Possible Irish marriage record of parents: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1907/10084/5668244.pdf: 19 July 1906, Modeligo, Cappoquin, Lismore, Waterford: Michael Donavan, aged, bachelor, farmer, of Carragawn, Modeligo, father Patrick Donavan, farmer; and Hanorah Collender, aged, spinster, of Nicholastown, Modeligo, father John Collender, farmer; witnesses William Walsh and Ellie M. Collender.

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Obituary. Very Rev. John K. Collender, Manilla Express, Sydney, 11 June 1935, p 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193861771:

The funeral of the late Very Rev. John K. Collender took place at Manilla on Friday last and was very largely attended, the cortege being over a mile in length. The chief mourner was his Reverend brother, Very Rev. R. Collender, P.P. of Holy Cross, Woollahra ; also his nephew, Rev. J. O'Donovan. [...]

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Death of Very Rev. J.K. Collender. The Church Loses a Valued Pastor, Catholic Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 20 June 1935, p 17, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146398537:

There was much sorrow expressed throughout the Armidale diocese and in various other parts of the State at the news of the unexpected death on the 5th inst. of the revered Very Rev. Father John Keating Collender, parish priest of Manilla and brother of the Very Rev. Father R. Collender, P.P., of the Sydney Archdiocese. [...]

The Obsequies
At St. Michael's Church, Manilla, on Friday morning, the 7th inst., the Office of the Dead was recited, and a Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass was celebrated by his Lordship Bishop Coleman, for the repose of the soul of Father John Collender. The assistant priest was Very Rev. Father Richard Collender, P.P., Bondi Junction (brother of the deceased) ; the deacon, Rev. Father M.E. Walsh (Pymble), and the sub-deacon, Rev. Father D. Carroll, of West Tamworth. The masters of ceremonies were Rev. Father J. McDonald (Werris Creek) and Rev. Father J. Donovan (nephew of the deceased). The chanters were Rev. Fathers P. McDermott and P. Doherty. [...]

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Enthusiasm at West Tamworth. Celebration of Rev. D. J. Carroll's Silver Jubilee. Notable Tributes, Catholic Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 4 July 1935, p 19, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146505520:

His Lordship Most Rev. Dr. J. Coleman, Bishop of Armidale, joined with the priests and laity in paying tribute to the fruitful labors of Rev. Father D.J. Carroll, P.P., of West Tamworth, on the occasion of the celebration of his sacerdotal silver jubilee on last Wednesday week. Representative citizens of all classes and creeds were present at the public function held in the school hall, when the convent children in charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph presented a delightful concert. [...] In addition to the Bishop, clergy present included Very Rev. Dr. P.J. Dunne, Rev. Fathers J. Collins and J.A. Donovan (Tamworth), [...]

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Personal, The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, 21 October 1935, p 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192851185:

The Rev. Father Tully has returned to Armidale after an inspection of the Catholic schools of the diocese. The Rev. Father Donovan, who was relieving Father Tully, returned to Tamworth at the week-end.

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Death of Sister M. Declan Dunne. Dominican Order Loses Valued Member, Catholic Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 14 November 1935, p 23, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146504893:

The Dominican Order has sustained a severe loss in the death, which occurred on the 6th inst., of Sister M. Declan Dunne, of St. Dominic's Priory, Tamworth. [...] The pall-bearers were Messrs. R.J. O'Halloran, L. Regan. D.J. Hoban and O. Grant. Altar boys led the procession, followed by boys of the Christian Brothers' College, pupils of the Dominican Schools, Children of Mary, his Lordship, and the following priests:— Rev. P.J. Dunne, Rev. Dean English, Rev. Fathers Condon (Uralla), Tully (Armidale), Carroll (West Tamworth), Mahony (Barraba), Hiscox (Moree), McDermott (Werris Creek), O'Connor and Tuttle (Gunnedah), Leahy (Narrabri), Collins and O'Donovan (Tamworth). A very large number of friends and sympathisers attended the funeral as a mark of respect.[...]

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

Date and place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. Place of study unknown. Date and place of ordination unknown. This entry is made because he is listed in ACD as being located at Tamworth in the year 1936. There are no records of his movements within the diocese after that date and his name does not re-appear in later Directories. He is not listed in Doody. Date and place of death unknown. Place of burial unknown.
(Source: ACD)

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)