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Sisters of St John of God
Heritage Centre—Broome
Issue 7: — August 2019 Sisters of St John of God Heritage Centre 1
9 Barker St, PO Box 7442, Broome WA 6725
Tel: 0428 692 993 Website: heritage.ssjg.org.au Email: [email protected]
Sharing Precious Memories
Jenny Howden brought her 84
year old mother, Marie, on a
nostalgic journey to visit their
many friends in Beagle Bay
and Broome.
Marie displaying their fishing catch in 1967
at Beagle Bay with her daughters Jenny
and Karen (who is holding Doris Victor).
In early 1967 the first attempt to provide formal secondary education in the Kimberley was made by Bishop
Jobst. John Howden, a secondary teacher, with his wife Marie took up the challenge and went to Beagle Bay
Mission where they worked for two years. Both Marie and Jenny agree that those two years made a
powerful, positive and enduring impact on their family. Marie and Jenny visited the Heritage Centre twice and donated photographs of their Beagle Bay time,
including one of Sr Marcella Morris SSJG outside the hospital clinic with two pelicans she had befriended.
Normah and Rahmah bin
Buyong visited their mother
Mary Brigid (Bridie) Ambrose for
her 80th birthday. Both had
attended St Mary’s Primary
School. It’s fantastic, Rahmah said
of the Relationships Exhibition.
Mercy Me! Sr Breda brought a group
of Sisters of Mercy to visit Broome
where she used to work. All had been
wanting to visit the Kimberley and
finally it happened. They loved looking at photos of the
Sisters of Mercy who worked in various
places in the Kimberley. Since 1970
Sisters of Mercy have come from
dioceses from across Australia and
participated in a range of ministries
here. Almost all have been identified in
the public digital collection. The Sisters of Mercy continue their
Kimberley link through the involvement
of MercyCare.
Standing: Srs Veronica
Lawson and Barbara
Bolster. Sitting: Srs Breda
O’Reilly and Jan Molahan
Issue 7: — August 2019 Sisters of St John of God Heritage Centre 2
Relationships Exhibition An historical exhibition reflecting relationships between Sisters of St John of God and people in the Kimberley
L to R back: Bridget Mudji Nampitjin, Madeleine Nowee Napaltjarri, Philomena Baadjo Nangala
and Agnes Gimme Nungurrayi. Front Left: Name unknown
A group of women who grew up in Balgo but now live in Broome to attend the Dialysis Centre have
banded together, with volunteer help, to form a group called Kimberley Authentic Art. During
NAIDOC week the Heritage Centre was glad to respond to their request to use the grounds to paint and
sell their art. These women have had a strong relationship with Sisters of St John of God who worked in
Balgo, as have their parents and indeed their own children. They felt very comfortable and safe painting
on the grassed area and talking to visitors as they came and went.
Allister Young, Anthony Young and Addy
Young visited recently as par t of their journey
to research the family history of their maternal
grandfather, Philip Corpus, who in turn was a
grandson of Sebero Corpus.
The Corpus family from the Philippines has a long
history with Broome, the Catholic Church and the
SSJG. These descendants said they found their
visit very helpful and they plan to make further
contact as we digitise more photographs and
documents for public access.
Donna Missen, nee Johnson has been travelling
the Kimberley and when she arrived at the Beagle
Bay Church she had a strange sensation that she
knew the place. She contacted her mother who
confirmed that Sr Therese Doolan SSJG her great
aunt, had sent photos of Beagle Bay to the family
and visited them at their home in Victoria.
This led Donna to the Relationships Exhibiton to
find out more about Sr Therese who, at the age of
15, entered religious life in Broome in July 1930.