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PERTH HAILED A MESSENGER WHO BECAME CARDINAL Hay Street at the Town Hall was completely blocked by thousands of people at noon on Saturday, May 4, 1946, when the late Cardinal Norman Gilroy was given a civic reception. The feelings of Perth Catholics were running high, indivative of the wave of acclaim for the man sweeping over Australia at the time. Perth was the first place outside Sydney to greet the Australian who just four months before had made unique history for those times, being the first Australian -born cardinal in the college of 70 at a moment when Pope Pius XII opened the college ranks extensively to non -Italians. Australia's previous cardinal had been Irish-born Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney. Entering the Perth Town Hall, the cardinal had a quick handshake with an ex -Gallipoli comrade of the Great War. The young Norman Gilroy was a wireless operator on the troopship Hessen
that stood off Gallipoli dur- much pleasure at this you ing the famous landing. have given me to deliver Cardinal Gilroy's writings to my dear mother. on Gallipoli, including an "From our mothers we eye-witness account of the learn only that which is Anzac landing (condensed good. in a diary written aboard "If we are faithful to the his ship), are now part of things we learn from other the Mitchell Library's exclumothers we shall be nobler sive archives on the First men and nobler women." World War. He told the gathering "When I was a telegraph that they had given an messenger with the Postexample of true Australian master -General's Department (as it was then citizenship. They had refused to be known), I considered myself somebody. I liked the job influenced by any intolerI had and I was proud of ance or bigotry. it," Cardinal Gilroy told Perth saw Cardinal Gilthe gathering in the Perth roy preside over a week of Town Hall. solemn Masses and other After Lord Mayor Totter- functions commemorating dell presented the cardinal the arrival in 1846 of with a book of pressed Perth's first bishop, Bishop W.A. wildflowers as a gift Brady, a handful of Benefor his mother, Cardinal dictines, including Salvado, Gilroy said: and a pioneer group of six "I have never delivered Sisters of Mercy. a message that gave me so A close observer of the cardinal during that week was the master of ceremonies, later to become Archbishop Goody of Perth. "He impressed me with his calm dignity, his smiling affable presence and his eloquence, which struck the right note on every occasion," Archbishop Goody said this week. "A priest of deep spirituality and strict self-discipline, he showed himself to me after my appointment as a kind and encouraging friend and a practical pastor with good counsel derived from his many years of experience. "Cardinal Gilroy gave honour to the priesthood. made the Church in Australia illustrious by his ministry and leadership and, his death notwithstanding, his example will long be a beacon of encouragement to all." Cardinal Gilroy's final triumph was an address to thousands of youth at a floodlit pageant on Subiaco Oval. He ended his address to the crowd: "Australia is a glorious USED CARS country, saved, as though by a miracle, from the ravages of war and blessed by God as few countries have been blessed. "Our national Constitution, formulated by Godfearing, patriotic, capable leaders, safeguards our freedom and human dignity. "This is the heritage you have received which you must strive to safeguard zealously and transmit in-
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At the biennial conference of the Loreto Federation of Australia held during the weekend were: Left to right: Mrs. Mary FITZPATRICK (nee Talboys), formerly of Nedlands, now in South Australia; (rear) Miss Elizabeth BARTLETT, of Kirribilli; (front) Mrs. Margaret SULLIVAN, of Marryotville, S.A.; Mrs. Elizabeth JONES (nee Prendergast), of Nedlands; Sister Noni MITCHELL (former pupil of Loreto Goremont) Mrs. Edwina DOYLE, of Toorak.
Loreto past pupils from many parts of Australia gathered in Perth at the weekend to attend the 12th biennial conference of the Loreto Federation of Australia, the national past pupils' organisation. Upwards of 200 peoSister Noni, 1.B.V.M.. ple attended each of the Mother Provincial of the lectures, meetings and Loreto Order in Australother functions. ia, was present at all Mass celebrated by functions and addressed Archbishop Goody mar- the past pupils after Sunked the opening of the day lunch a happy conference. occasion which follThe special guest spea- owed the Sunday Mass, ker was Sister Joselyn concelebrated by Bishop Dunphy, I.B.V.M., who Healy and three Jesuit is a past pupil of Loreto priests Fathers DyConvent, Claremont, the non, Day and Strong. first woman to be chosen The president of the Mannix Scholar from federation conference. Melbourne University Mrs. Patricia Williams of and now a lecturer at Perth, presented the fethat university. deration cross to Mrs. She the Edwina Doyle. of Melpresented theme "Christian Reac- bourne, during the clostion to a Changing ing benediction, given by World' in three challen- Bishop Peter Quinn. to ging and inspiring ad- mark the fact that in dresses held on Saturday two years' time the next at Loreto Convent, Ned- conference will be held lands, and on Sunday at at Loreto Convent, ManLoreto Convent, Clare- deville Hall, Toorak, mont. Melbourne.
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