Personal Notes, The Argus, Melbourne, 10 February 1938, p 10, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11147302:

The Right Rev. Monsignor Treacy, parish priest of St Michael's Church, Deniliquin, who is leaving for Ireland, was bidden farewell by about 100 parishioners and friends and presented with an illuminated address. Monsignor Treacy will be absent for nine months.

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Death of Monsignor Treacy. Noted Pioneer R.C. Priest, The Pastoral Times, South Deniliquin, 24 May 1938, p 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article280268771:

A message has been received by Dr. Fox, Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, of the death of the Right Rev. Monsignor Treacy, who left Deniliquin for Ireland three months ago. It is understood that the Monsignor died in Ireland. He left Melbourne in February, and expected to arrive in Ireland towards the end of March. It is assumed that he became ill when he reached his native land, as no information has been received by his friends concerning his movements for several weeks. In a letter posted at Colombo he mentioned that his health had much improved in the early part of the voyage, which he was thoroughly enjoying. He was then eagerly looking forward to the re-union with his relatives in Ireland. It was his intention to make a brief visit to Rome before going on to London and Dublin.

The announcement of the passing of a notable ecclesiastic who was a great figure in his church and had a host of friends throughout the Commonwealth will be received with sincere regret. He was a native of Roscommon, Ireland, where he was born just over 82 years ago. He was educated at the famous Maynooth College, Dublin. At a comparatively early age he was ordained as a priest, and soon afterwards he determined to dedicate his life to his church in far-away Australia. For a period exceeding 55 years he labored in the country districts and was noted wherever he served for his devotion to his flock and his tenacity of purpose in the interests of his church. His pioneering work commenced over half a century ago in the diocese of Goulburn, which was then a tremendous area of sparsely populated territory necessitating continuous travelling by horses and buggy over hundreds of miles of country. The Monsignor in later years could recount in an inimitable style his travelling experiences and the great hardships endured by his horses and himself in visiting his people. When the Wilcannia diocese was formed, Father Treacy was transferred to Hay district, where he was curate to the late Father Kiely, and subsequently he became parish priest when Father Kiely left for America. During his 10 years' residence in Hay his outstanding personality, scholarly attainments and genial character won for him enduring friendships among Roman Catholics and Protestants. As a brilliant raconteur he was welcomed in the homes of everybody. In later years he never failed to gratefully acknowledge the friendliness, generosity and hospitality which was extended to him in the days of long ago when his church duties brought him in contact with Hay district residents. He regarded his labors there as some of the happiest in his long career. He was appointed parish priest in Deniliquin over 40 years ago, and he soon made his influence in the diocese felt as a masterful preacher who could not fail to impress his firm beliefs on his congregations, and his outspokenness on public matters never left any room for doubt as to where he stood. His devotion to his people was evidenced in his constant personal attention to them, while his visits and words of comfort to the sick and distressed were outstanding features of his church duties. He resolved to improve St. Michael's Church building in Deniliquin some years after his arrival, and he secured the practical co-operation of his flock in the raising of funds for the building. Eventually he was proud to claim that the church, with a number of memorial windows donated by the families of pioneer members, was one of the most beautiful structures of its dimensions in any country centre. His own personal generosity was such a well-established fact that his many callers in distress never failed to receive assistance, irrespective of their religious beliefs. Many grateful residents of Deniliquin and district who participated in his unostentatious gifts will pay tribute to his memory.

For 30 years, when the late Bishop Dunne was in charge of the diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, Monsignor Treacy was his Vicar-General. In 1901 he was created a domestic prelate (with the title of Monsignor) by Pope Leo, and in 1926, when on a visit to Rome, a further honor was bestowed upon him by Pope Pius XI in recognition of his distinguished services to the church, as Prothonotary Apostolic (a title next to a Cardinal). Six years ago the jubilee of the monsignor's ordination to the priesthood was celebrated by a great gathering at the Town Hall. In 1936 the Monsignor's 80th birthday celebration took place at the Lyceum Hall, when many of his parishioners and friends assembled to offer their congratulations.

In recent years the Monsignor's health had not been satisfactory, but he possessed a wonderful constitution, an indomitable will and unbounded energy for his years, and to his friends he always maintained that he would "die in harness" in Deniliquin. But it was not to be. A serious accident in Melbourne last year, when he fell downstairs and broke bones in both ankles, so impaired his health that he decided to pay a visit to Ireland, hoping that he would benefit by travelling. It is assumed that he became ill soon after his arrival in Dublin. A message was received yesterday from His Lordship Dr. Fox, Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, stating that a requiem mass would be celebrated at Broken Hill to-morrow. Rev. Father Solomon said to-day that a solemn mass for the repose of the soul of the late Monsignor Treacey would be held at St. Michael's Church, Deniliquin, next Monday morning, at 7 o'clock.