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Memories of Family and
Friends
These were kindly and lovingly collected by Nicola (Nic)
Mullins (Breene) Class of 1982
From Marcia Maranta RSM (Class of 1950):
Sister Mary Loretto had a black book which names would go
into if you were in trouble.
A boarder (who was supposed to be a friend) asked Marcia
to buy some boiled lollies for her as they weren’t able to get
any. Marcia bought some and gave them to her, and when her
friend was caught, she straight away admitted who had got
them for her.
As a result, Marcia was sent to Sr Mary Loretto’s office where
her name was entered into the black book. To make matters
worse, this caused her to be late for choir which resulted in Sr
Mary Celine making her sing solo in front of the whole choir.
Not a good day and obviously one she still remembers after
all these years. She even remembers the name of the boarder
very clearly, but we chose not to disclose this other than that
her first name was Molly!
From Beryl Breene (Maranta) Class of 1958:
In 1958 Beryl was in Year 12 and they were to have their Soiree
in the Concert Hall at All Hallows’. The boys from both Nudgee
and Terrace were chosen by the school. On the night of the
Soiree their names were put into a hat and the girls would pick
one out. This young man would be their partner for the start
of the Soiree. Gypsy Tap and Progressive Barn Dance were the
popular dances of choice.
Mum recalls Sr Mary Loretto and other Sisters being on the
stage of the Concert Hall for the entire soiree to supervise the
evening.
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