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Numurkah

Numurkah The Sisters came to Numurkah, a small town in the Goulburn Valley in north central Victoria, in January 1890 to support the Parish Priest struggling to provide education for the rural poor.

Today, the sisters still continue to be a presence in the Parish ministering to the rural people. Mary MacKillop and the story of the Josephites is remembered in the stained glass window which is at the St. Joseph's Primary School, Numurkah.

Stained glass window

The Birth Site

Plaque

Number 9 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, an inner city suburb, housed the original Marino Cottage, the birthplace of Mary MacKillop. The family lived here for the first three months of Mary MacKillop's life.

Triptych

Today this site houses the Melbourne Archdiocesan Mary of the Cross Drug and Rehabilitation Centre, continuing Mary's work of responding to the needs of time. The above triptych can be found at the Centre and the artist, Pauline Clayton has depicted Mary MacKillop and the work of the centre.

Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows

Two sisters, a baby and a cow camped the night on the veranda of this Broadmeadows house. This foundling home was the beginning of the Josephite ministry to people most in need.

Penola

Today, the site is incorporated in 'Penola' Catholic College, which educates secondary school students from the region.


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