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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 Kathleen Crean
I was born in Blackstoops, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Eire, on the 8 April 1938 and on leaving school I worked in the air force before coming to New Zealand...
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Sister Loyola Galvin
For my first ten years in the order I worked in Compassion facilities in New Zealand, principally at Island Bay caring for babies and children, as well as doing duties in the geriatric section...