Wadeye anniversary – first Mass 1935
On June 23rd the community of Wadeye will celebrate 90 years since Fr Richard Docherty celebrated the first Mass on the beach at what is sometimes called Old Mission. A black and white photo of the event taken by the renowned Australian anthropologist Dr Bill Stanner shows a small group of Aboriginal people gathered for the Mass with the MSC Brothers and one or two lay missionaries.
And 2025:
