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Haurongo: Niccol, Mary Leo

Mary Leo Niccol (right) with Mina Foley, 1950s

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Mary Leo Niccol (right) with Mina Foley, 1950s

A gifted and exacting teacher, Sister Mary Leo trained a number of star pupils including Mina Foley (left) and Malvina Major.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-71866; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Margaret Lovell-Smith. 'Niccol, Mary Leo', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3014/mary-leo-niccol-right-with-mina-foley-1950s (accessed 4 June 2026).