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Sister Annie Laurie: a founder of MacKillop House: Interview log

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Newcastle, NSW

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Sister Annie Laurie: a founder of MacKillop House: Interview

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Sister Annie Laurie of the Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar's recollections of the setting of MacKillop House in Carrington, Newcastle NSW. The interviewer is John Witte.

SummarySister Annie Laurie's memories of the 1980s and 1990s when men and women with AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) were treated like lepers and consequently the setting up of MacKillop House by the Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar as a ground breaking AIDS respite home with live in carers.SubjectLGBTIMacKillop HouseSisters of St Josepth LochinvarAIDSHomosexualityInterview logSister Annie Laurie: a founder of MacKillop House: Interview logDepicts or Relates ToHIV_AIDS CreatorLaurie, AnnieCollectionHunter Rainbow History GroupPlaceNewcastle, NSWCopyright Notice

Date Created16 April 2019

20190416_Laurie_Annie_ed.mp3

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Introduction and early life in Gloucester, NSW. 204 secs
Early career as a nurse, entering the Josephi... 190 secs
Work with the Housing Commission looking afte... 100 secs
Joining “Make Today Count”, a death, dyin... 115 secs
Approached the Royal Newcastle Hospital to wo... 335 secs
Work with gay community and the Order to find... 260 secs
Carrington community meetings endorse the use... 345 secs
This was the first house in Australia where t... 295 secs
Difficult relationship with the Church. 210 secs
Annie describes how MacKillop House functione... 605 secs
Caring for AIDS clients and dealing with death. 550 secs
Visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury. 120 secs
World AIDS Day Vigils, the AIDS Memorial Quil... 400 secs
The winding up of MacKillop House. 145 secs
Closing thoughts. 162 secs

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