| Date |
Event
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September 13th, 1969
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Ordination of Fr Hugh Galloway in Albany
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August 27th, 1969
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Episcopal ordination of Mst Rev Peter Quinn as Auxillary Bishop of Perth
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May 1969
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New 'High School' classroom added to St Joseph's Waroona
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May 28th, 1969
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Myles McKeon enthroned as second Bishop of Bunbury
Bishop McKeon granted permission to other Christians to use Our Lady Help of Christians Church at Muradup (Kojonup parish) for their worship centre
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April 26th, 1969
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Opening by Hon D H O'Neil and blessing by Bishop McKeon of the Star of the Sea Lodge at Esperance |
January 1st, 1969
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New church of Our Lady's Assumption - blessed and opened by Archbishop Goody |
December 21st, 1968
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Enthronement of L J Goody as Archbishop of Perth
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October 18th, 1968
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Appointment of L J Goody as Archbishop of Perth to succeed Redmond Prendiville |
September 1968
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Work began on a new church in Mandurah, designed by Architect Anthony O'Hara, and a presbytery on Pinjarra Roade enabled by Mr Biagio Paganoni |
| June 28th, 1968 |
Death of Archbishop Prendiville of Perth
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May 26th, 1968
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Blessing and opening of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Condingup
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May 19th, 1968
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Blessing and opening of the Church of the Holy Family, Coombalbidgup
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February 12th, 1967
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Official Opening and blessing of St Joseph's Convent Esperance when Sr Carla and Sr Stephanie of the Brown Josephites take up residence |
January 29th, 1967
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Opening of Villa Maria Homes in Busselton by Bishop Goody, initiated by Jack and Maud Ray (formerly of Kalgarin) with Mons. C Cunningham
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July 10th, 1966
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First Mass, St Joseph's Church Albany
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July 9th, 1966
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Ordinations of Fr Russell Hardiman and Fr Paul Merks, Centennial Oval Hall, Albany
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July 10th, 1965
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Ordination in Katanning parish school of Fr John Bonato SM |
| 1964 |
Opening of St Vincent's Hospital Bunbury for the chronic sick, operated by the Daughters of Charity |
| June 27th, 1964 |
Ordination of Fr Leon Russell at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth by Bishop Goody for Bunbury Diocese
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May 26th, 1963
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Official Blessing and Opening of Our Lady of the Way
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March 31st, 1963
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Official Blessing and Opening of the Church of the Holy Cross, Salmon Gums
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| February, 1963 |
Mandurah school moved from the church school to a cottage on the nuns' holiday home site, lasting there until 1967 before closing |
October-December 1962
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Participation of Bishop Goody at the Second Council of the Vatican in Rome |
September 12th, 1962
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Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Myles McKeon as Auxillary Bishop of Perth |
August 10th, 1962
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Bishop Goody consecrated St Patrick's Church Katanning, first church in Bunbury Diocese and only second in all WA
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December, 1961
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Sister of Mercy announce their withdrawal from Esperance. Parish undertook to buy the convent, and convert it into flats
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| August, 1961 |
First Bushies Schools in Esperance at Fresh Air League Campo
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July 15th, 1961
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Ordination of Fr Pat Rooney at St Joseph's Church Manjimup by Bishop Goody
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February 1961
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Presentation Sisters re opened the Mandurah school in the church with 40 pupils
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November 22nd, 1960
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Canonical Erection of the Parish of Esperance by Bishop Goody
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October 1st, 1960
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Franciscan Friars take pastoral care of the Parish of Collie, until 2000 |
September 1960
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Opening of Star of the Sea Church, Esperance
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1960
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Parish of Boyup Brook established from Bridgetown parish, Fr W Costello PP
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Timeline of Major Events 
