Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 2: Biographies of Priests on the Australian Scene up to 1900, 1980, pp 10-11:

Cahill, Joseph B., SJ, Irish
Jesuit Teacher for Over 40 Years
This outstanding priest-teacher served Australia and his Order well. Fortunately his movements can be traced fairly well - due to Fr. Greg O'Kelly, Jesuit Archivist. Joseph was born in Dublin on 18 Nov. 1858. Entering the Jesuits at Milltown Park on 7 Sept. 1876 he there carried out his humanity studies and novice-ship. Clongoweswood, Dublin, offered first teaching experience in 1881, returning from there to Milltown Park for philosophy study from 1882 to 1888. He then went to Louvain for theology studies 1889 to 1891, being ordained in 1890. Again he came back to a teaching chair at St. Francis Xavier College, Dublin from 1891 to 1894. He took the next step along the long road to becoming a Jesuit -tertianship - at Rockhampton, England. The fully-trained arrived in Melbourne on 5 Sept. 1894, and the long years of service can be accounted for as follows: teaching at Xavier College 1894-6; final vows 15 Aug. 1896; teaching at St. Patrick's East Melbourne 1897-1901, serving a time as Bursar or Minister; teaching at Xavier again 1902-3. Thence to Sydney to teach at the Milsons Point College, North Sydney 1904-8; St. Ignatius' Riverview 1905-8. Returning to Melbourne he again taught at St. Patrick's 1909-10. The last seventeen years were destined to be spent at St. Aloysius, Milsons Point, North Sydney 1911-28. The writer has searched Xaverian Annuals of the early 1900s for some reference, or photo, to tell of the man - but without success. So without knowing anything of the character of the man, we must assume that the long years of service merit the eulogy "a good and faithful servant". He died at the Milsons Point House on 30 Nov. 1928 at the age of 72. Burial took place at the Jesuit plot in the Gore Hill Cemetery.
(Footprints, Vol. 1, No. 12)
Ref.: MDHC File, Torquay per Fr. Greg O'Kelly SJ.

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Cahill, Joseph

Teacher; born Dublin, 13 July 1857; died Sydney, 30 November 1928, aged 71.

Joseph Cahill was educated at Stonyhurst and Tullabeg, and entered the Society, 7 September 1876, in Dublin. His juniorate was at Milltown Park, 1879-80, followed by regency at Clongowes, where he taught rhetoric, and was hall prefect and assistant prefect of studies. Philosophy studies followed at Milltown Park, 1881-84. Then he returned to Clongowes, 1884-88, teaching Grammar III, French, and arithmetic. Also, he prepared students for public examinations.

Theology studies were undertaken, first at Louvain, 1888-89, then at Milltown, 1889-91. He taught rhetoric and the humanities at Belvedere College, Dublin, 1891-94, before tertianship at Roehampton, 1894-5.

Cahill arrived in Australia, 5 September 1895, taught at Xavier College, 1895-96 and St Patrick's College, 1896-01, where he was also minister and prefect of studies at various times. He went back to Xavier, 1901-3, and then became a founding member of the new St Aloysius' College community at Milson's Point in 1903. He spent 1904-8 teaching at Riverview before returning to St Aloysius' in 1909, remaining there for the last 20 years of his life.

Those who knew him as a most exact man in all he did and said described Cahill. He was meticulous with dates and had a fine memory for names and facts. He was also a fine raconteur and enjoyed conversation. He took an interest in the doings of those around him and longed for communication of ideas. His interest in all he ever did remained with him all his life. He appeared to have enjoyed his life.

He was also a man able to adjust to circumstances. He certainly had many changes of status in his earlier years. However, he was happy in the Society, wherever he lived, relishing every moment and happy to recall memories.

Cahill was a teacher for 42 years, a man who prepared his classes most carefully, and was regular and exact in correcting. He was absorbed in his work. He was completely dedicated to duty, absolutely punctual to class, a model of exactitude to others, and happy in the hidden daily routine of classroom teaching.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)