Yesterday Today | Street was full of people when the bishop was farewelled

By Alan McRae
July 27 2020 - 5:30am
SOLEMN: The funeral procession for Bishop Michael O'Farrell in April 1928 was an elaborate affair.
SOLEMN: The funeral procession for Bishop Michael O'Farrell in April 1928 was an elaborate affair.

FUNERALS of yesteryear were on a much grander scale and attendance than those that occur today.

Our photo this week is from a postcard from a private collection. It features the funeral procession watched by a large number of the public who lined the route to the crypt in Bathurst cemetery which was to house the remains of the Bishop in April 1928.

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