Gawler - The former Roman Catholic Convent of the Good Samaritan Sisters, opened 1910. South Australia
At the end of 1901 the Sisters of St Joseph retired from Gawler, and were succeeded in January 1902, by the Good Samaritan Sisters from Sydney. On their arrival they established a high school for music and arts in conjunction with the existing primary school.
The convent of 1910 was built beside the convent previously used by the Sisters of St Joseph. After the Good Samaritan Sisters left the convent the property became private: at the moment it appears to be empty.
*Roman Catholic Convent
February 7 - The corner-stone of a new Roman Catholic Convent was blessed by the Archbishop of Adelaide (Most Rev Dr O'Reily) yesterday. The erection of a substantial structure to facilitate the educational work of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan has long been contemplated.
The site chosen is contiguous to the church and the school hall, and joins the present convent. The new building when completed will be large and attractive, and involve an expenditure of between £3.000 and £4,000. It will have a width of 52 ft, and a length of 73 ft.
The front and northern portion is being built of moulded brick and Smithfield freestone, and the back of limestone. The height from the ground to the top of the Celtic cross above the main entrance will be 42 ft.
The Archbishop, in a short address, referred to the Sisters of the Good Samaritan as an Australian order. They were founded in 1857 in Sydney, and had done excellent educational work. He first introduced them into South Australia at Port Pirie, and then at Gawler.
The ceremony of blessing the stone was then proceeded with. The Archbishop was assisted by the Revs Father O'Neill and Father Kelly. The collection realized £258, and the amount now in hand is about £1,000. [Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) 8-2-1910]
*The opening ceremony of the new Convent of the sisters of the Good Samaritan at Gawler was performed on Sunday afternoon by the Archbishop of Adelaide (Most Rev Dr O'Reily). The weather did not permit of the whole of the rites being observed in the open air, and, after the Archbishop had placed the seal of his approval on the new home for the nuns, an adjournment was made to S Peter's and S Paul’s Church.
The structure is imposing, well built, and beautifully fitted up.
The old building will be turned into a high school for the more advanced education of the young. Within a stone's throw of each other, there now stands the Roman Catholic manse, church, new convent, high school, and day school— a formidable block, and among the most handsome from an architectural point of view, in Gawler. [Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) 4-10-1910]
*The foundation stone was laid last February by His Grace the Archbishop, the inscription being commemorative of the inception of the building.
Externally the design of the convent can hardly be classed under any particular style of architecture, although its simplicity is largely inspired by the study of Italian and English Georgian domestic structures. The dominant feature, as seen from within and without is the chapel, which occupies the centre of the building.
The architects (says 'Southern Cross') treated the chapel, both in material and design, differently from the other parts of the building, with the roof rising clear above its surroundings, adopting this rendering to emphasize its importance, and to some extent its distinction from the rest of the buildings around. The south wing is for the present to be devoted to the accommodation of the boarding school, and nothing is overlooked to add to the comfort and pleasant surrounding of the children. This division contains refectory, music-room, dormitories, lavatory, bathrooms, etc. In the centre of the building is the chapel, sacristy, community-room, and staircase hall.
The north wing contains the reception-room and refectory, scullery, kitchen, laundry, cellar, and other out-offices.
The upper floor is sub-divided by fireproof interlocking steel and cement walls into handsome rooms for the accommodation of the members of the community. From the upper floor landing you pass out of the balcony leading to the roof terrace, affording ample space for the recreation of the Sisters.
The design adopted provides for duplication of the present structure when the requirements of the institution demand more ample accommodation. The hygienic aspects of the building have been carefully studied, and every provision made for light and perfect ventilation. Provision is also made for the drainage of the building by connection with a septic tank approved by the Board of Health.
The architects of the building were Messrs Woods and Bagot. Messrs Ligertwood and Parkes, of Maylands, were the contractors. Mr William Essery, of Norwood was responsible for the woodwork. Mr Alf Martin for the iron and plumbing, and Messrs W Robinson and W H Cox for the plastering and painting. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)11-11-1910]
Gawler - The former Roman Catholic Convent of the Good Samaritan Sisters, opened 1910. South Australia
At the end of 1901 the Sisters of St Joseph retired from Gawler, and were succeeded in January 1902, by the Good Samaritan Sisters from Sydney. On their arrival they established a high school for music and arts in conjunction with the existing primary school.
The convent of 1910 was built beside the convent previously used by the Sisters of St Joseph. After the Good Samaritan Sisters left the convent the property became private: at the moment it appears to be empty.
*Roman Catholic Convent
February 7 - The corner-stone of a new Roman Catholic Convent was blessed by the Archbishop of Adelaide (Most Rev Dr O'Reily) yesterday. The erection of a substantial structure to facilitate the educational work of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan has long been contemplated.
The site chosen is contiguous to the church and the school hall, and joins the present convent. The new building when completed will be large and attractive, and involve an expenditure of between £3.000 and £4,000. It will have a width of 52 ft, and a length of 73 ft.
The front and northern portion is being built of moulded brick and Smithfield freestone, and the back of limestone. The height from the ground to the top of the Celtic cross above the main entrance will be 42 ft.
The Archbishop, in a short address, referred to the Sisters of the Good Samaritan as an Australian order. They were founded in 1857 in Sydney, and had done excellent educational work. He first introduced them into South Australia at Port Pirie, and then at Gawler.
The ceremony of blessing the stone was then proceeded with. The Archbishop was assisted by the Revs Father O'Neill and Father Kelly. The collection realized £258, and the amount now in hand is about £1,000. [Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) 8-2-1910]
*The opening ceremony of the new Convent of the sisters of the Good Samaritan at Gawler was performed on Sunday afternoon by the Archbishop of Adelaide (Most Rev Dr O'Reily). The weather did not permit of the whole of the rites being observed in the open air, and, after the Archbishop had placed the seal of his approval on the new home for the nuns, an adjournment was made to S Peter's and S Paul’s Church.
The structure is imposing, well built, and beautifully fitted up.
The old building will be turned into a high school for the more advanced education of the young. Within a stone's throw of each other, there now stands the Roman Catholic manse, church, new convent, high school, and day school— a formidable block, and among the most handsome from an architectural point of view, in Gawler. [Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) 4-10-1910]
*The foundation stone was laid last February by His Grace the Archbishop, the inscription being commemorative of the inception of the building.
Externally the design of the convent can hardly be classed under any particular style of architecture, although its simplicity is largely inspired by the study of Italian and English Georgian domestic structures. The dominant feature, as seen from within and without is the chapel, which occupies the centre of the building.
The architects (says 'Southern Cross') treated the chapel, both in material and design, differently from the other parts of the building, with the roof rising clear above its surroundings, adopting this rendering to emphasize its importance, and to some extent its distinction from the rest of the buildings around. The south wing is for the present to be devoted to the accommodation of the boarding school, and nothing is overlooked to add to the comfort and pleasant surrounding of the children. This division contains refectory, music-room, dormitories, lavatory, bathrooms, etc. In the centre of the building is the chapel, sacristy, community-room, and staircase hall.
The north wing contains the reception-room and refectory, scullery, kitchen, laundry, cellar, and other out-offices.
The upper floor is sub-divided by fireproof interlocking steel and cement walls into handsome rooms for the accommodation of the members of the community. From the upper floor landing you pass out of the balcony leading to the roof terrace, affording ample space for the recreation of the Sisters.
The design adopted provides for duplication of the present structure when the requirements of the institution demand more ample accommodation. The hygienic aspects of the building have been carefully studied, and every provision made for light and perfect ventilation. Provision is also made for the drainage of the building by connection with a septic tank approved by the Board of Health.
The architects of the building were Messrs Woods and Bagot. Messrs Ligertwood and Parkes, of Maylands, were the contractors. Mr William Essery, of Norwood was responsible for the woodwork. Mr Alf Martin for the iron and plumbing, and Messrs W Robinson and W H Cox for the plastering and painting. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)11-11-1910]