Mary Helen Mackillop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1842 and died in 1909. She founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, a religious congregation that established many Catholic schools across Australia. Mary came from a large family and had seven siblings. She started her first school in a stable in Penola, South Australia in 1866 to provide education to isolated communities. Mary faced opposition from the church but persisted in her mission to expand educational opportunities, especially for poor children.

1. Mary HelenMackillopby Jamie-lee

2. Born to deathMary was born in Fitzroy Melbourne the 15 January 1842She died 8 August 1909 Mary’s grave by Jmie-leeLet me tell you a story once in year 3 I went to hospital because I was very sick I was praying to Mary to get better and I did that day I was better and out It’s so sad that she died

3. On notes and moneyby Jmie-lee

4. Something to look atby Jmie-lee

5. Grave by Jmie-lee

6. Her dads name and graveby Jmie-lee

7. Mary’s school and some kidsby Jmie-lee

8. Mary family They were married in Melbourne on 14 July 1840 and eventually had seven children.Margaret (Maggie) 1843-1872John 1845-1867Annie 1848-1929 Lexie [Alexandrina] 1850-1882Donald 1853-1925Alick who died only 11 months old and Peter 1857-1878Peter 1857 – 1878by Jmie-lee

9. Lexie historyLexis became a Nunby Jmie-leeFact my Nan went to school when nuns were there

10. Her mum by Jmie-leeFlora Macdonald, the mother of Mary MacKillop,was born in 1816 in Fort William, Scotland.

11. Donald historyDonald would later become a Jesuit Priest and work among the Aborigines in the Northern Territory.by Jmie-leeHes Mary brother

12. Alexander, the father of Mary MacKillop, was born inLochaber, Scotland in 1812.by Jmie-lee

13. MaggieMaggie was 16 months younger than Mary and she was involved in the earlyteaching activities of the MacKillop girls.by Jmie-lee

14. JohnJohn was three years younger than Mary. His first job was at Swanston StreetRailway Station in Melbourne. In 1862, when he was 17, he went with his father tothe New Zealand goldfields. From 1862 he appears to have been a tradesman, acarpenter, and a builder with ambitions to become an architect.by Jmie-lee

15. AlexanderAlexander or “our little Alick” as Mary called him, was Mary’s baby brother. He diedat eleven months of age, when Mary was five.by Jmie-lee

16. AnnieDue to family problems, Annie spent a good deal of her childhood with relatives.Annie was musical. She taught the piano and was a teacher with Mary at the schoolin Portland. She was a lifelong companion to Mary.by Jmie-lee

17. PeterPeter was the youngest of the MacKillop children. He studied with the Jesuits atSevenhill.In 1875 he developed heart disease. He left Sevenhill, and became engaged to ayoung lady, but it was not long before his illness became more serious.by Jmie-lee

18. The Endby Jmie-lee