Margaret Veronica Moses

Margaret Veronica Moses (15 February 19404 April 1975) also known as Sister of Mercy and her religious name Miriam was an Australian teacher, poet and orphanage administrator.

Early life and background Moses was born in 1940 to Margaret Elizabeth and Harry Moses, who were both schoolteachers at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Moses received her education from the Sisters of Mercy at St Aloysius' College, Wakefield Street, during the years 1955–56. Following that, in 1957, she joined the Convent of Mercy located on Angas Street. On 16 January 1960, she professed and adopted the religious name Miriam. She pursued her studies in French and English at the University of Adelaide, earning her B.A. degree in 1963. Upon completing her education, she was assigned to Mater Christi College in Mount Gambier, where she demonstrated her teaching abilities. However, due to excessive workload, she made the difficult decision to leave the Order in 1968.

Death On 4 April 1975, she agreed to take up an offer for 250 spots on an American Airforce Galaxy C-5A. In a sudden change of plans, Moses boarded the plane. Shortly after departure, the aircraft experienced a malfunction with its cargo door and made an emergency landing, resulting in the tragic loss of seventy-eight children and their seven escorts, including Moses and a nurse from South Australia.