Stefano Girola launched in Perth last month his translated and edited Report of Rosendo Salvado to Propaganda Fide in 1883 (Morning Star Publishing).
Bishop Salvado’s 1883 Report provides a detailed account of the Benedictine mission among the Noongar people of Western Australia. A primary source for those interested in the history of the Benedictine mission of New Norcia, or with an interest in colonial Australia and the history of contact between Indigenous Australians and Europeans, it is also a fascinating, first-hand account of the scandals that were being played out in the Perth Catholic diocese between 1847 and 1883.
The introduction to the book is by Emeritus Professor John Molony.