The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
Christian, Mary Ellen
A singer of some renown before she took religious vows, she was to use her skills as a teacher of many of Australia's finest singers in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Milestone 
              Born
                    Canada
                    1848
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                  Arrived Sydney
                    
                    1871
                    {"name":"Arrived Sydney","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1871<\/span>"},"date_start":"1871","date_end":"1871"}
                    
                  Died
                    
                    1941
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                  Name 
              Alternate
                    Sister Mary Paul of the Cross
                    {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Sister Mary Paul of the Cross","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
                    
                  Occupation 
              {"name":"Singer","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
                    
                  {"name":"Teacher","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
                    
                  {"name":"Religious figure","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
                    
                  Position 
              {"name":"Teacher","target":"Melba, Nellie","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
                    
                  1897
                    {"name":"Founder","target":"Garcia School of Music","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1897<\/span>"},"date_start":"1897","date_end":"1897"}
                    
                  1897 - 1941
                    {"name":"Teacher","target":"Garcia School of Music","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1897<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1941<\/span>"},"date_start":"1897","date_end":"1941"}
                    
                  Relationship 
              Parent of
                    
                    {"name":"Child of","target":"Smythe, Robert Christian Holmes","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
                    
                  Sibling
                    
                    {"name":"Sibling","target":"Christian, Emily","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
                    
                   
       
          
       
          
      