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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.
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Sister Margaret Burton
Annie Cecilia Burton was born in Blenheim, on 12 October, 1893. Her parents were Francis and Annie Burton (nee Burke).
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Sister Clotilde Webber
Eva Frances Webber was born at Nelson, on the 15 October, 1880. Eva’s parents were Wallace Webber and Elizabeth Webber (nee Wells). Her sisters were Jean, Maude and Elsie, and her brothers, George and Arthur...