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Sister Therese Caldwell
Rosanne Agnes Caldwell, daughter of Lindsay Archibald Caldwell and Jeanne Marie [nee Dondeyne] was born on the 25th August, 1923 at Wellington. She was the second daughter in a family of six. Rosanne and her four sisters and one brother received their education at the Sacred Heart Convent in Island Bay.
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Sister Anthony McKiernan
Margaret Mary McKiernan was born at Templeport, County Gavan, Ireland on the 27 December, 1912. She was the eldest of five children born to Thomas and Kate McKiernan. Her siblings were Thomas (Brother Columba), John, Benny and Sheila. John married and had two children Paul and Kevin...
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Sister Alphonsus Fay
Elizabeth Fay was born at Mount Bolton, Victoria, Australia on 10 September, 1875. She came to New Zealand to visit her sister, Mrs. Dollimure, who lived at Reefton. There she met Dean Rolland and Fr. Hickson, and it was through the latter that she was directed to the Sisters of Compassion...