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The Stage is set on the grounds of St. Gerard Cathedral…
…and preparations get underway for the celebrations to start after mass.
Local tentage made from local materials to provide temporary shelter from the elements.
The Daylong event starts with a short dramatisation of the arrival of the nuns from the Order of the Daughters of Wisdom 50 years prior, and the start of the Order’s founding of their mission in PNG.
A group of dancers at the ready. Throughout the day, the different ‘corners’ – settlements – within Kiunga singly or collectively present an item before the sisters seated on the stage.
The dancers from the Mission Corner getting ready for their turn.
The celebrations also included the senior nuns cutting a 50th anniversary cake to be shared by all.
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