Saints and Slaves - Sullivan, Martin
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Saints and Slaves is the story of the role the Catholic church played in the colonisation of Queensland, Australia. Chartering emigrant ships from Ireland to the nascent colony of Queensland bringing poverty stricken people desperate for a new start and establishing an enormous network of churches and schools. The brunt of this backbreaking work was undertaken by determined and tenacious nuns; Saint Mary Mackillop and her Order of St Joseph, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Order of the Good Samaritans. This book is their memorial.

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Saints and Slaves is the story of the role the Catholic church played in the colonisation of Queensland, Australia. Chartering emigrant ships from Ireland to the nascent colony of Queensland bringing poverty stricken people desperate for a new start and establishing an enormous network of churches and schools. The brunt of this backbreaking work was undertaken by determined and tenacious nuns; Saint Mary Mackillop and her Order of St Joseph, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Order of the Good Samaritans. This book is their memorial.
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Autorenporträt
Dr Martin Sullivan earned his PhD in Australian History from Monash University in 1979. His teaching career began in Queensland where he taught in primary and secondary schools for 15 years. He furthered his teaching career at Monash University for another 28 years where he published a number of works on the history of Australia and the history of Australian teaching. Saints and Slaves is the product of five years research and unprecedented access to Catholic archives in Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane and Sydney.