Death of Priest, The Sun, Sydney, 6 March 1924, p 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224564122:

The Rev. Father Doyle, aged 75, who was staying in Amy-street, Erskineville, died yesterday.

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The Late Father John Doyle. First Parish Priest of Erskineville. The Obsequies, Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 13 Mar 1924, p 14, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115298410:

The death took place on Wednesday last of the Rev. Father John Doyle, who had spent 44 years out of 50 years of priestly life in Australia, the first seven being passed on the Irish Mission. A native of Kyle, County Carlow, he was a cousin of the late Cardinal Moran, and as a member of a well-known family of Doyles he had as relatives many distinguished priests and laymen. Father Doyle was the first parish priest of Erskineville (1887), and his first church was a building which had previously been used for Protestant purposes. Owing to ill-health, Father Doyle was obliged to relinquish active parochial work, and in his later years he acted as chaplain to St. Margaret's Hospital, in Bourke-street.

At St. Mary's Church, Erskineville, on Thursday morning, a Requiem Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of the late Father John Doyle. The Bishop of Cooktown (Most Rev. Dr. Heavey, O.S.A.) presided. The celebrant was Very Rev. Dr. M.J. O'Reilly (Rector of St. John's College), Rev. Father H. Conaghan was deacon, Rev. Father E.J. McMahon sub-deacon, and the master of ceremonies was the Rev. Dr. P. Tuomey. The chanters were the Rev. Dr. P.J. Sheehy and Rev. Father P. Crowley. The priesthood was largely represented, including the Right Rev Monsignori O'Gorman, P.P., and King, Venerable Archdeacon Furlong, P.P., Very Rev. Dr. Cregan, P.P., Very Rev. Fathers T. Phelan (Chancellor of the Archdiocese), and Athanasius Ryan, C.P., Rev. Fathers R. Collender, P.P., D. Conaghan, J. Dunlea, J. Egan, P. Galavan, W. Hurley, T. Kelleher, P. Kerwick, P.P., R. Lonergan, E. McAuliffe, J. McCarthy, McNamara, J. Morris, M. O'Connell, M. O'Dea, E. O'Donnell, J.J. O'Driscoll, P.P., R. O'Regan, P.P., J. Rafferty, J. Sherin, J. Smith, and P. Walsh.

Rev. Dr. Tuomey, who attended the deceased priest in his last moments, also officiated at the graveside at Rookwood cemetery.

The chief mourners were Miss Fenelon and Mrs. Freeman (cousins). Others included Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Swain, Mrs. Goldfinch, Miss Swain, Miss Coady, Miss O'Connor, Miss Doyle, Miss Hickey, Miss O'Rourke, Miss Kinnard; Messrs. J. Fogarty, John Ferry, Joseph Kane, J.E. Fox (representing the local branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, T. Healy, and J. Woodward.

The parishioners of Erskineville have decided to erect a monument to the memory of Father Doyle.

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T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Doyle, John J

Born in Kyle, Co Carlow, date unknown. Details of his education are unknown. Place of study unknown. Date and place of ordination unknown, but in Ireland, and possibly 1874. He was a cousin of Cardinal Patrick Francis Moran. He spent the first seven years after ordination as a priest in Ireland, and then came to New South Wales in 1881. His first appointment was Glen Innes as 'a recent arrival in the colony'. In February 1882 he transferred to Tenterfield, but soon left there and spent some time in Lismore. He then went to Sydney, was appointed to Marrickville, finally becoming the first parish priest of Erskineville in 1887. After some years he retired from that parish because of ill health and became chaplain at St Margaret's hospital Darlinghurst. He died on 10 March 1924, and was buried at Rookwood cemetery.
(Sources: FJ 17 Dec 1881 p 16, 11 Feb 1882 p 15, 29 Apr 1882 p 15, 13 Mar 1924 p 14, MDHC A-Z D89).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)