the ;le °' Germany and Monsignor James Bourke. by not making sidies at Secondary level problems of our schools, tTnited States $5.50; Merredin, $132. use of the Arrierica. of equipment subsiand State system In 1959 he Father provision and equaof Nestor has been Mt. Monsignor Lawley 87; ($164. should Bourke's dies, will ceived the resignireceive make back at a lity for all children . . . assistant in the Catholic Education Office since Riverton least a Papal ficant contribution to If this can be achieved 60), $51; portion of what being made a honour $243.34), ( 1 $25; South 961. otlfe Domes they contribute compulour schools system. Prelate with only after a Commission Perth ($178.19), $14.15. Born in Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland, he sorily," the report said. ,1411s or. the title But unfortunately, he of Enquiry as proposed In 1964 he w as ordained in All Hallows' College, This week's total of "s a Dublin, in added, there is no ar- by the Leader of the OpPPointed $236.02 makes a running to a corn- 1956, and came to Australia that !),littee same year. rangement for annual position, then let us established by Father Nestor holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree increases in the amounts have such an enquiry total of $14.932.69. As the diocesan con" Broad:stinAustralian ,,'pertg Control Board to with First Class Honours from the National Uni- provided as there is in f orthwith." tributions have to be versity of Ireland, and in 1964 he was awarded New South Wales for telev • • on the role sent to the national of. rsion n of a Bachelor of Arts Degree with First Class Hon- the next two years. Unn the fice, Sunday, June 16. A CONFERENCE for education. CONCERN the clergy of the Metkid • latter Part of less there is a planned ours from the University has of Western been selected as the Australia. 1964 ic in 1965 increas onsignor e in subsidies, M J. Sinc E. e he spent final day for Project ropolitan area will be coming to Australia, Father Nestor has "'±r ee te held on Friday, June bri l anci— e,est „rills at Cam- been assistant priest at Wembley, Cottesloe, High- the benefit will be erod- Bourke, Perth Diocesan Compassion 1968. 14. Commencing at ed quickly increasing Director by the of Catholic udniversity. Eng- gate and Claremont. All contributions u.ying Mr. Mahoney Educa t i o n, expressed should be into the 10 a.m., it will be He started what has been a very successful costs. nglIsh mainly in went on "we ask from concern that the Federa- Church Office by that held in the Chapter Faculty. cchoo! for Inv ratechists in 1963. Hall, Victoria Square. all our Parliamentary tion might appear un- date.
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