The cache is located near Our Lady of Lourdes School, Devonport TAS
No room for swaps, BYO pencil. There is easy access from the street – it is not necessary to enter play areas nor go near buildings
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 and Julian Tenison Woods 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.
The first founding in Tasmania was 24th May 1887 at Westbury.
History of Our Lady of Lourdes ……
In 1890, two important decisions were made concerning The Mersey.
On February 11, Torquay on the east and Formby on the west side of the river, decided to unite and form the town of Devonport.
Nine months later, on Sunday November 2, the second decision was made to secure the services of the Sisters of St Joseph at the Mersey for the education of children. In January 1891, three great-hearted women, Sisters M Francis McCarthy (Lady Superior), M. Baptist Osborne, and M Gonzaga Johnson took up residence in the sandstone cottage which still stands at 81 Steele Street. One room of the cottage became a school room until a new school and convent were built in 1893, at a cost of 500 pounds.
Mary MacKillop….
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.
Thank you to 2y'stassies for this hide and local maintenance.