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The fund that is being raised in Adelaide for presentation to his Grace Archbishop O'Keily has reached £7)50. Slpeaiklng at the mayoral installation, Mr. 11. S, F. Busst, mailing registrar, gave some striking figures regarding Bentiigo's glold production. He said that tihe total yieLdi of giold from the Bendigo mines from 1851 to 1904 was 17,950,0000z , or 550 tons of solid gold. Last ypar was one iof the best terms for 26 years', its psrojduction having been 248,7850z. On tihe occasion of his recent visit to Donald (Vie) to inaugurate a movement for the erection of a new church, his Lordship the Bislhoip of Ballast, Dr. Higgims, was presented with an illuminated address of welcome by the parishioners. The sum of £550 was promised for the erection ol a new church. Rev. Mother Aiphonsus Dowling, who has been in charge Of St. Ai dan's Orphanage and Magdalen Asylum, BeWdii^o, has been made Mother Provincial of the Order of the Good Shepherd in Australian and New Zealand. She will reside at Abbotisfordi. Mother Alphonsus held the "position of Superioress at Hobart (Tasmania) for 13 years. At the Diocesan Synod of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Sydney, held in St. Mary's Cathedral on Wedniesday, August 23, at which his Eminence presided, various important matters were discussed. Referring to the school syllabus, his Eminence said he would bp pleased to receive any .suggestions regarding the curtailment of curriculum, as he was anxious to introduce technical and industrial training into the schools. The programme of the Catholic schools •was much higher than that of the State schools, and by making the standard of the various classes eq|ual an opportunity would be offered of gjiving attention to industrial and technical subjects. Such work would not "be confined to the primary, but extended to all Catholic schools. On this question his Eminence said he would obtain the view of the various religious* communities. During the last week In August Gaulbum was~the scene of siemerjal religious ceremonies associated' with the yies>Jiag of the a'dditidns to the Convent of Mercy, the projected Konmore Orphanajge, the Societies' Commjiynion and breakfast, etc. Among the prelates who wero present were his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne, tihe Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, Right Rev. Dr. Higßins, Right Rev. Dr. Dunne, Right Rev. Dr. Corbett, Right Rev. Dr. Delanv, Right Rev. Dr. Doyle, Right Ren-. Dr. Dwyer. The distinguished prelates wore met ajtJ the railway station by Bishop Gallagher, a number of the clergy, and a representative giatheaiimg 1 of the laity. On leaving the station a procession was formed, which proceeded to the cathedral where an address was presented, to which the* Archbishop of Melbourne and the Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney replied. On the following morning the prelates attended the Annual Communion breakfast of the omwbinod Catholic societies of Goulbtirn, after which the additions to the convent were blessed by the ArcWbislvon of Melbourne, assisted by the other preLates and clergy. Tn the afternoon the blessing and laying of the foundation stone of the girls' orphanage at Kenmore, about three miles from Goulbfirn, took place, the ceremony being performed by Bishop Gallagher. The orphainage, which will be erected on a bfioek of la:nd having a are-a of 57 acres, is to cost £4000, a/id wrll accommodate atout 75 children. The sito, which w?s value*! at over £500, wan sriven free. Towards the cost of erection i/he Sisters of Mercy contributed £800, Bishop Galteusrher made himself resnonwilhfle for £700, Mr, and Mrs. F. P. Krily ejave £500, and a sum of £173 15s had been received from various friends previous to the ceremony. In 'addition to these amounts a sum of €350 was collected at t«he ceremony.

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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 37, 14 September 1905, Page 31

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INTERCOLONIAL New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 37, 14 September 1905, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 37, 14 September 1905, Page 31

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