A cache in memory of a great Australian
The cache is located behind a plaque commemorating the Catholic Women's Refuge opened by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1870.
St Mary visited here in 1878.
Mary MacKillop was born in Melbourne in 1842. When she was in Penola she met Julian Tenison Woods and together they opened the first St Joseph's School in 1866.
Mary MacKillop founded the Sisters of St Joseph to continue this work. Over the many following years, the number of Sisters grew as did their schools. Schools were opened as the needs arose: in country towns, mining towns, cities. The Sisters also became involved in other areas of need including setting up a refuge for women in need and orphanages for children, visiting prisons and working with the sick.
Mary MacKilop's famous saying was "Never see a need without doing something about it"
Mary died on August 8th, 1909 and is buried in North Sydney.
She was declared Australia’s first Saint in 2012.