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THE NEWCASTLE AND MAITLAND
Fix this textCatholic Sentinel
Fix this textThe Officio! Orgon Of The Diocese Of Maitland
Fix this textVol. XXXIII. No. 10.
Fix this textREGISTERED AT THE G.P.0., SYDNEY. FOR
Fix this textTRANSMISSION BY POST AS A NEWSPAPER.
Fix this textJULY 1 - 1965
Fix this textRev. Harold Campbell , Editor Price 6d.
Fix this textNew Central Girls’ School For
Fix this textFifth and Sixth Years
Fix this textImportant Steps in Education Field
Fix this textA new central girls school to provide for the latest trends in education is to be set up in Newcastle. The new school, to
Fix this textbe built as a unit and separate from all existing girls’ schools, will provide for the new fifth and sixth years to be introduced under
Fix this textthe W yndham Scheme. With the new re-organisation of education in the Diocese of Maitland all present girls’ schools in New-
Fix this textcastle will become fourth form schools only, and only the new school will cater for fifth and sixth years.
Fix this textThe Director of Education in
Fix this textthe Diocese of Maitland, Rev.
Fix this textFather B. Walsh, emphasised
Fix this textthis week that the new plan
Fix this textaffected the Newcastle schools
Fix this textonly.
Fix this textContrary to a secular news-
Fix this textpaper report which said that all
Fix this textgirls’ secondary schools in the
Fix this textDiocese of Maitland would be
Fix this textreduced to fourth form schools,
Fix this textsuch schools outside Newcastle,
Fix this textsuch as the Dominican School at
Fix this textMaitland, St. Catherine’s College,
Fix this textSingleton, and the St. Joseph’s
Fix this textCollege, Lochinvar, will remain
Fix this textfull high schools.
Fix this text• SITE AT ADAMSIC)WN
Fix this textThe proposed new school is to
Fix this textbe built on land adjoining St.
Fix this textPius X College at Adamstowm
Fix this textand will combine teachers from
Fix this textthe three senior teaching
Fix this text“orders” of nuns in the Diocese.
Fix this textThe site of the proposed school
Fix this textwas chosen by the three Provin-
Fix this textcials of the three religious
Fix this text“orders.”
Fix this textThe representative of the
Fix this textDominican Sisters, the Provincial
Fix this textof the Sisters of Mercy of Single-
Fix this textton and the Provincial of the
Fix this textSisters of St. Joseph. Lochinvar,
Fix this textinspected four other sites before
Fix this textthey unanimously chose the
Fix this textAdamstown site.
Fix this textThe other sites inspected in-
Fix this textcluded the original St. Pius X
Fix this textCollege at Tighe’s Hill, St.
Fix this textMary’s, Newcastle, the “Pit” pad-
Fix this textdock at Lambton, and a site in
Fix this textChillcott Street, New Lambton.
Fix this textVery Rev. Father V. Casey
Fix this texttook the Sisters on the tour of
Fix this textinspection.
Fix this textThe new school will be con-
Fix this textducted by the same three reli-
Fix this textgious teaching orders, namely
Fix this textthe Dominican Sisters, the Sis-
Fix this textters of Mercy and the Sisters of
Fix this textSt. Joseph.
Fix this textThe decision to build the sth
Fix this textand 6th year School as a sepa-
Fix this textrate unit from other and existing
Fix this textSecondary Schools with a staff
Fix this textfrom the three Orders was made
Fix this textby the three Provincials and was
Fix this textaccepted by a meeting of the full
Fix this textDiocesan Board of Education.
Fix this textTwo Sisters from each congre-
Fix this textgation will staff the school
Fix this textinitially and will be increased as
Fix this textthe school expands.
Fix this textAgain it is not true, said Rev.
Fix this textFather Walsh, that the sixth
Fix this textyear of the school will be taught
Fix this textby lay teachers.
Fix this textThe combination of three
Fix this textreligious teaching “orders” at
Fix this textone central school for girls is a
Fix this textmajor change from past prac-
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Fix this textIt is undoubtedly a major
Fix this textadvance. It will mean economy
Fix this textin both staff and finance and
Fix this textwill give a variety and a wider
Fix this textrange of subjects as well as
Fix this textavoiding unnecessary duplica-
Fix this texttion of buildings, staff and other
Fix this textfacilities.
Fix this textThe first year of the school
Fix this textwill have fifth year only but in
Fix this textthe second year the school will
Fix this textexpand to sixth form and the
Fix this textteaching staff will then be
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Fix this textLay teachers may be engaged
Fix this textif that is necessary because of
Fix this textthe shortage of religious
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Fix this text• MOST MODERN
Fix this textSCHOOL
Fix this textThe new school will be one o
Fix this textthe most up to date schoo
Fix this textestablishments in the whole o
Fix this textthe Newcastle district.
Fix this textIt will be built on the mos
Fix this textmodern lines and will incorpor
Fix this textate all the latest trends in educa
Fix this texttional architecture. It will no
Fix this textbe the most expensive school in
Fix this textNewcastle nor the largest, bu
Fix this textno essential service of a modern
Fix this textschool will be lacking.
Fix this textA Sydney newspaper repor
Fix this textsaid that the Education Depart
Fix this textment advice on the design of the
Fix this textnew building was being adopted
Fix this textThis statement is not wholly
Fix this textaccurate.
Fix this textRev. Father Walsh said tha-
Fix this textthe officers of the Public Works
Fix this textDepartment responsible for the
Fix this textpreparation of plans for depart-
Fix this textmental schools had been con-
Fix this textsulted on the latest designs
Fix this textwhich are being used in depart-
Fix this textmental schools. Officers of the
Fix this textEducation Department had like-
Fix this textwise been consulted regarding
Fix this textthe implementation of the
Fix this textWyndham Scheme for sth and
Fix this text6th forms by a deputation com-
Fix this textprising Bishop Toohey, Father
Fix this textWalsh. Mgr. Forde, Father Casey
Fix this textand the three Provincials of the
Fix this textTeaching Orders.
Fix this textThe newspaper report seems
Fix this textto suggest that the departmeni
Fix this textdesigned the proposed school
Fix this textwhereas the design is being pre-
Fix this textpared by accredited architects.
Fix this textA firm of Sydney architects
Fix this textMaclurcan and Brown, have
Fix this textalready been engaged and plans
Fix this textfor the new building are already
Fix this textunder way. The new building
Fix this textwill not be ready for the opening
Fix this textof the new school year of 1966
Fix this textbut is expected to be ready for
Fix this textoccupation by the end of the
Fix this textfirst term.
Fix this textIn the meantime pupils and
Fix this textstaff of the newly established
Fix this textschool will be accommodated at
Fix this textthe former boys’ primary school
Fix this textin Union Street, Tighe’s Hill,
Fix this textA library and science facilities
Fix this textwill be provided there but these
Fix this textwill be transferred to the new
Fix this textschool building as soon as it is
Fix this textready for occupation.
Fix this text• RE-ORGANISATION OF
Fix this textEDUCATION
Fix this textThe decision to build the new
Fix this textand modern school is part of an
Fix this textoverall plan to reorganise the
Fix this textwhole structure of the Catholic
Fix this texteducation system in the Diocese
Fix this textof Maitland.
Fix this textThe Education Board of the
Fix this textDiocese which came into being
Fix this textabout three years ago, has been
Fix this textpreparing for some time for the
Fix this textreorganisation of the Newcastle
Fix this textsecondary schools, especially in
Fix this textthe light of the provisions which
Fix this textare necessary under the
Fix this textWyndham Scheme.
Fix this textThe re-organisation that is
Fix this textnow apparent in the New-
Fix this textcastle girls’ secondary schools
Fix this textwill, however, affect all branches
Fix this textof Diocesan education. As time
Fix this textgoes by all Catholic schools will
Fix this textbe affected by the “new look”
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Fix this textUntil now the organisation of
Fix this texteducation has been left almost
Fix this textentirely to each parish and con-
Fix this textsequently that organisation has
Fix this textbeen fragmentary. Recent
Fix this textchanges brought in by the New
Fix this textSouth Wales Government and
Fix this textthe present high costs which are
Fix this textever mounting, require the
Fix this textcentralising of educational
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Fix this text• RECONSTITUTION OF
Fix this textEDUCATION BOARD
Fix this textTo achieve all this a new and
Fix this textenlarged and more representa-
Fix this texttive education board is being set
Fix this textup. It will consist of over twenty
Fix this textmembers.
Fix this textThe new Education Board will
Fix this textbe fully representative of Clergy,
Fix this textReligious and Laity from both
Fix this textcity and the country and will
Fix this textconsist of professional educa-
Fix this texttionalists, as well as parents and
Fix this textothers. A list of the organisa-
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Fix this textis listed on this page.
Fix this textIt is envisaged that Educa-
Fix this texttion Committees will be set up
Fix this textin the Upper Hunter area, in the
Fix this textMaitland-Coalflelds area and in
Fix this textthe North Coast area. These
Fix this textCommittees will consist of
Fix this textClergy, Religious and Laity.
Fix this textEach of these Committees wall be
Fix this textinvited to appoint a delegate
Fix this textwho will become a fully accredit-
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Fix this textAt a series of meetings of the
Fix this textpriests of the Newcastle area,
Fix this texttogether with His Lordship
Fix this textBishop J. Toohey, and Rev. Fr.
Fix this textB. Walsh, Diocesan Director of
Fix this textEducation, the new plan was
Fix this textdiscussed and with some new
Fix this textand added features was adopted
Fix this textafter consideration and approval
Fix this textof the teaching orders.
Fix this textTo keep the people of the
Fix this textparishes informed in the matter,
Fix this texta series of parish meetings are
Fix this textbeing arranged and some have
Fix this textalready been held. A series of
Fix this textspecial talks have been given in
Fix this textthe churches to explain the new
Fix this textplans and the people of each
Fix this textparish have been invited to
Fix this textattend a parish meeting to ask
Fix this textquestions and express their views
Fix this texton these matters. Rev. Father
Fix this textWalsh has been attending these
Fix this textmeetings which have been a
Fix this textmagnificent success. The meet-
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Fix this textparishes in the Newcastle area.
Fix this text• FINANCING OF
Fix this textEDUCATION
Fix this textThe whole matter of the
Fix this textfinancing of education was fully
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Fix this textof the priests of the Newcastle
Fix this textarea when they met to discuss
Fix this textthe reorganisation of the schools.
Fix this textFirst of all it was decided that
Fix this textthe Newcastle district should be
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Fix this textthe building of the new school
Fix this textat Adamstown and other New-
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Fix this textThis was incorrectly reported
Fix this textin a secular newspaper which
Fix this textsaid the Adamstown project was
Fix this textto be paid for by the whole
Fix this textDiocese.
Fix this textApart from this, however, it
Fix this textwas decided that a Diocesan
Fix this textEducation Fund should be set
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Fix this textThis fund will be for the use
Fix this textof the whole Diocese and will,
Fix this texttherefore, be the responsibility
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Fix this textThe priests of the Newcastle
Fix this textmeeting elected a committee of
Fix this textthree priests, namely Father V.
Fix this textCasey, Father F. Coffey and
Fix this textFather Terrence Williams to
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Fix this textThis committee is already
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Fix this textThe same three priests will
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Fix this textOther important decisions in
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Fix this textthat 'St. Joseph’s School, Wfere-
Fix this textwetherV is to -become a regional
Fix this textand not s' parochial school.
Fix this textThis means that those in the
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Fix this textcome will pay for the cost of the
Fix this textschool which is in great need of
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Fix this textThe same firm of architects
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Fix this textfor the new girls’ school at
Fix this textAdamstown is also drawing up
Fix this textplans for new additions at
Fix this textMerewether.
Fix this textPlans for the education of fifth
Fix this textand sixth form boys in the New-
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Fix this textIn the field of Education for
Fix this textboys, both the Marist Brothers’
Fix this textHigh School. Hamilton and St.
Fix this textPius X College, Adamstown, will
Fix this textbecome full six year Schools to
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Fix this textIn Maitland the Marist Bro-
Fix this textthers’ High School and the
Fix this textDominican Sisters’ High School
Fix this textwill take sth and 6th form stu-
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Fix this textsubject, students from both
Fix this textSchools will combine for that
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Fix this textA new and modern Science
Fix this textblock is envisaged for the
Fix this textDominican Convent Secondary
Fix this textSchool at Maitland. It is expec-
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Fix this textthe Federal Government Science
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Fix this textNew Education
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Fix this textThe names of the members
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Fix this textThe Board will consist of:
Fix this textTwo Dominican Sisters.
Fix this textTwo Sisters of Mercy.
Fix this textTwo Sisters of St. Joseph.
Fix this textTwo Marist Brothers.
Fix this textOne priest from St. Pius X
Fix this textCollege.
Fix this textThree priests representing the
Fix this textDiocesan Clergy.
Fix this textOne member of the Faculty
Fix this textof Newcastle University.
Fix this textOne member of the Newcastle
Fix this textTeachers’ College Teach-
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Fix this textOne member of the Newcastle
Fix this textTechnical College Teach-
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Fix this textOne member representing the
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Fix this textThree parents’ representatives
Fix this textHis Lordship Bishop Toohey
Fix this textand Rev. Father B, Walsh
Fix this textare, of course, “ex officio”
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Fix this textThe wide representation of
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Fix this textThe Bishop of Maitland (Most
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Fix this textSunday, May 30, that he believed
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Fix this textDr. Toohey was speaking at
Fix this textthe 50th anniversary celebra-
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