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John Cummins, The Ringing Years: A History of Sydney's Catholic Towers.


JOHN CUMMINS, The Ringing Years: A History of Sydney's Catholic Towers, Dragonwick Publishing, Goonellabah NSW NSW New South Wales

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 0 9757588 5 3; xiii + 312 pages.

An extensive history of the towers, bells and ringers of St Mary's Cathedral from 1820 to 2004. Small sections and appendices also deal with the bells of St Benedict's Broadway, Sacred Heart Church The Sacred Heart Church may mean:
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, Darlinghurst and St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide. John Cummins was a bell-ringer at St Mary's 1947-1992 (including being Captain of the Change-ringers 1971-89) and Archdiocesan Archivist ARCHIVIST. One to whose care the archives have been confided.  198392. The story of the bells is placed in the context of Sydney Catholic history over nearly two centuries. While containing much technical information it is simply written and has an appendix of 'Explanatory Notes for Non-ringers'.
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Publication:Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society
Date:Jan 1, 2006
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