Party: Bowen. St Mary's Roman Catholic Convent, Poole Street, Bowen, 4805
Summary
Operated by the Sisters of Mercy. The first Convent in Bowen was founded in 1864, and was run by the Sisters of St Joseph until 1879. Annals of the Sisters of Mercy, from ca.1970.
Typescript, 'Early history of Bowen', compiled by the Sisters of Mercy, contains a brief history of the Roman Catholic Church, pp. 3.