Southern Cross history – Part 4: The 1940s
Before becoming a bishop, Fr McCann had been The Southern Cross editor, from 1941-48. He would return for a second...
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Southern Cross history – Part 3: The 1930s
By 1933, the Great Depression also affected The Southern Cross. In a gesture of concern for the staff, it was...
Southern Cross history – Part 2: The 1920s
by Gunther Simmermacher After months of promotion, especially by Durban’s Fr ODonnell OMI who tirelessly toured the country to create...
Southern Cross history – Part 1: Founding a Catholic newspaper
by Günther Simmermacher The seeds for a new Catholic newspaper were planted over breakfast after a Mass for the Association...
