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Sister Gabriel Henry
Helen Mary Henry was born in Hawera on 18 June, 1906, but spent most of her early life in Wanganui. Her parents were Thomas and Annie Henry (nee Finnerty). Even in those days she must have been a special person, as one of the Sisters can remember a teacher's oft-repeated phrase: ‘If only we had girls like Molly Henry!’...
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Sister Josephine Caulton
Josephine Ellen Caulton was born in Pokeno, a small town southwest of Auckland, on 2 December, 1926, the daughter of Robert Caulton, a Returned Serviceman from the First World War. He married Annie (nee Hope) an immigrant from Paisley, Scotland, in 1921 at Pukekohe.
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Sister Yvonne Manera
I was born in Hokitika, on the West Coast. My father was William Paul Manera, and my mother, who came from Ross, was Maureen Margaret Roberts. I was the second of a family of four. I have an older brother Bill, my only sister Noleen, and a younger brother, Malcolm...