Sister Laurienne?s Cross
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Sister Laurienne?s Cross
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 17 Jan 2019
A closer look at the sandstone cross that marks the spot where the Reverend Sister Laurienne Cusack was killed on 7th August 1888 by a train on the former mineral line. Apparently an ear infection had affected her hearing to the extent that she was unaware of the coal train on the line.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.473347
Longitude
-4.255653