Mary MacKillop - Roses planted in Renmark Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/13/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A cache in memory of a great Australian

The cache is located near a rose garden planted by the children of St Joseph's School, Renmark (see GC3JA8B)

Mary MacKillop was born in Melbourne in 1842. When she was in Penola she met Julian Tenison Woods and together they opened the first St Joseph's School in 1866.

Mary MacKillop founded the Sisters of St Joseph to continue this work. Over the many following years, the number of Sisters grew as did their schools. Schools were opened as the needs arose: in country towns, mining towns, cities. The Sisters also became involved in other areas of need including setting up a refuge for women in need and orphanages for children, visiting prisons and working with the sick.

MacKillop is remembered in numerous ways, particularly in Australia. Many things have been named after her. In 1985, the Sisters of St Joseph approached one of Australia's foremost rose growers to develop the Mary MacKillop rose. Mary MacKilop's famous saying was "Never see a need without doing something about it"

Well..... there was a need, a geochache in her honour, and something has been done about it!

This is one of many caches placed in significant locations of her story.

Mary died on August 8th, 1909.

She was declared Australia’s first Saint in 2012.

 

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