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           Now58yearsofage,heisrumoredtobeoneofthefewmenactivelyconcernedinthedeterminationofpapalpolicy.

           ASydneyMorningHeraldrepresentativetalkedtosomeofCardinaldeBricassart’sex-parishionersintheGillanboneareayesterday.Heiswellremembered,andwithmuchaffection.ThisrichsheepdistrictispredominantlyRomanCatholicinitsreligiousadherence.

           "FatherdeBricassartfoundedtheHolyCrossBushBibliophilicSociety,"saidMr.HarryGough,MayorofGillanbone."Itwas—forthetimeespecially—aremarkableservice,splendidlyendowedfirstbythelateMrs.MaryCarson,andafterherdeathbytheCardinalhimself,whohasneverforgottenusorourneeds."

           "FatherdeBricassartwasthefinest-lookingmanI’veeverseen,"saidMrs.FionaCleary,presentdoyenneofDrogheda,oneofthelargestandmostprosperousstationsinNewSouthWales."DuringhistimeinGillyhewasagreatspiritualsupporttohisparishioners,andparticularlytothoseofusonDrogheda,whichasyouknownowbelongstotheCatholicChurch.Duringfloodshehelpedusmoveourstock,duringfireshecametoouraid,evenifitwasonlytoburyourdead.Hewas,infact,anextraordinarymanineveryway,andhehadmorecharmthananymanI’veevermet.Onecouldseehewasmeantforgreatthings.Indeedwerememberhim,thoughit’sovertwentyyearssinceheleftus.Yes,Ithinkit’squitetruthfultosaythattherearesomearoundGillywhostillmisshimverymuch."