by 61 Design | Jun 28, 2017 | Stories
Mother Stanislaus Mulhall was one of the early members of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Loreto Sisters, to come to Australia and make her contribution to education. Barbara Mulhall, one of thirteen children, was born in Dublin in 1851. She became a nun...
by 61 Design | Jun 15, 2017 | Stories
Louisa Benson was a Yorkshire born woman. She studied at the Notre Dame Training College in Liverpool, graduating with distinction in 1865. A convert to Catholicism, Louisa entered the religious order of the Loreto Sisters in Dublin in 1868, taking the religious name...
by 61 Design | Jun 12, 2017 | Stories
The home of elegance and beauty, Stone’s clothing store was also home to Jessica Stone, fashion queen of Ballarat. Stone’s was a high end clothing store for women and it was here the young Jessica Stone, Bernard and Hannah’s daughter started working...
by Cemetery Administration | Jun 9, 2017 | Stories
Thompson, Matilda Louise (1871–1959) A Woman of Many Firsts Matilda ‘Tilly’ Louise Thompson, businesswoman and philanthropist, was born on 28 April 1871 at Ballarat, Victoria. Described as a woman of ‘boundless and terrifying energy’, she joined well known...
by Cemetery Administration | Jun 9, 2017 | Stories
Healy, Gertrude (1894–1984) Nationally and internationally recognized violinist, teacher and composer Ballarat born Gertrude was educated locally at Sacred Heart College where she demonstrated prodigious gifts as a violinist, competing against (Sir) Bernard Heinze at...
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