Dominican Sisters of Maitland 1867 – 1930
Our eight Sisters arrived from Dun Laoghaire Ireland on 10th September 1867.
- Sr M. Agnes Bourke, prioress, aged 42, professed 1850
- Sr M. Teresa Molloy, subprioress, aged 35, professed 1853
- Sr M. Regis Dowley, aged 32, professed 1854
- Sr M. Hyacinth Donnellan, aged 25, professed 1860
- Sr M. Ignatius Finnegan, aged 28, professed 1860
- Sr M. Augustine Fagan, aged 26, professed 1862
- Sr M. Brigid O’Brien, lay sister, aged 28, professed 1866
- Sr M. Bernard Larkin, lay sister, aged 23, professed 1867
A trunk used by the Sisters in 1867.
They began work a few days later, and were able to make new foundations
- In Newcastle in 1873
- In Tamworth in 1876
- In Waratah, Newcastle, in 1888
- In Moss Vale in 1891
- In Strathfield, Sydney, in 1894
- In Mayfield, Newcastle, 1917
- In Camberwell, Melbourne, 1926
Maitland Sisters taken about 1890