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Sister Prisca McQuilkin
Annie McQuilkin was born at Hau Hau, Hokitika, on the 5 August, 1874. Annie was the second daughter of John McQuilkin and Mary [nee Sweeney]. Annie’s parents were well-known and highly respected pioneers of the West Coast whose strong faith and open-handed generosity built up the Church in the early days of New Zealand.
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Sister Campion Walsh
Stella Mary Walsh was born in Invercargill, the fourth daughter of James Raymond Walsh and Stella Walsh. Her father was a Custom Officer who had worked in various places throughout New Zealand. Stella’s parents provided a Catholic education for the family of five children with three of their four daughter eventually entering religious congregations...
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Sister Gregory Harrington
Nancy Margaret Harrington was the daughter of Martin James Harrington, a retired farmer, and Catherine Harrington (nee Keppel). Nancy was born on 13 November, 1918, the third child in a family of six.