This Congregation was established in Brisbane by Mother Vincent Whitty. With four days’ notice she left the Baggot Street convent in Dublin for Australia late 1860. By the time she left England Mother Vincent had gathered together three Sisters and two postulants to meet the vast demands of Catholic education and social welfare work in the sturdy and far-flung new colony of Queensland.

After the warm welcome of the Sisters of Mercy in Geelong and Melbourne, the Sisters of Charity and the Benedictine Nuns in Sydney, our band of six arrived in Brisbane in May 1861, the first nuns to arrive in Queensland.

Under the leadership of Mother Vincent, the Congregation flourished. The establishment of the secondary school "All Hallows" and the Mater Hospital were significant events in the life of the Sisters and the people of Brisbane and Queensland.

If further information is required about individual Sisters the following address is given:

The Archivist

Congregation Sisters of Mercy

371 Simpson’s Road

BARDON QLD 4065

In writing to the Archivist, it would be appropriate that a financial contribution be made for the Archivist’s time and expertise.

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