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In 1842 ,Mary MacKillop born in Fitzroy Melbourne
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In 1866, they began their first school of St. Joseph's in an old stable.
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On March 19 1866, she wore a black dress and began the sisters of St. Joseph's.
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1867, Mary MacKillop becomes the first nun and Mother Superior of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, an order of nuns created by Fr Woods.
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By 1877, the Sisters have garnered enough support in the community to run 40 schools. One of her biggest supporters is Jewish Penola resident Emmanuel Solomon. By 1883, they'd managed to open a school in New Zealand
