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Brother Bernard RickardsPrint Page 
29-July-2021
Photographs supplied by Paul Scott
The stained glass window commemorates Brother Bernard Rickards (1924 - 1968).
Bernard Rickards was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom. As a boy, he migrated to Australia and served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Two. He became a Missionary of the Sacred Heart (MSC) at the end of the war, professed in 1947.
He served at Downlands College for a few years but spent most of his religious life on Palm Island, in eastern Papua and the Northern Territory. He died in Darwin Hospital in 1968.
Location
| Address: | 90 Smith Street, St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.459383 Long: 130.837988 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Window |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,PSMay the sacred Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere
In memory of Brother Bernard Rickards M·S·C.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
