The Calaroga Hall built 1923 for the Roman Catholic Dominican Fathers and now Estonian House. North Adelaide, South Australia
For Dominican Fathers
Calaroga Hall at North Adelaide
With the hope that the building would be the centre of Roman Catholic activity, Archbishop Spence laid the foundation stone on Sunday afternoon, of the Calaroga Hall, North Adelaide. The ceremony was witnessed by a large gathering. The site of the institution, which is named after the birthplace of St Dominic, is at the corner of Jeffcott and Childers Streets, and the hall is being erected for the Dominican Fathers. When completed, it will provide one of the finest assembly halls in the State.
Lectures and so forth would be delivered in the hall, which was a valuable adjunct of the church. Such a hall was a necessity in every parish. He congratulated the people and the fathers on their accomplishment and trusted that the debt on the building would be of short duration.
The hall will be of spacious dimensions, the main entrance, 9 feet wide, opening into a spacious vestibule, 23 x 19 ft. The floors and walls are to be tiled, and the ceilings richly decorated in fibrous plaster. Two card rooms, 19 x 19 ft, will open from the main entrance. The dimensions of the main hall will be 65 x 47ft, and it is intended that the floor shall be among the finest in the State for dancing purposes. The ceiling of the main hall will be covered. A stage, 25 x 47 ft, has also been provided for. The proscenium opening will be a feature of the decoration, in keeping with the main hall. The supper room will measure 19 x 30 ft, and kitchen 12 x 15 ft. Special care and consideration have been given to the ventilation of the hall.
Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) Monday 12 March 1923.
*Calaroga Hall
Next Sunday afternoon the Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Mr Lewis Cohen) will open the Calaroga Hall, Childers Street, North Adelaide.
Besides the hall, which has seating accommodation for 700 people, there are two rooms suitable for committee meetings and club gatherings, and other apartments. A distinctive feature is the large stage.
Much attention has been given to the stage appointments. The stage can be utilized as a supplementary supper room, it has dressing rooms, and a complete service of electric light. A special platform running in front of the stage has been designed to accommodate musicians.
Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) Saturday 24 November 1923.
*Calaroga Hall Fatality
Committee and Architect Exonerated
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of little Peggy Annie Klose, which occurred at the site of the Calaroga Hall, at the corner of Childers and Jeffcott Streets, North Adelaide, on Sunday afternoon just prior to the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, was held in the Industrial Courtroom on Thursday morning, March 15, by the City Coroner (D. Ramsay Smith).
Mr H G Alderman watched the proceedings on behalf of Mr K E Bardolph, the architect.
After evidence as to the occurrence of the accident, Kenneth E Bardolph architect, said eight poles were erected for flagpoles, standing from 3 to 4 ft within the boundary of the footpath. The ordinary regulation scaffolding poles were used, the height being from 20 to 25 ft. They were set by being placed in new cement casks stacked with bricks inside the cask and well rammed with sand. They had been erected on the previous afternoon. He was on the ground early to see that everything was in order. He found that several of the casks had been interfered with, some of the bricks and sand having been removed, evidently by children. He therefore made an inspection of the casks, as there had been previous cases of tampering by children with different things on the job. He gave instructions to have guy rods put on the poles to windward. The pole that fell was in one of the barrels that had been tampered with, and it fell just as the men were preparing to put the guy rod on. He did not see it strike anyone. There were four or five members of the committee and the workmen, but none of the public were at the site. Children had been warned off the job just before by the witness and by the workmen. Children had been very troublesome on the job, and the matter had been reported to the police, who had on several occasions gone to the site. The gear was all new, and in good order.
Frederick Riley (Government Inspector of Scaffolding) said he visited the site of March 12. The flagpoles were not scaffolding, and did not come under the regulations of his department. He thought the casks were hardly wide enough at the base to stand much wind.
By Mr Alderman—The casks used were the regulation article.
The Coroner said it should be noted that in the case of flagpoles there were no legal requirements of a specific or special nature. There was nothing to show that there was any negligence on the part of the workmen concerned, nor was there any flaw in the material. He found that the little girl's death resulted from her being crushed by the falling of a pole, which had been tampered with by children playing on private property, and the evidence clearly put the actions of those children on the people who had responsible charge of them. He did not desire in any way to imply that children's activities should be limited, but the prevention of such accidents would be best ensured by giving children every facility for safe playing.
Ref: Southern Cross (Adelaide SA) Friday 23 March 1923.
The Calaroga Hall built 1923 for the Roman Catholic Dominican Fathers and now Estonian House. North Adelaide, South Australia
For Dominican Fathers
Calaroga Hall at North Adelaide
With the hope that the building would be the centre of Roman Catholic activity, Archbishop Spence laid the foundation stone on Sunday afternoon, of the Calaroga Hall, North Adelaide. The ceremony was witnessed by a large gathering. The site of the institution, which is named after the birthplace of St Dominic, is at the corner of Jeffcott and Childers Streets, and the hall is being erected for the Dominican Fathers. When completed, it will provide one of the finest assembly halls in the State.
Lectures and so forth would be delivered in the hall, which was a valuable adjunct of the church. Such a hall was a necessity in every parish. He congratulated the people and the fathers on their accomplishment and trusted that the debt on the building would be of short duration.
The hall will be of spacious dimensions, the main entrance, 9 feet wide, opening into a spacious vestibule, 23 x 19 ft. The floors and walls are to be tiled, and the ceilings richly decorated in fibrous plaster. Two card rooms, 19 x 19 ft, will open from the main entrance. The dimensions of the main hall will be 65 x 47ft, and it is intended that the floor shall be among the finest in the State for dancing purposes. The ceiling of the main hall will be covered. A stage, 25 x 47 ft, has also been provided for. The proscenium opening will be a feature of the decoration, in keeping with the main hall. The supper room will measure 19 x 30 ft, and kitchen 12 x 15 ft. Special care and consideration have been given to the ventilation of the hall.
Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) Monday 12 March 1923.
*Calaroga Hall
Next Sunday afternoon the Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Mr Lewis Cohen) will open the Calaroga Hall, Childers Street, North Adelaide.
Besides the hall, which has seating accommodation for 700 people, there are two rooms suitable for committee meetings and club gatherings, and other apartments. A distinctive feature is the large stage.
Much attention has been given to the stage appointments. The stage can be utilized as a supplementary supper room, it has dressing rooms, and a complete service of electric light. A special platform running in front of the stage has been designed to accommodate musicians.
Ref: Register (Adelaide SA) Saturday 24 November 1923.
*Calaroga Hall Fatality
Committee and Architect Exonerated
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of little Peggy Annie Klose, which occurred at the site of the Calaroga Hall, at the corner of Childers and Jeffcott Streets, North Adelaide, on Sunday afternoon just prior to the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, was held in the Industrial Courtroom on Thursday morning, March 15, by the City Coroner (D. Ramsay Smith).
Mr H G Alderman watched the proceedings on behalf of Mr K E Bardolph, the architect.
After evidence as to the occurrence of the accident, Kenneth E Bardolph architect, said eight poles were erected for flagpoles, standing from 3 to 4 ft within the boundary of the footpath. The ordinary regulation scaffolding poles were used, the height being from 20 to 25 ft. They were set by being placed in new cement casks stacked with bricks inside the cask and well rammed with sand. They had been erected on the previous afternoon. He was on the ground early to see that everything was in order. He found that several of the casks had been interfered with, some of the bricks and sand having been removed, evidently by children. He therefore made an inspection of the casks, as there had been previous cases of tampering by children with different things on the job. He gave instructions to have guy rods put on the poles to windward. The pole that fell was in one of the barrels that had been tampered with, and it fell just as the men were preparing to put the guy rod on. He did not see it strike anyone. There were four or five members of the committee and the workmen, but none of the public were at the site. Children had been warned off the job just before by the witness and by the workmen. Children had been very troublesome on the job, and the matter had been reported to the police, who had on several occasions gone to the site. The gear was all new, and in good order.
Frederick Riley (Government Inspector of Scaffolding) said he visited the site of March 12. The flagpoles were not scaffolding, and did not come under the regulations of his department. He thought the casks were hardly wide enough at the base to stand much wind.
By Mr Alderman—The casks used were the regulation article.
The Coroner said it should be noted that in the case of flagpoles there were no legal requirements of a specific or special nature. There was nothing to show that there was any negligence on the part of the workmen concerned, nor was there any flaw in the material. He found that the little girl's death resulted from her being crushed by the falling of a pole, which had been tampered with by children playing on private property, and the evidence clearly put the actions of those children on the people who had responsible charge of them. He did not desire in any way to imply that children's activities should be limited, but the prevention of such accidents would be best ensured by giving children every facility for safe playing.
Ref: Southern Cross (Adelaide SA) Friday 23 March 1923.