Primary contact
Postal address: PO Box 287 Toowong DC Qld 4066Brisbane, Queensland 4066
Identity area
Identifier
daa/232
Authorized form of name
Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- The Corporation of the Trustees of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland - Brisbane Congregation
Type
- Religious
Contact area
Congregational Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
Postal address: PO Box 287 Toowong DC Qld 4066
Locality
Brisbane
Region
Queensland
Country name
Postal code
4066
Telephone
07 3369 5533
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Ellen Whitty (Mother M Vincent) and her five companions arrived in Brisbane on the 10 May 1861 at the invitation of Bishop Quinn, thus bringing the first Sisters of Mercy to Queensland and establishing what is known today as the Brisbane Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Congregational Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
Past and present history of the Congregation - education; care of the sick in hospitals and nursing homes; social welfare; missions to Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Pakistan, Philippines.
Buildings
Holdings
Brisbane Sisters of Mercy: Records 1861- .
Finding aids, guides and publications
Entries in National Library of Australia Guide to Collections of Manuscripts Relating to Australia.
Access area
Opening times
Contact the organisation.
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Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
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Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)