Happy Birthday, Sister Dorothea Hickey!

Time for some Newman Nostalgia!

It’s Sister Dorothea Hickey’s birthday today, and because she's over from Sydney at the moment, visiting family, we thought we'd share with you some of the beautiful photos of her she’s given to our Newman College Archives over the past couple of years!

These photos form the basis of the Sister Dorothea Hickey (1955) Photographic Collection - a significant collection of photos which will prompt memories for many students of St Joseph's (Brigidine) Primary School in Subiaco/Wembley, Brigidine Secondary School in Wembley, Brigidine College in Floreat, and Newman College Junior School (Brigidine Campus).

Happy Birthday, Sister Dorothea! And thank you!

1944 - Dorothea’s first Holy Communion at St Joseph’s, Salvado Road, Subiaco

1945 - Dorothea in the back yard of their home at 63 McKenzie Street, Wembley. Her brother Leo came home from the war that day!

1948 - Girls' Choir, St Joseph's and Brigidine Secondary Students.
Back L-R: Joan Stanton, Alma Schmidt, Nancy George, Betty Dawson, Joan Chesson, Eileen Healy, Pat Murray, Unknown, Jane (also Joan) Kelly, Chrissie Alexander, Unknown, Noni Tracey, Margaret Moynihan.
Third: Maureen Miller, Pat Elliot, Anne Waddington, Stella Moritz, Margaret Wiggins, Margaret Maslin, Unknown, Pauline Thompson, Pat Tate, Janet Hubble, Unknown, Anne Moynihan, Carol O’Connor, Margaret Palmer.
Second: Joy Power, Mary McCabe, Colleen Merrit, Denise Miller, Leonie Houlihan, Unknown, Dianne Williams, Bernadette McCabe, Joan Kerrigan, Val Thomas, Dorothea Ballalas, Annette Clark.
Front: Rosemary Schmidt, Gabriel Keating, Mary Staples, Marie Murphy, Margaret Elliot, Margaret Dennis, Francine Fordham, Mary Hayes, Marcia Dwyer, Roberta Miller.

1949 - Grade 5 at St Joseph’s, near St John of God Hospital’s fence
Back L-R: Marie Murphy, Yvonne Richardson, Margaret Palmer, Desma McMahon, Val Thomas.
Third row: Mary Hayes, Dorothea Hickey, Gabriel Keating, Mary Stapleton, Marcia Dwyer.
Second row: Annette Clark, Pattie Rate, Margaret Dennis, Barbara Alford, Mary McCabe
Front: Peter Schmidt, Barry Hayes

1951 - Grade 6
Back L-R: Marcia Dwyer, Marie Murphy, Mary Hayes, Margaret Dwyer, Desma McMahon, Gabriel Keating, Dorothea Hickey, Margaret Vance.
Front: Barry Hayes, Mary McCabe, Annette Clark, Mary Stapleton, Margaret Quill, Barbara Alford, Pattie Raitt, Peter Schmidt.

1951 or 1952 - Dorothea Hickey dressed for the Brigidine Secondary School ball

1953 - Brigidine students on the front veranda of 14 Salvado Road, Wembley
L-R: Bernadette McCabe, Margaret Dwyer, Teresa Boylan, Margaret Jermy, Eileen O’Sulivan, Cath Chesson, Francine Fordham, Pam Van Rieken, Dorothea Hickey, Cath Cranley.

1953 - on the (then) vacant block at 16-18 Salvado Road, Wembley
Back L-R: Cath Chesson (2nd Year), Eileen O’Sullivan (2nd Year), Pam Van Rieken (2nd Year), Teresa Boyland (5th Year), Cath Cranley (5th Year), Bernadette McCabe (5th Year), Francine Fordham (3rd Year), Mary McCabe (3rd Year).
Front: Margaret Dwyer (3rd Year), Dorothea Hickey (3rd Year).

1957 - Novices
L-R: Sister Breid (Shirley McClements), Mother Bernadine (Novice Mistress) and Sister Peter (Dorothea Hickey)

1979 - St Joseph’s Brigidine Primary School staff
Dorothea Hickey back left.

1982 - St Joseph’s Primary School Staff photo
Back L-R: Wendy Lloyd, Sister Dorothea Hickey, Josephine Connolly, Marion Prentice.
Front: Unknown, Sister Jean Linklater, Sister Bernice Tonkin, Carmel Hynes.

1983 - West Australian Brigidines in Wembley Community
Rear: Carmel Gravenall, Dorothea Hickey
Front: Bernice Tonkin, Carmel Gentelli

1983 Newman College Junior School, Peebles Road
Sister Dorothea Hickey in the old Brigidine College Library.

1983 - Newman College Junior School Teacher Librarian, Sister Dorothea Hickey

1984 - Newman College Junior School, Peebles Road
Sister Dorothea Hickey and students in Library of Peebles Road.

1984 - Sisters on staff at Newman College Junior School, Peebles Road
L-R: Sister Brigid McClements, Sister Denise Lewis, Sister Gemma Hoban, Sister Dorothea Hickey, Sister Jean Linklater.

1984 - Staff at Newman College Junior School, Brigidine Campus
Back L-R: Carmel Hynes, Barbra Quinn, Wendy Lloyd, Miss J. Shaw, Unknown, Maria Vance, Miss Ruvidini.
Middle: Angela Ravi, Sister Dorothea Hickey, Eleanor Sergeant, Cathleen Lynch, Sister Brigid McClement, Freda O’Sullivan, Sue Wallace.
Front: Bernadette Knuckey, Sister Denise Lewis, Alma Ratajczak, Sister Gemma Hoban, Lyn Chrisp, Sister Jean Linklater, Marion Prentice.

1985 - Staff Sisters of Newman College Junior School, Brigidine Campus
Back: Brigid McClements, Jean Linklater, Gemma Hoban
Front: Dorothea Hickey