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Sister Ursula Hensley
Louisa Gertrude was born in Albury, N.S.W. Her parents, Charles and Catherine, raised their eight children, five daughters and three sons, within a strong Christian atmosphere.
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Sister Berchmans Faire
Margaret Faire was born in Wellington on 23 December, 1883. Her parents were Robert Faire and Susan Faire [nee Hogan]. Margaret entered the Sisters of Compassion, Island Bay on 19 March, 1914, in her 32nd year...
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Sister Cecilia Scanlon
Island Bay’s Own ‘Flying Nun’: It started as a joke but before she knew it, Sister Cecilia, celebrating her 80 birthday, was flying down The Parade in Island Bay on the back of her neighbour’s Harley Davidson motorbike.