The Galloping Parson

Drover, boxer, padre, preacher, tap-dancer, taxi-driver, husband and father-Bill 'Jock' Steele managed to fit all of these and more into his long and colourful life. Follow Jock's adventures from his childhood in Ireland, through his navy days, on to his courageous journey to Australia as a seventeen-year-old migrant, through his adventures as a farmhand and horse-breaker and to his move to the city to study for the ministry. As he marries, serves in the Pacific and moves with his family to diverse parishes, he faces many and varied challenges yet tackles them with courage and zest. Jock lived a full and fortunate life as he served God with all his heart-and you are invited to celebrate his life as you read his amazing story.