An Acorn Grows Among the Gums – The Presentation Sisters, Tasmania 1866–2006 | Noela M. Fox | 2006 [USED – SC – Out of Print]

Noela M. Fox's history of the Presentation Sisters in Tasmania — the Irish Catholic religious order that established itself in Hobart in 1866 and went on to found and run schools, hospitals and other works of mercy across the island over the following 140 years.

The Presentation Sisters arrived in Tasmania at a time when the Catholic community was establishing its institutions in what had been a largely Protestant colonial society. Their work in education in particular shaped the experience of generations of Tasmanian Catholic families — the schools they founded and staffed across the island left a lasting mark on Tasmanian social and educational history.

At 194 indexed pages with black and white photographs and a loose errata slip, this is a thorough institutional history — of direct interest to former students and families connected to Presentation schools, to researchers of Tasmanian Catholic history, and to those tracing Irish religious connections to Tasmania.

BOOK DETAILS

• Softcover book
• Published 2006
• 194-pages, indexed
• Includes loose errata slip.
• Black/white photos.

CONDITION

Used but generally good condition. A few small marks on a couple of pages. Owner's details on sticker inside front cover. 

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