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Sister Bridget Brownlie
Eliza daughter of John and Ellen Brownlie was born in Turakina, a small country township south of Wanganui. There were three girls and four boys in the Brownlie family...
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Sister Cleophas Riordan
Eily Norah Riordan was born at Lyttleton on the 15 April, 1895, the eldest of four – two sisters and a brother. Her parents were Thomas and Mary Riordan (nee Long). Shortly after Eily’s birth the family moved to Christchurch where she often recalled happy memories of walking the Cashmere Hills and family musical evenings around the piano...
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Sister Felicitas Dudson
Sister Felicitas entered the Sisters of Compassion on the same day as I did and we went through all the stages of what it was like to leave Home...