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Thursday 04 March 1897
Death of M de Sales Meagher, Foundress of Cooktown, Cairns, from Dungarvan, Co Waterford
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The original 1864 buildings of St Mary's High School, Ponsonby are demolished. The new block is opened and named St Mary's College.
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Mercy Hospital opened in San Diego, California.
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Foundation to Iceland from Derry
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Death of M Ignatius Murphy, Westport, Foundress of Goulburn/Albury
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Foundation to Surry Hills, Sydney from Parramatta - M Columba Woodlock
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Sr Stanislaus Dawson given permission to start Teacher Training College, Endsleigh, Hull.
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Foundation to Bundaberg from Brisbane - M Syra
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Foundation to Mansfield, Victoria from Carrick-on-Suir (via Gore, Aotearoa) - M Alacoque Ryan
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Amalgamation of Gore/Dunedin communities
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Foundation to Dubbo, New South Wales from Bathurst - M Aloysius Burke
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Foundation to Raton, New Mexico from Stanton, Texas - M Angela Hostetter
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Foundation to Oklahoma from Lacon, Illinois - M Joseph Shields
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Foundation to Sacred Heart Indian Territory from Lacon, Illinois
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Mount Carmel House, Derby opened for caring for the elderly.
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St Anne's Industrial School opened, Brisbane - M Juliana Bergin
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Convent and School established in Newtown, Wellington
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Michigan Mothehouse and Novitiate moved to Grand Rapids - M Joseph Miller
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Alderney Convent, Channel Islands founded from Guernsey - Sr Francis Tadman.
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Death of M de Sales Gorry, first Queensland postulant and first Rockhampton Superior
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Sisters move to St Edward's Convent, 11 Harewood Avenue, London
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12 Sisters from Brooklyn arrive in Panama to begin their work