Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) Historical Records

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Please contact the Archivist, Sisters of Mercy Archives (North Sydney):

Postal address: 29 McLaren Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060

Phone: 0418 294 693

Email: jryanrsm@icloud.com

Website: https://www.nsmercy.org.au/our-story/archives

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These records are held by Sisters of Mercy Archives (North Sydney) (1865 - current).

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Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) Historical Records includes historical information, documents, annual reports, memorabilia and photos about institutions run by the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney).

The collection includes:

Historical information, documents, annual reports and photographs relating to Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara, mainly from the 1960s
Photographs of staff and children, St Catherine’s Orphanage, from the 1960s on
Annual reports and photographs from Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Note: this collection does not contain any client files or personal information about individuals. All personal and client files of institutions run by the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) can be accessed through Family Spirit.

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Material from this collection can be viewed by individuals on request to the Sisters of Mercy Archives.

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