Blackville, The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette, 5 August 1905, p 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111268922:

From a Correspondent.
Wednesday last was a Red Letter Day for Blackville. After the conclusion of 9 o'clock Mass, a banquet was tendered to the Rev. Dr. McKee, at the residence of Mr. James Radford. Mr. Howard, who presided, and made a presentation to Dr. McKee on behalf of the congregation, in a few well-chosen words, expressed the sincere regret the members of the R.C. congregation all felt at the departure of their worthy pastor, and spoke of the good work and untiring efforts evinced by him, who through all weathers had never disappointed them, but had met every difficulty with a smile. On behalf of the congregation he had great pleasure in presenting him with an address, and hoped that it would remind him of the days spent at Blackville.

Rev. Dr. McKee, in responding, said he did not know what he had done to gain so many kind friends. He would always look back with pleasant memories to the time spent among them. He must thank them not only for the presentation, but for the great kindness always shown to him in his travels, for which he owed them all a debt of gratitude.

The health of the King, the Guest, and other toasts having been duly honored, the proceeding terminated. A number of vehicles and horsemen accompanied Dr. McKee for some distance, after which Mr. Howard accompanied him to Glasston, and thence to Wallabadah, via Willow Tree.
August 1st.

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T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
McKee, Patrick Charles

Born in Normandy of Irish heritage. Date of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. He began his priestly studies at Ecclesiastical College, Rouen, then at Jesuit College, Rome, Apollinare University, Rome, then Gregorian University, Rome, where he achieved his Doctorate of Divinity. Date and place of ordination unknown. The reason why he came to Australia unknown. He arrived in the Armidale diocese in 1899 with hardly any English and served very briefly at Moree, then Emmaville as temporary replacement while Patrick Riordan (qv) was ill and in hospital in Sydney. Following Riordan's death in March 1900 and the appointment of a succession of priests to replace him McKee was sent to Wallabadah. While in that parish he built a new church, acting as his own architect and contractor. Soon after completion of the church in 1905 he left Australia to enter a French Carthusian monastery temporarily removed to Farneta, Italy. On his departure he was presented with a purse of 80 guineas by parishioners. His date of death, and where buried (possibly France), is unknown.
(Sources: FJ 2 Dec 1899 p 22, 27 Jan 1900 p 17, 24 Jun 1905 p 15, 19 Aug 1905 p 30, Doody, Foley, MDHC A-Z Mc88).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)

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Photograph: Some of the Priests of the Diocese of Armidale, Catholic Press, Sydney, 7 May 1903, p 22, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104517902.