Primary contact
216 Maroubra Road, Maroubra
Sydney, New South Wales 2035
Identity area
Identifier
daa/485
Authorized form of name
Brigidine Sisters Provincial Archives, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
The Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
216 Maroubra Road, Maroubra
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2035
Telephone
02 9399 3756
Fax
brigidar@bigpond.net.au
URL
www.brigidine.org.au
Note
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
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised January 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)