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Mary MacKillop: King William Street South Orphanage

By The Adelaide City Explorer Team & Mary MacKillop Centre Adelaide
The St Vincent de Paul's Orphanage for Catholic children was established at Walkerville in 1866. By 1868, issues of overcrowding saw the need for expansion. Accommodation was found at the southern end of King William Street. The Sisters of St Joseph…

Mary MacKillop: Russell Street School

By The Adelaide City Explorer Team & Mary MacKillop Centre Adelaide
A Catholic school known as St Romuald’s was established on Russell Street in 1876. Housed in what were originally the stables for a nearby soap and candle factory, this school was conducted by a lay teacher. In 1877, the Sisters of St Joseph took…
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