Author: EBSWORTH, WALTER. Title: Pioneer Catholic Victoria.
Description: First Edition; 8vo; pp. x, 531; endpaper maps, portrait frontispiece, 25 b/w. plates, index; original cloth, chipped dustjacket; otherwise a good copy. Melbourne, The Polding Press, 1973. The book traces the record of the development of the Church in Victoria in pioneering times, from the discovery of gold to the end of the century. Most attention is given to the period 1850-1875, during which time all the original "missions" were established. Ultimately, these became four dioceses, which have now developed a total of 325 parishes.
Keywords: Australian local history Australian church history Victoria
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- Book number: 102352