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Sister Claver Hartnett
Catherine Hartnett was born at Kaniere, on the West Coast, on the 4 March, 1875. Her parents were Cornelius Hartnett and Catherine [nee Irwin]. Catherine was only fourteen when she journeyed up the Whanganui River to become a member of the Third Order of Mary, Father Soulas and Mother Joseph Aubert were establishing at Jerusalem...
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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...
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Sister Augustine Eller
Mary Elizabeth Eller was born at Wellington on November 20, 1886. Her parents were Martin and Annie Eller (nee Cramer). She entered as a Postulant on March 19, 1908. She was the first Postulant to enter at Island Bay, which she did an hour or two after the arrival of the Novices from Buckle Street on the evening of St. Joseph's Day...