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• Arrived in Australia in May, 1820, authorised by both church and state.
• Described his life for the next forty four years as “one of incessant labour very often accompanied by painful anxiety”.
• Had to become their pastor at once, to make up for years of neglect.
• Administration of the sacraments went ahead immediately.
• After Father Phillip Connolly went to Van Diemen’s Land, leaving Therry as the only priest on the mainland.
• He set himself the task of attending to every aspect of the moral and religious life of the Catholics.
• He travelled a lot, sometimes using three or four horses in a day.
• He had an outstanding influence on the protestant settlers and the convicts.
• They placed lots of trust in him.
• He was a banker, an advisor and arbitrator to many of the newly arrived convicts and protestant settlers as well as spiritual director and community leader.
• Formed an interest in the Aboriginals, and tried to convince the Governor to give them an education.
• One of Therry’s main preoccupations was the building of a church in Sydney.
• 29 October 1921 was when Governor Macquarie laid the foundation for St Mary’s Church.
• As his charities multiplied and financing of schools and churches became more and more, he became involved in farming and stock breeding to raise funds.
• Demands for his service came from the hospital, gaols, farms, the government establishments, his own day and Sunday schools, and from road-gangs and assigned convicts. He went, whenever summoned.
• He was annoyed when officials or settlers were unkind to soldiers and convicts – especially when it involved religious matters.
• He felt more secure when more catholic priests arrived and he could share the workload.
Father John Joseph Therry was Born in 1790 in Cork and died in 1864 at the age of 73. His family had very good living conditions in Ireland considering he was lucky enough to have a private Education at St. Patricks College, Carlow. Father Therry originated from Cork in Ireland, and was ordained a priest in 1815. After being ordained a priest he worked in Dublin and then Cork as a priest where he was the secretary to the Bishop Dr Murphy.
He travelled to Australia after being recommended by his bishop, and he travelled to Australia with Father Phillip Connolly. He travelled there on the ship named Janus with more than a hundred prisoners also travelling with them; he arrived in Sydney in May 1820. “One of incessant labour very often accompanied by painful anxiety” is how he described his life in Australia. People around him thought of him as being energetic, often restless and popular. In 1826 he was suspended from his role as government chaplain as people thought he was interfering with politics. In 1835 he was appointed to Campbelltown as the first Parish Priest.
Father John Joseph Therry to increase the Catholic population in Australia. He and Fr. Phillip Conolly arrived in Australia and presided the sacrements, established schools and cared for those who were facing death on the scaffolds.
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