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From a remote hilltop

From a remote hilltop

by Anne Holmes | 30 Dec, 2014 | #cf14, Abbotsford, Abbotsford Convent, Remote, Yarra Bend Park

This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 47 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of “Remote”.It was taken in Yarra Bend Park overlooking the Abbotsford Convent to the Melbourne skyline.
Sr Mary of Mt Carmel Curtain #blogjune Day 29

Sr Mary of Mt Carmel Curtain #blogjune Day 29

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford Convent, Good Shepherd Sisters

Sr Mary of Mt Carmel Curtain 365/173 #2013PAD, a photo by Hecuba’s Story on Flickr.Long term superior of the Good Shepherd Convent in Abbotsford, Sister Mary of Mount Carmel Curtain is actually still buried in the crypt under the Chapel. The site of her burial...
Behind the Veil exhibition #blogjune Day 21

Behind the Veil exhibition #blogjune Day 21

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford Convent, Good Shepherd Sisters

Behind the Veil is an exhibition curated by Rebecca Louise which honours the many women and girls who have been a part of the Good Shepherd history particularly in Abbotsford.  The exhibition was held in the Abbotsford Convent in the Chapel and Crypt on the...
Good Shepherd Festival Day  #blogjune Day 20

Good Shepherd Festival Day #blogjune Day 20

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford Convent

 The Good Shepherd Festival Day on Saturday 22 June at the Abbotsford Convent celebrated the arrival 150 years ago on the 24 June 1863 of the first four Good Shepherd Sisters in Victoria.  The Chapel, the Chapel Crypt, the Parlour, the Bishop’s...
The Convent #blogjune Day 18

The Convent #blogjune Day 18

by Anne Holmes | 20 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford Convent, Maureen McCarthy

Another novel that you might like to read in the context of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Good Shepherd nuns in Victoria on 24 June 1863 is Maureen McCarthy’s The Convent published by Allen & Unwin in late 2012.  This is a work of fiction...
Unnatural habits #blogjune Day 17

Unnatural habits #blogjune Day 17

by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford Convent, Kerry Greenwood, Phryne Fisher

If you are going to the Abbotsford Convent you might like to celebrate by reading the latest Kerry Greenwood book in the Phryne Fisher series which has recently been turned into a television series greatly acclaimed not only here where one might expect it but also in...
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