The Advocate of November 16, 1922 had a special pictorial coverage of Iona, see it here.
This is the article, I have reproduced each photo, below.
The Advocate November 16, 1922 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page20363246
The Catholic Church, Iona.
The Advocate November 16, 1922 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page20363246
St Joseph's Catholic Church was officially opened on December 16, 1900.
The existing church was opened April 14, 1940.
The Convent School, Iona.
The Advocate November 16, 1922 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page20363246
The school was housed in the Columba Hall, which officially opened on October 28, 1906. The existing hall was opened October 21, 1928 after the original building burnt down. A purpose built school was erected at Iona and opened on November 26, 1960.
The Convent, Iona.
The Advocate November 16, 1922 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page20363246
The Convent, built to accommodate the Sisters of St Joseph was officially opened April 11, 1915
The Presbytery, Iona.
The Advocate November 16, 1922 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page20363246
The Presbytery opened sometime between June and December of 1905
Pioneers' Hall, Iona.
The Advocate November 16, 1922 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page20363246
The Hall opened April 26, 1895 and was demolished maybe the 1940s.
I have written about the Hall, here.
The Iona Pioneers' Hall Committee.
The Advocate November 16, 1922 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page20363246
Back row - left to right - W. Kraft, J. Dowd, W. Browne and C. Grummich.
Front row seated - R. Grummich, O. Kavanagh and C.J. Donald.
Sources:
- Call of the Bunyip: history of Bunyip, Iona and Tonimbuk, 1847-1990 by Denise Nest (Bunyip History Committee, 1990)
- 100 years of a faith community: St Joseph’s Iona 1905-2005 by Damian Smith (St Joseph’s Catholic Church, 2005)
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