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In 1840, Brisbane became a regional community for free settlers of these many families desired to have their children educated. These settling families, mostly with Irish catholic backgrounds, believed that education was able to provide jobs and financial security for the family not only for the child/children. The catholic church believed schools were a high priority not only for education that lead to jobs and financial security, but to strengthen the catholic church and its community in Brisbane. (Ryan, 2009) As the Catholic Church felt so strongly about establishing schools and education for the children of the early settlers, new schools were often built first in new areas and then the church was built. This church not only provided a source of education but a way of ensuring the growth of the church and its …show more content…

Schools as in All Hallows the oldest secondary school in Queensland. All Hallows helps teach girls and women how to behave, to learn and future knowledge. Hospitals such as the Mater Hospital opened by the Mercy Sisters and has upheld the representation and mission of the sisters to have dignity, care commitment and quality by helping the sick and disadvantaged people all over Brisbane. Now the mater hospital offers range of different courses for a health care career. Family services such as the Mercy Family Service opened by the mercy sisters, the purpose is to help children, young people and families to feel valued, connected, strengthened and to have hope for a brighter future. They started out with 47 children in residence then by 1985 it was home to more than 11 000 residences. Now we experience the legacy of the mercy in schools, hospitals and services. Brisbane was very fortunate to have had the Mercy Sister to have contributed to Brisbane. These legacies of schools, hospitals and other services is a powerful statement of the hard work of the Mercy

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