Signed by Author (inscription). First Edition. St Patrick’s Church has been the focal point of community life in the historic port of Fremantle for nearly a century and a half. From its early beginnings in the convict period, St Patrick’s has served as a stimulus to education, social welfare and entertainment as well as its prime function as a centre of worship, staffed by the Oblates since 1894. Geraldine Byrne shows how it has developed into the handsome Basilica of today from humble beginnings. iv, 219 p. : ill., ports. ; 27 cm. St. Patrick’s Church (Fremantle, W.A.) — History. | Basilica of St. Patrick (Fremantle, W.A.) — History. | Catholic Church — Western Australia — Fremantle — History. #0520