INTERCOLONIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 13, 28 March 1901, Page 20

INTERCOLONIAL.

Father O'Neill, Tamworth, was raised to the dignity of Dean on St. Patrick's Day. The export of coal during the first week in March from Newcastle was the largest on record, 78,955 tons being sent away. This quantity does not include coals sent to Sydney. The distribution was as follows : —Victoria, 21,050; Chili, 16,082 ; Honolulu, 7797|; South Australia, 13,750 ; West Australia, 7050 ; New Zealand, IW4O ; Tasmania, 1650 ; Peru, 2293 ; Manila, 3813 ; ships' use, 1830 tons. The Rev. P. J. Dowling, C.M., for many years conneoted with St. Stanislaus 1 College, Bathurst, now in Cork, Ireland, was recently elected an honorary member of the Cork Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his eminent services in connection with technical education. Father Dowling has also been asked by the Government to become a lecturer under the Department of Technical Education. An old identity of Bathurst passed away recently in the person of Mr James Rourke. He came to Australia 67 years ago, and entered the employ of Mr. Bettington of Collaroy, afterwards he was employed by Mr. Kinsela, near Orange, and lastly by Hon. George Lord, for whom he managed a cattle property on the. Lachlan. Having put by a competency, Mr. Rourke settled in Bathurst in 1857, and had resided there ever since. Mr. Rourke was nearly a centenarian, and died in his 100 th year. Some 17 years ago he took a trip to the old oountry, having previously provided a home for hie brothers, who have predeceased him.