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Sister Nicholas McAtamney
Patricia Teresa McAtamney was born on 15 March, 1930, in Middlemarch, Central Otago. Her parents were James Gavin and Agnes McAtamney (nee Stevens). Patricia was the eldest in the family of seven - three sisters and four brothers...
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Sister Adelma
Anastasia Mary Corby was born at Addison's Flat, Westland, on the 18 July, 1891. Stasia [as she was affectionately called] was the eldest of a family of eight. When she was about 17 years old, both her father and mother died, and she was left with the heavy burden of literally bringing up the remainder of her family...
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Sister Anna Maria Shortall
Anna Maria Shortall, daughter of James Shortall and Elizabeth Crockett Lowe (nee Smith) of Spur Road, Fielding, was born at Fielding on 15 February, 1917. She had a twin brother. During 1939-1945, she worked as a land girl on her father’s farm until her brothers returned from the War...