Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Foreword: "we acknowledge that some of the men in this book are the subject of allegations of abuse. [...] where there has been clear evidence leading us to accept that serious violations are likely to have occurred, we have marked the person’s entry with two asterisks."
Craig, Joseph **

Teacher; born Clifton Hill, Melbourne, 16 October 1894; died Melbourne, 7 April 1969, aged 74.

Joseph Craig was educated at CBC St Kilda, and later at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, and entered the Society at Loyola College, Greenwich, 1 February 1915. After his juniorate in the same place, he went to St Ignatius' College, Riverview, 1918-21, where he was third prefect, study prefect and in charge of music. Philosophy studies at Milltown Park and Jersey followed, 1921-24, and theology was at Milltown Park, 1924-28.

He was ordained by war privilege after two years of theology. Tertianship followed at St Beuno's, 1928-29, and he returned to Australia and St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1929, and 1932. He spent another two years, 1930-31 teaching at Riverview, and was then sent to the parish of Toowong, Brisbane, as minister, but he became unwell and went to Sevenhill, 1935-36. He served in the Norwood parish, 1937-38.

He spent 1939-69 at Xavier College, Kostka Hall, teaching Latin and French, prefecting and helping with the accounts. His teaching was traditional and methodical, willing to repeat material until it was grasped.

In later years, after a road accident, heart attack and a stroke, he became less effective. Still, he was closely associated with the building of the new chapel, opened in 1967, and was most particular in his recommendations for various fittings.

Craig’s last illness was brief and he died at St Vincent's Hospital.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)