This Day in History: 1960-06-04

The new St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bolgart was blessed and officially opened. Father Michael Cave was the Parish Priest instrumental in organizing the construction of the brick and tile building. A wheat drive raised two thirds of the funds for the building before construction began.

Sources:
Rica Erickson. The Victoria Plains. Lamb Paterson, 1971, p.179.
Heritage Council of Western Australia. InHerit database (viewed on 17 April 2023):
http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/b37e64c5-df49-45d9-bdc8-ae8f1accb7e6