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Melzer, Augustin, 1864-1911, Jesuit brother
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03 February 1864- 20 June 1911
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Born: 03 February 1864, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Entered: 10 May 1886, Sankt Andrä, Austria - Austriaco-Hungaricae Province (ASR-HUN)
Final vows: 02 February 1898
Died: 20 June 1911, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne, Australia
Transcribed ASR-HUN to HIB : 01 January 1901
◆ HIB Menologies SJ :
He was one of the Austrian Brothers who remained in Australia after the amalgamation of the Austrian and Irish Missions.
He was stationed at Kew College and he died there 20 June 1911.
◆ David Strong SJ “The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848-2015”, 2nd Edition, Halstead Press, Ultimo NSW, Australia, 2017 - ISBN : 9781925043280
Augustin Melter entered the Society 10 May 1886, and left Europe for Australia in 1888. He worked on the Northern Territory Mission as cook, carpenter and refectorian, first at Rapid Creek, 1889-90, then at the Daly River, 1890-99, and finally at Palmerston or Port Darwin, 1900-01. After the amalgamation of the two missions, he transferred to the Irish Mission.
He continued his domestic duties in the parishes of North Sydney and Norwood, as well as at Loyola College, Greenwich, St Aloysius' College, Milsons Point, and finally, Xavier College, Melbourne, 1908-11.
Melzer was a carpenter by trade, and a very clever artisan. He could turn his hand to the management and repair of all kinds of machinery He also had an excellent command of English, and for a time taught in the school among the Aborigines.
Not long at Xavier College, he was struck down with illness in 1909. He was unable to do much after that, but bore his sickness with cheerfulness.
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- Czech Republic » Bohemia
- Austria » Carinthia » Sankt Andrä
- Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Kew (Melbourne) » Xavier College
- Australia » Northern Territory » Northern Territory Mission
- Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » Rapid Creek Station
- Australia » Northern Territory » Daly River Station
- Australia » Northern Territory » Palmerston
- Australia » Northern Territory » Port Darwin
- Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » North Sydney » Miller Street » St Mary's Church (Roman Catholic) (Miller Street)
- Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Norwood » St Ignatius Church (Norwood)
- Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Greenwich » Loyola College (Greenwich)
- Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Milsons Point » St Aloysius College (Sydney)
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