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St Patrick's College, Goulburn

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Established
  
1874 (1874)

Closed
  
2000

Headquarters
  
Goulburn, Australia

Patron saint
  
Saint Patrick

Status
  
Closed

Colour(s)
  
Maroon and Blue

Founded
  
1874

Ceased operations
  
2000

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Denomination
  
Roman Catholic Congregation of Christian Brothers

Motto
  
Latin: Age Quod Agis; ("If you do something, do it well")

School types
  
Independent school, Single-sex education

St Patrick's College, Goulburn was an independent, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for boys located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.

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The college, founded by the Goulburn Catholic Diocese in 1874, had been operated by the Christian Brothers from 1897 until its closure. It was one of a number of schools founded or taken over by the Christian Brothers in Australia in the 1890s. It was for a period in the late 19th and early 20th century a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales, being admitted in 1892. It is also a school which has a significant Rugby Union tradition.

The school ceased to exist in its present form in 2000 when it amalgamated with Marian College for girls in Goulburn to become Trinity Catholic College, Goulburn. The amalgamation was essentially due to declining enrolments, linked in part to Goulburn's decline in population and importance as a regional centre, a process which has been occurring gradually over the past century, particularly after the founding of Canberra in 1913. The respective schools in three different locations were then gradually consolidated on the old St. Patrick's campus.

The brothers continued to operate the boy's boarding residence but due to a lack of resources this facility was amalgamated with the girls' boarding school from North Goulburn at the old St. Patrick's campus in 2006. The responsibility for the boarding facilities transferred at this time from the brothers back to the now Archdiocese through the Catholic Education Office. This ended 109 years of service by the Christian Brothers on the school site. The boarding facility was shut down entirely at the end of 2009, completing 135 years of operation.

After the amalgamation, the teacher and professional historian Dr Bollen published a history of the college.

Notable alumni

  • Michael Durack and John Durack, sons of Irish immigrants who had fled the potato famine to become one of Australia's most significant pioneer grazing families, opening up the Kimberleys, WA. Their stories are told in the books by Dame Mary Durack, Kings in Grass Castles and its sequel, Sons in the Saddle.
  • Right Reverend Joseph Dwyer - Bishop of Wagga Wagga 1918-1939
  • Patrick Hartigan, priest and poet, whose poems were collected in a book, and later filmed, under the title of Around the Boree Log, published under the pseudonym John O'Brien
  • Jack Tully, Australian parliamentarian, Member for Goulburn in the NSW Parliament, 1925-1932 and 1935-1946
  • Joseph Lamaro - Attorney General of NSW 1931-1932
  • Billy Sheahan - Attorney General of NSW 1953-1956
  • Reg Downing - Attorney General of NSW 1956-1965
  • John Hannaford - Attorney General of NSW 1992-1995
  • Bill O'Reilly, Australian Test Cricketer, 1932-1946 and sports journalist.
  • Alan Reid, political journalist and author, who coined the Australian political term "faceless men".
  • John Ryan, diplomat and Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service.
  • Bruce Devlin, golfer.
  • Terry Casey, Rugby Union International - Wallaby (fullback), 1963-1964.
  • Simon Poidevin, Rugby Union International - Wallaby (breakaway), 1980-1991.
  • Neale Daniher, Essendon VFL footballer, 1979-1990 and later coach of the Melbourne Demons.

    • Notable staff

  • Very Reverend Patrick Dunne V.G., who was the foundation President of the College (Principal), 1874.
  • Dr. John Gallagher, who was the second President of the College 1875-1888 and later Bishop of Goulburn - 1895-1899 as Coadjutor and from 1900 to 1923 as Bishop in his own right.
  • Christopher Brennan, poet who taught at the school in 1891.
  • Br. Dan Marzorini, Christian Brother who taught at the school in 1945 and was College President from 1956-1961 and 1975-1986.
  • Jim Roxburgh, lay teacher, who taught at the school c.1976-2000, former Rugby Union International - Wallaby (prop) 1968 - 1970 and noted anti-Apartheid protester.
  • William John Obbens, Christian Brother and convicted paedophile who taught at the school 1986-1989.
  • William Peter Standen, Christian Brother and convicted paedophile who taught at the school 1976-1981.

    • References

    St Patrick's College, Goulburn Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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