Letter from +O’Donnell to +McQuaid thanking him for the formal farewell at the airport in Dublin. He mentions the trip home and an oil leak which delayed them in Tehran. He had a Liturgical Reception at the cathedral on his return and he broadcast an address. He will lunch with the Governor of Queensland the next day. Ballarat

Letter from +Duhig to +McQuaid thanking him for all the hospitality shown to the pilgrims during their visit to Ireland. He discusses the connection between Queensland and Ireland and mentions the caliber of the men in positions of power. He also discusses the problem with the seminaries and the issue of Rome only offering places in Propaganda to native priests. He mentions issues with Mgr. Panico’s bishops, three of whom have already resigned. He is celebrating his Golden Jubilee at the end of the year and would like to receive an honorary degree from the National University. The reason for this is it would strengthen the church’s role in education if they had a link with a home university. He also mentions the Celtic Studies department and states Dr. Ludwig Mulhausen has been suggested as a suitable candidate for the Chair.

Letter from Fr. David O’Meara, Queensland, to + McQuaid, welcoming him to ‘Sunny Q. Land’. He was ordained in Clonliffe in 1925. 1 item Wollongong

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Correspondence re various matters, mostly re Cause of Catherine McAuley and questing. One indult of secularisation - St John of God, Perth WA

Requesting Support for Cause of Catherine McAuley Bishops of New South Wales: Sydney, Bathurst, Lismore, Maitland, Bishops of Queensland: Brisbane, Cairns, Rockhampton Bishops of Victoria: Sale Bishop of Wewak, New Guinea (not part of Australia) National Conference of Sisters of Mercy