Morris, Margaret (1865-1954)

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Sister Mary Ita was one of the first six nuns to form the Sisters of Mercy at Broken Hill, New South Wales.

The first six nuns to arrive in Broken Hill came from Singleton in the Diocese of Maitland, and founded the St Joseph's Convent in February 1889. They were: Ann Agnes Callen (Sister Mary Josephine), Margaret Hennessy (Sister Mary Clement), Sarah Gallagher (Sister Mary Gertrude), Ellen Dwan (Sister Mary Patrick), Margaret Morris (Sister Mary Ita) and Mary Griffin (Sister Mary Evangelist). Sister Mary Josephine was appointed Reverend Mother of the Sisters of Mercy by Bishop Dunne. Under her leadership, they visited the sick and poor of Broken Hill, provided a home for orphans, and opened five schools in the town by 1896.

Margaret Morris was educated at St Brigid's Missionary School in Callen, Ireland, before making the journey to Australia to enter the Singleton Convent in November 1885. With Sister Mary Gertrude (Ellen Dwan) she volunteered to join the Broken Hill Community and went on to teach at the high school there for many years. She was Superior at Broken Hill from 1929 to 1941, Superior at Mt Barker in 1911, and Superior at Condobolin from 1942 to 1946.

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Australian Women's Register

  1. Some Outstanding Women of Broken Hill and District
    Camilleri, Jenny
    [2002]
    Published: Jenny Camilleri (Broken Hill Historical Society/Broken Hill Council)

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  1. Margaret and Morris Finnis papers
    Finnis, Margaret
    [ Unpublished ]
    At ACT Public Library
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  1. Creation in dance and life / Margaret Morris
    Morris, Margaret
    [ Book : 1972 ]
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  2. The General Strike / Margaret Morris
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  3. Letters from the field, 1925-1975 / Margaret Mead
    Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978
    [ Book : 1977-2001 ]
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  4. My life in movement / Margaret Morris ; illustrated with photographs and with the author's own drawings and diagrams ; research and documentation by Isabel Jeayes
    Morris, Margaret, 1891-1980
    [ Book : 1969-2003 ]
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  1. Interview with Margaret Morris / Interviewer: Meg Denton
    Denton, Margaret Helen, 1937-2009
    [ Sound : 1989 ]
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  2. Two weeks with the Queen / Morris Gleitzman
    Gleitzman, Morris, 1953-
    [ Book, Audio book : 1900-2011 ]
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  3. Essentials of histology / by Gerrit Bevelander and Judith A. Ramaley
    Bevelander, Gerrit, 1905-
    [ Book, Audio book : 1945-1978 ]
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  4. [Interview with Roy Edward Morris] [interviewed by Margaret Tickle]
    Morris, Roy Edward, 1930-
    [ Sound : 2004 ]
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    Morris, William, 1834-1896
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    Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
    The Review of English Studies
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    At 190 libraries
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  4. The unsinkable Margaret Morris. (interview)
    Berman, Lael
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    [ Article : 1982 ]
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    The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Wednesday 26 September 1928 p 14 Article Illustrated
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