Party: Rockhampton. The Range Convent and High School, Agnes Street, Rockhampton. 4700
Summary
The Convent was established in 1873 and is run by the Sisters of Mercy; it caters for primary and secondary school girls, and includes facilities for boarders. Sister Mary John, an archivist of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy is resident at the Convent, and her archive collection is included in the following listing.
SCHOOL RECORDS: Pupil registers, 1918-present.
School magazine, The Range, 1906-1918, 1932-present, bound.
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND ARCHIVES, SISTERS OF MERCY: The Collection is made up of albums of records relating to centres in central Queensland where the Order has served. The collections include photographs, newspaper extracts, historical texts, printed brochures and extracts from the day books of the Sisters of Mercy. Albums include:
BARCALDINE, records from 1896, 1 vol.
BETHANY HOME FOR THE AGED, records from 1940, 1 vol.
EMU PARK CONVENT, records from 1924, 1 vol.
KOONGAL CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1900, 1 vol.
LORETO HOME FOR AGED SISTERS OF MERCY, 1 vol.
MACKAY MATER HOSPITAL, records from 1927, 1 vol.
MACKAY NORTH, CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1937, 1 vol.
MACKAY SOUTH, CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1927, 1 vol.
MACKAY WEST, CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1935, 1 vol.
MARIAN CONVENT, records from 1924, 1 vol.
MATER HOSPITAL, ROCKHAMPTON, records from 1915, 1 vol.
NORTH ROCKHAMPTON CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1900, 1 vol.
RANGE CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1873, 1 vol.
ST ANNE'S NOVITIATE, ROCKHAMPTON, records from 1873, 1 vol.
ST BRIGID'S ROCKHAMPTON, records from 1873, 1 vol.
ST JOSEPH'S ORPHANAGE, records from 1883, 1 vol.
ST PATRICK'S, MACKAY, records from 1880, 1 vol.
SARINA CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1923, 1 vol.
WALKERSTON CONVENT AND SCHOOL, records from 1904, 1 vol.
A copy of the following official history of the Order is also held: Christina, Sister M., The Story of the Sisters of Mercy in Brisbane, The Quality of Mercy, Brisbane, 1964.