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The Record Newspaper 26 June 1958

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Cocos Islanders Greet

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Visitors To Orphanage Will Hear Of Beliefs Of Catholics

It has become customary that twice each year a Day of Enquiry is held in Perth. The Psychologists pity of it is that these days cannot be held Leo Parker, B.Sc., more often. The next of these "Days" will Mr. P. of the miles the Rev. O'Mara of 3,700 trip I=fter an air Cathedral staff returned last week from a pastoral visit to the Dip. Ed. A.B.Ps.S., has re- be at St. Joseph's Orphanage, Station-st., signed as chief psycholoon Sunday, July 20. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. He is the first priest to go there since gist with the Department Wembley, Non -Catholics are invited arrangements can be made the Islands came under the control of the Archdiocese. bf N'avy, to join the firm to come as early as 10 a.m. conveniently. Fr. O'Mara is also the listed with him in Scotland to three-quarters of a mil- of John P. Young and As- when Mass will be celebratOn Thursday, July 14 a lion. first priest to visit Cocos to settle on the isl and.

First Perth Priest

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ed and explained for the new series of talks explainDuring his regime (1901), sociates Pty. Ltd., indus- benefit of all. since May, 1957, when His As a consequence of trading the Catholic religion and The various things to be will begin at the Catholic Lordship, the Most Rev. J. ing voyages carried out by the island was also con- trial psychologists P. O'Loughlin, Bishop of Clunies Ross, there had also nected to the mainland of management consultants. seen in a Catholic church Centre. Darwin (who then had jur- been a steady inc rease in Asia, to Batavia and to Aus- Mr. Parker will be the are described and talks on isdiction there) offered Mass the settlement's population. tralia by cable. In 1878, company's chief psychologi- the Catholic religion are Within eight ye ars the responsibility for super- cal consultant and will di- given. for the inhabitants. vision was transferred from rect its phychological diviLuncheon is. provided by the Colonial Office to the Xaverian functions are in all States. He will "Our Lady of Victories" Government of Ceylon; in sion praesidium of the Legion of listed below:1882 to the Government of be located in Melbourne. July 4: Informal social at Mary. the Straits Settlement; and All sincere enquirers into the Highgate parish hall. in 1903 it was incorporated the teachings of the Church July 8: Meeting and social in the Settlement of Singaare made welcome and, of at the Savoy ballroom compore. course, no-one is committed mencing at 8 p.m. George Clunies Ross died Night tennis is conducted in any way. in 1910 and his son Sidney Catholics are asked to each Wednesday night at the took over the reins of adshowgroundi pray for the success of this Claremont ministration, carrying on day and to consider if they commencing at 7.45 p.m. until his death in 1944 when club is a Xaverian The noncould accompany some they passed into the hands Catholic friend or relative. social gathering for single of the present head of afThose who wish to attend Catholics over the age of fairs for the Cocos Group are asked to inform Catholic 23 years. Enquiries regardthe youthful John Clunies Missions Catholic Centre, ing membership may be had Ross. Perth by contacting the secretary, Victoria - square, In 1944 John Clunies Ross (BF 1889) by Wednesday, Miss L. Watts, 1 la Learoyd-. was only 16. A military street, Mount Lawley. catering that so 16 July took over administration from August, 1944, until April, 1946, when civil administration was re-estabFather O'Mara is pictured with his flock Two Evenings At Catholic Centre lished. after Mass.

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For Those Curious About Religion In an interview Father settlers, both whites and In 1952 the United KingO'Mara said there were 31 coloured, were as many as dom handed the administraEven after a thorough course of instrucCatholics at Cocos and that 175. All were engaged in tion of the islands over to their spirit was really won- the rapidly growing coco- Australia, provided Ross' there still remain many Catholic praction derful. They were over- nut oil and copra industry. ownership was recognised. Mr. Parker was educated tices, devotions and customs with which When John Clunies Ross This has yet to be legalised. joyed that His Grace the send died in 1854, his place as would At the end of the war at Aquinas and was dux of converts are unfamiliar. Even the language Archbishop them a priest four times a leader of the community Clunies Ross found a popu- the college in 1932. Histo sucthe of Catholics when speaking of their piety son, by his over taken was lation of 1,800, and arrange- cess as a scholar led year. also a John, who introduced made for emi- award of the Lyn scholar- remains strange for a long time. In all there were 120 a code of laws and a form ments were gration to North Borneo, shi, a Government ExhibiThese are the types of To meet this difficulty, white residents on West of script money. Christmas Island and Singa- tion, a Hackett Bursary and Our Lady of Victories prae- questions that will be asked Island and Direction Island, Physical a Commonwealth the on 350 remained pore. of the 18 A highlight sidium of the Legion of and discussed at the meetpractically all Australians. Education Scholarship. Mary is arranging two ing. There may' be many The third inhabitated island years rule of the second island. A special place in AustraHe is a past president of Thursday evenings at the others which we cannot John Clunies Ross occurred has about 400 Malays. of the naval history and is well lian Society Newman with annexathe Father O'Mara also found in 1857, Catholic Centre, July 10 and even think of without World War is reserved known in hockey and cric- 17. prompting. welcome from the non- tion, in error, of Cocos First Island as part of the dom- for the Cocos Group. News keting circles. Any and every convert Catholics of Cocos. be half will meetings The from the party raiding a Heiof in now Majesty is Her His home of inions be made welcome cm While there he baptised a Queen Victoria. lecture and half question will "Emcruiser light German he but has Victoria, delberg, these two nights at 8 o'clook. baby and almost 100 per den" having been p u t been a frequent visitor to box. been had annexation The apcent of the Catholics various for a Cocos Island ashore to destroy the wire- W.A. as a member of the the intended are What proached the Sacraments. in the Andaman Group. less and cable communica- selection committee for the scapulars? What is the 40 The history of Cocos Twenty-one years later, to tion installations was re- Royal Australian Naval Col- Hours' Adoration? What is a history largely Island is the satisfaction of the ceived by H.M.A.S. Sydney. lege. the Sacred Heart Sodality, of the Clunies Ross family. islanders, the ceremony of As a result, the "Emden" Name Society, the Holy the discovered in annexation was performed was intercepted and damAlthough Children of Mary, 1609 by William Keeling, it again. corn that her badly so aged The feast of Our Lady of Pence Legion of Mary? was not until the early 19th Mt. Carmel will be observcentury that any attempt of for Peter's Collection ed at the monastery of the settlement was made. Pence will be taken up in Sisters, Nedlands Pages Carmelite on Jul} 15 and 16. Clunies Ross Family all parishes next Sunday, Page On Tuesday, July 15, at July 6. In 1824 John Clunies Bishop Cured at Lourdes 2 their public chapel, AdelmaRoss decided to settle in Chamberlain's road, there will be Rosary Laying IsIn addition to West Cocos. He made a prelim3 at 7.30 p.m., followed try Ghost .. land, which is the site of the inary landing in 1825 and 4 Carmel Mt. of Lady the occasional sermtk airfield, there are in the Our planted some trees; in 1827 5 preached by the Rev. P. main atoll four other large Largest School System he returned with his wife in Australia 6 McCrann. Polls Gallup are HorsThese colislands. few a and and family 7 brugh Island at the entrance Priests Freed in China Benediction of the Blessed onists from England. 8 to the lagoon in the north, Children's Corner .. On his return he found Sacrament will then be InsHow Fares World for IsHome Direction Island, already Hare Alexander one S parted. Priests land and South Island. At 9 a.m. on Wednesday. in occupation. Hare's ideas Of these, Home a n d What is "The Open differed settlement on July 16, His Grace the Arable Door?" Direction Islands are the greatly from those of the bishop, will preside * more important, the former Dr. Rumble's Radio more placid Clunies Ross 11 Solemn High Mass. Replies .. as the administrative centre and the two groups did not The Blessed Sacrament 12 Functions Office's for the group and Direction Holy see eye -to -eye. In 1831 .. 13 will be exposed throughottt Island because of its cable World of Sport .. Hare returned to Java leavday until 4 p.m. when the station and place in world 'Non -Catholics in Red ing Ross in sole possession. 14 Benediction will be given. China .. communications. the A plenary indulgence, apDirection Island, showing cable station In the meantime, 15 Today the population of Local Events .. plicable to the souls in PurClunies Ross settlement was installations. the Cocos group, concentratgatory may be gained, on progressing. On an earlier ed on Home Island, the isthe usual conditions at each voyage to Cocos, Clunies Carmelite Feast George mander was forced to beach land on which the first John By this time the chapel, fro* visit to Ross, with the idea of setestablished had succeeded his ship on North Keeling Clunies Ross The Feast of Our Lady mid -day on the 15th to the tlement in his mind, had Clunies Rossfather. Island to prevent it from his settlement, is estimated Trained his (18711 plant to foresight the will be night of the 16th. had George in- sinking. This action, inci- at more than 1,600 and of Mt. Carmel All are invited to honour the island liberally with as an engineer, troduced special machinery dentally, meant the freeing comprises a remarkable ad- solemnly ollserved by the Our Blessed Mother on this, seeds. all races. It has of the eastern half of the mixture of at HilFathers palm coconut Carmelite intensified and accordingly, Self-support, Ocean from enemy been said that a happier, ton Park on Sunday, July the centenary of the lad came quickly to the Clunies cultivation to such an extent Indian apparition at Lourdes to raiders for the cleaner and healthier popuRoss family and the group that the number of trees in commerce Bernadette-July 16, 1858. lation would be hard to find. 20. young men he had en - the Cocos group increased rest of the war.

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