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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 46, 16 November 1899, Page 20

Five priests of the Marist Order arrived in Sydney, recently, on their way to the South Sea Islands. They were the Rev. Fathers Gonnet, Guilloux, Valeyre, Perpezat, and Belivad. Very general satisfaction has been felt at the appointment by his Lordship Dr. Torreggiani of the Rev. Father J. J. O'Neill as parish priest of Tamworth, N.S.W. in succession to the late much respected Very Rev. Father Ryan. Father O'Neill was educated for the priesthood in the Ecclesiastical Seminary, Waterford, and was ordained in 1892. He arrived in New South Wales the same year, accompanied by 20 other young Irish priests, who are now labouring in various parts of Australia. Father O'Neill went to Armidale in November,' 1892, and was attached to the Armidale Cathedral and Bishop's house until January of last year, when he was transferred to Tamworth. Since 1891 he has, in addition, most capably performed the duties of diocesan inspector of schools, but by reason of the extra work entailed by his recent promotion, he has now resolved to resign that position.