Arrival of Very Rev. Dean O'Connor, The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Sydney, 7 May 1889, p 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189967125:

When it became known in Armidale last Sunday week that the Very Rev. Dean O'Connor was an unexpected passenger by the s.s. Parramatta, steps were immediately taken to provide a suitable reception for the genial and deservedly popular priest. The preparations were necessarily hurried, and a great amount of publicity could not be given to the welcome intelligence, but nevertheless a great assemblage of people of all denominations were in attendance at the railway station on Friday morning last to welcome the rev. gentleman home. The Dean was a passenger by the mail train from Tamworth, and was accompanied by Mr. John Trim, Mayor, and the Revs. Prior, Vaughan, C.S.S.R., and P. Corcoran. As the train drew up at the platform, three hearty cheers were given, and amidst numerous handshakings and congratulations he once more landed in Armidale. He was immediately escorted to Mr. J.J. Trim's carriage, which that gentleman had kindly lent for the occasion, and driven into town, accompanied by a numerous following of vehicles. In the leading carriage, besides the Dean there were his Lordship Dr. Torreggiani (Bishop of Armidale), Revs. Father McCormack, Vaughan, and Corcoran, [...]

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Maitland Diocese. The Need for Priests, Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 24 April 1913, p 24, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108161113:

At East Maitland on Sunday afternoon heavy rain militated against a large attendance of parishioners for the blessing of St. Joseph's new presbytery, which was erected during Father O'Gorman's absence on a holiday in Ireland. His Lordship Dr. Dwyer officiated, and was assisted by the Very Rev. F. O'Gorman, P.P., other priests in attend- ance being Very Rev. P.T. McCormack [i.e. Corcoran], P.P. (Morpeth), Rev. V. F. Peters (Adm., St. John's Cathedral), P.C. McCormack (Lochinvar), [...] Father Corcoran, who had laboured in the parish 42 years previously, had a graceful compliment to pay the parishioners of his day, as well as those of the present. [...]

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Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 2: Biographies of Priests on the Australian Scene up to 1900, 1980, pp 84-85:

Corcoran, Patrick Thomas, Very Rev., Irish, Golden Jubilarian
He Tried to Join the Cistercians
Son of Thomas Corcoran and Margaret O'Brien. Born on 8 September 1844 in Fethard, County Tipperary. Educated by the Monks of Mount Melleray he went on to complete his priesthood studies at All Hallows. He was ordained by Bishop Wm. Lanigan on 24 June 1870 and arrived in Sydney in December of that year. Described as a "good scholar and a man of magnetic personality" he served an apprenticeship at East Maitland until 1875. Probably the parish of Morpeth was established in that year, although the book issued for the Centenary of the Diocese of Maitland in 1966 states that it was founded in 1891 with Corcoran as first pastor.

Certainly the latter was alone at Morpeth from 1885 to 1887. In the latter year he returned to Ireland to join the Cistercians by whom he had been educated. Ill-health caused him to leave Mount Melleray after a four year stay. Hence he returned to the Diocese for which he had originally volunteered and the parish he had known so well, Morpeth was again put in his keeping. This time the stay was to be much longer, extending from 1891 to death's call in 1929. The achievements were many, chief among them the building of St. Bede's parish church which was rebuilt and re-named the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A Convent was built as well, seemingly for the Sisters of Mercy. For many years P.T. was a Diocesan Consultor; but in the latter years was beset by ill-health — judging by the frequency of visits to St. Vincent's and Lewisham Hospitals. Yet 59 years of active service stood to his credit when he died on 21 February 1929, 50 of which he had given to the people of Morpeth. The age: 84. The place of rest: Morpeth Cemetery.
(Footprints, Vol. 2, No. 11)
Ref.: MDHC File, Torquay.