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Sister Shirley Tunnicliffe
I was born in Owaka. My parents are Margaret and Cyril Tunnicliffe. I was christened Margaret Shirley but from day one I have been called Shirley. I am the eldest of four children, two brothers and one sister. On reaching school age the family moved to Oamaru where I received all my education...
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Sister Sarto Serinea Maramaoiri
I was born at the Natovi Catholic Mission. Erenato Seruvwaqavou my father used to work there and he frequently travelled with the Vincentian Fathers when they said Mass in the scattered villages. My mother Alevina Tinaikoroi was a devout Catholic...
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Sister Laboure Butler
Philomena Mary was born in lnglewood, the second of three daughters of the late Helen and William Butler. Philomena and her sisters and four brothers lived a typical family life on a farm in the Taranaki district...