No. 3 - Catholic Church Precinct
Several buildings make up this Catholic Precinct which is currently occupied by brothers of the Franciscan order and not open to members of the public
Three nuns from the Sisters of Mercy religious order arrived in Newcastle (now named Toodyay) in 1884 to establish a school. After operating out of two houses on the main street they had their first two-storey building constructed here in 1903. This was funded almost entirely from a legacy left by Daniel Connor, who was a devout Catholic and the builder of Connor’s Mill which remains a feature of the centre of Toodyay.
The site continued to expand between 1905 and 1929 with the erection of girls and boys boarding houses, as well as the new Presbytery. The new St John the Baptist church was also erected in the grounds in 1963, replacing the earlier church across the road. In early 1972 the school closed but the Sisters remained until 2003 continuing their pastoral work in the community.
* You could have a lovely walk around town grabbing these Tourist Precinct caches
Cache contains log only so please BYO pen
Please try to just use date and name only on the log to allow room for others to sign and also save our precious trees
DO NOT claim a find if you haven’t signed the logbook.
Happy Hunting 
These caches have been placed for and in conjunction with the Museum Curator/Heritage Officer at the Shire of Toodyay. Thank you for all the information