Cooks Straits
Title
Cooks Straits
Subject
Arrival at Wellington
Description
On Friday, 3 October, the Sisters sail through Cook's straits and cast anchor near Wellington, where they meet with Mother Gertrude and Sr Xavier. They go to the Cathedral where they receive an address of welcome from Father McGuinness, followed by solemn Benediction and the Te Deum (song of thanksgiving). There is a procession of school children and everywhere is decorated with flowers for the occasion. The following day they leave on the Tarararua for Hokitika.
Creator
Sisters of Mercy
Source
Google maps
Publisher
Sisters of Mercy Archive
Date
1878
Contributor
Dunne, Joan
Rights
Google
Relation
Sisters of Mercy
Format
image.jpg
Language
eng
Type
Jpg, text
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
New Zealand
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