Growth of Our Congregation
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
Dominican Sisters of NSW 1930 – 1958
Delegates to first General Chapter, Dominican Sisters of NSW, 1929.
Prioresses of Dominican Sisters of New South Wales
| 1930 – 1942 | Sr M. Gonsalvo Byrne |
| 1942 – 1953 | Sr M. Concepta O’Donoghue |
| 1954 – 1958 | Sr M. Philomena Waite |
Dominican Sisters of Holy Name Province 1958 – 1988
Prioresses
| 1958 – 1962 | Sr Margaret Mary Lyons |
| 1963 – 1969 | Sr M. Regina Daly |
| 1969 – 1977 | Sr M. Bertrand Egan |
| 1977 – 1985 | Sr Margaret Gannon |
| 1985 – 1989 | Sr Margaret Cameron |
Right: Mother Margaret Mary Lyons, Hobart, Tasmania
Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands 1988
Current Leadership Team 2022 –
The Governance structure was changed in 1988 and the Congregation became known as Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands.
Prioresses
| 1989 – 1993 | Sr Margaret Cameron |
| 1993 – 1997 | Sr Mary Britt |
| 1997 – 2001 | Sr Kathleen Maher |
| 2001 – 2009 | Sr Rosemary Lewins |
| 2009 – 2017 | Sr Judith Lawson |
| 2018 – | Sr Mary-Clare Holland |