Rev. John Joseph Therry papers, 1788, 1807-1888

fonds

1788, 1807-1888

Textual Records, Clippings, Cartographic Materials, Objects

66120

Partly Digitised : Digitised from microfilm in 2022

3.68 metres of textual material (121 volumes in 30 boxes, 2 portfolios) - manuscript, printed, clippings
6 maps
3 realia

The Rev. Father Therry, 1790-1864, arrived in Sydney in 1820 with the Rev. Father Philip Conolly, the first two Roman Catholic chaplains to be authorised by both Church and State. In 1821 Father Conolly went to Tasmania and Father Therry was left alone on the mainland where he worked, particuarly with convicts and aborigines. He strove to build churches and schools and help finance these and his many charities, he dabbled in farming and stock breeding. His finances became chaotic, however and he waged a continuous war with officials for permission to carry out vital services of his ministry. In 1825 he was removed from his situation as chaplain, and not reinstated until 1837. In 1838 he was sent to Van Diemen's Land as vicar-general, where he pursued his church building policy and fell further into debt, ultimately quarrelling bitterly with Bishop Willson. From Sept. 1846 to Apr. 1847 was parish priest in Melbourne, until June 1848 parish priest at Windsor, then back to Van Diemen's Land for six years and finally in 1856 to Balmain becoming archpriest in 1858.

SERIES 01
Rev. John Joseph Therry General corresponence, 1788, 1814-1883

SERIES 02
Rev. John Joseph Therry Official correspondence, 1820-1863

SERIES 03
Rev. John Joseph Therry Individual correspondence, 1819-1870

SERIES 04
Rev. John Joseph Therry Legal and business papers, 1819-1864

SERIES 05
Rev. John Joseph Therry Memoranda, 1816-1864

SERIES 06
Rev. John Joseph Therry Financial papers, 1819-1873

SERIES 07
Rev. John Joseph Therry Petitions, 1816-1863

SERIES 08
Rev. John Joseph Therry Miscellanea, 1807-1888, including Marriage records, 1807, 1820-1864

This collection consists of the following 8 record series.

English, Latin

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

MLMSS 1810/vol. 1: GUIDE and Index to Correspondents (for the correspondence volumes at MLMSS 1810/vols. 2-64). -