Trove Tuesday - Catholic Churches

For today's post we are looking at the history of some of the Catholic Churches around the Lake. It appears that the Cooranbong community had a Catholic Church before other locations in the area.

1861 - St Patrick & St Brigid Catholic Church, Cooranbong 

Although a reference to the opening of the Church was not able to be found on Trove, a photo of the Church billboard (https://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=1ed09f8e-e7c8-491e-aaf2-2dfbc3a259d4) on the Waymarking website indicates that the first Church was built in 1861.

In 1880 the Cooranbong Catholic community was raising funds to replace their Church.

1880 'DISTRICT NEWS.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 31 July, p. 6. (Second Sheet of The Maitland Mercury), viewed 06 Oct 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article811029

The new Church was finally opened in December 1906.

1906 'The Cardinal at Cooranbong.', The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), 20 December, p. 23. , viewed 06 Oct 2020.
Read remainder of article here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106289662

1915 - St Josephs, Toronto 

1915 'TORONTO CATHOLIC CHURCH.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 8 November, p. 5. , viewed 06 Oct 2020.
Read whole article here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137979320

1926 - Boolaroo

1926 'DISTRICT NEWS', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 16 March, p. 3. , viewed 06 Oct 2020.
Read remainder of article here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137502304

1934 - St Francis Xavier, Belmont

1934 'CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR BELMONT', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 1 January, p. 6. , viewed 06 Oct 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165076242

1939 - Swansea

1939 'New Catholic Church At Swansea', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 23 January, p. 8. , viewed 06 Oct 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167351139

1953 - St. Mary's, Warners Bay

1953 'Bless New Church At Warners Bay', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 7 August, p. 5. , viewed 06 Oct 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161038473