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Sister Stanislaus Forbes
Martha Forbes was born at Ensfield, Oamaru, on 19 April, 1885. Martha entered the Sisters of Compassion on 8 December, 1907.
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Sister Shirley Tunnicliffe
Born Margaret Shirley Tunnicliffe was born on the 16 February 1936 in the small town of Owaka in the Catlans to Margaret Liston McAra and Cyril Alexander Tunnicliffe, both early pioneer families of the area. The eldest of four children, Shirley was baptised Margaret Shirley but was always called Shirley. Shirley had two brothers Donald Alexander and Raymond James and a much younger sister, Shona Janet who was born in 1950 after the war.
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Sister Adrian Flannery
Helen Rose Flannery, born in Richmond near Oamaru was the third daughter of John and Mary Flannery. Baptised Helen Rose, she lived on the family farm with her three sisters and three brothers before moving to Makikihi where they received their primary education...