The Mary MacKillop Interpretive Centre is located in Penola,

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. It is close to the two State Heritage sites of Petticoat Lane and the original stone schoolhouse developed by

Mary MacKillop Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ ( in religion Mary of the Cross; 15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister. She was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with Fr Julian Teniso ...

in conjunction with Father

Julian Tenison Woods Julian Edmund Tenison-WoodsThough common in modern references, his surname was not hyphenated in contemporary newspaper reports, his signature, or his headstone. (15 November 18327 October 1889), commonly referred to as Father Woods, was an Eng ...

in the 19th century. Dates Mary MacKillop

The Mary Mackillop Interpretive Centre was constructed at Penola in order to centralise many management, interpretive and commercial functions and to accommodate an ever increasing number of visitors. The Mary MacKillop Interpretive Centre opened in 1998 and is housed in an architecturally designed facility. It is one of many museums and displays created worldwide to convey the life and achievements of

. A committee of local volunteers donates their time to open this display to the public. Within the centre are two main sections, one focussing on the life of Mary MacKillop and the other on Father Julian Tenison Woods, a priest that was also a major figure in Penola's development. The display explores the beginnings of the

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education system and the foundation of a new

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formed by Woods and MacKillop in the late 19th century, called the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

References

*Mary MacKillop Interpretive Centre Committee Members, 1998, Mary MacKillop Interpretive Centre Policy Document, Mary Mackillop Interpretive Centre, Penola. *Muller, M. 1998. Penola – Where It All Began: Text of Exhibition Panels Mary MacKillop Interpretive Centre Penola S.A. Herald Print, Naracoorte.
Wattle Range Council Internet

External links

Mary MacKillop Penola Centre

Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart

Mary MacKillop Precinct Adelaide
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