Brigidine Sisters Provincial Archives, Sydney

Identity area

Identifier

daa/485

Authorized form of name

Brigidine Sisters Provincial Archives, Sydney

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Contact area

 

The Archivist

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Address

Street address

216 Maroubra Road, Maroubra

Locality

Sydney

Region

New South Wales

Country name

Postal code

2035

Telephone

02 9399 3756

Fax

Email

URL

www.brigidine.org.au

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Description area

History

In 1883, Bishop Murray of Maitland diocese, requested Brigidine sisters from Ireland to assist with education. Six sisters from Mountrath set sail for Australia to found the first Brigidine convent in Coonamble, New South Wales. From there other foundations were made in the Dioceses of Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra Goulburn, Perth and Brisbane.

In 1886 a second Australian foundation was established in Echuca, Victoria, with the Sisters coming direct from Tullow. This foundation was at the request of Dr. Crane OSA, Bishop of Sandhurst. This was followed by a group from the Abbeyleix community to Beechworth, Victoria in November of that same year when Dean Tierney of Beechworth made the request to Dr. Crane of Sandhurst. Sisters from Goresbridge established a convent and school in Wangaratta, Victoria in 1887. A combined group from Abbeyleix and Goresbridge went to Ararat in 1888, Victoria. Amalgamation of all the Brigidine foundations took place in 1889. (See https://brigidine.org.au/about-us/our-story/)

For a list of schools that the schools in Australia that the Brigidine sisters have been involved in, see: https://brigidine.org.au/our-focus/education/australia/

For Brigidine archives, see https://brigidine.org.au/about-us/our-archives/

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Officer in charge: The Archivist

Records management and collecting policies

Material related to Brigidine sisters and their works.

Buildings

Holdings

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Open by appointment, one week's notice required. General reference assistance given.

Access conditions and requirements

Permission of Provincial or Archivist required.

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Reproduction services

Photocopying facilities available.

Public areas

Control area

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Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised January 2018

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Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Religion (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

216 Maroubra Road, Maroubra
Sydney, New South Wales 2035