Assistant Priest at Ballarat and Port Fairy
1st Parish Priest of Gordon
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http//Wwwcatholicdirectorycomau/Listings/Results Rev Richard Ellis
Deceased 31 August 1888 (Ballarat Inglewood Bendigo Hamilton Port Fairy Gordon etc Vic)
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Later in 1875 Gordon was declared A. parish comprising of Gordon Mt. Egerton Mt. Blackwood Ballan and Bacchus Marsh Fr Richard Ellis was the first parish priest and Fr Sheehy was the first curate