BOOK, "NEW STANDARD ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOL 8"
H1990.404
Volume 8 of "New Standard Encyclopedia". Has globe, light and open book, and has decorative, educational border. At the left side are wagons, trains, oats and planes, showing the development of transport. Top has sailing ship, steam and motor boats showing the development of sea transport, the right hand side side shows the development & of agriculture from manual to mechanised techniques, the bottom shows the development of electrical communication. Used by the nuns of the Convent of Mercy, Kalgoorlie, when teaching at St Michael's school, Butler Street. The Convent of Mercy (residence) is now in Croesus Street, the Reverend Mother was Sister Regina. St Michael's school was eventually taken over by St Joseph of the Sacred Heart teaching order. There is now only one Catholic primary school in Kalgoorlie, St Mary's, run by St Joseph's. The old building was sold in around 1981 and was bought by Ross Lightfoot, who transported it to the bush. The Sisters of Mercy were an early Catholic teaching order to come to the goldfields, teaching on missions in Leonora and Laverton.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1990.404 |
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| Accession Date: | 24 May 1990 |
Material
| Paper | Paper, card |
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Measurement
| length | 240mm |
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| width | 170mm |
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| height | 32mm |
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