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The Aquinas College Salter Point Property is a land area located in Salter Point, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The land is owned as part of the Aquinas College property by the Christian Brothers.
The Aquinas College campus () is a 62.4 hectare (160 acre) property with 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) of water frontage along the north bank of the Canning River.[1] The area falls within the Manning ward of the City of South Perth. All of the land belongs to the school which manages and funds the entire area - including the Mount Henry Peninsula.[2]
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[edit] Purchase
In 1937, Christian Brothers College, Perth split, forming Trinity College and Aquins College. The brothers entered into negotiations for the purchase of 8 hectares (20 acres) at Point Heathcote on the Swan River, in 1928 they ended up purchasing 95 hectares (234 acres) on the Canning River just east of the Riverton Bridge naming it Clune Park.[3] However, plans to develop this site were shelved due to the Great Depression.[4]
In 1936 at the instigation of Br. Paul Keaney, the Superior of nearby Clontarf Orphanage, 62.4 hecatres (160 acres) were purchased from the Manning family at Mount Henry Peninsula on the Canning River.[5] Early in 1937 the work of clearing the grounds and preparing the site was taken up vigorously with squads of boys from the old college playing a major role.[6]
[edit] Facilities
The property is an educational facility that is owned and operated by the Christian Brothers. The college is comprised of a number of buildings and sporting facilities necessary for the day to day educational needs of the students. Some of these buildings are of historical significance - including the Edmund Rice Administration wing and the Chapel, which are listed with the Heritage Council of Western Australia.[7] Most of the buildings and sporting fields are named after significant people in the college's foundation and history.[8]
[edit] Mount Henry Peninsula
Mount Henry Peninsula is a land feature and reserve located 11 kilometers (7 miles) south of Perth, which is owned by the Christian Brothers as part of the Aquinas property. The region is recognised as a 'bush forever' site and is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[9]
The land is managed as a reserve with the Department of Environment and Conservation, Swan River Trust, National Heritage Trust and the City of South Perth for heritage conservation, education and passive recreation values.[10] The College works collaboratively with the Swan River Trust and the City of South Perth on projects relating to the Mount Henry Peninsula including the Mount Henry Peninsula Management Plan.[9]
Senior students at Aquinas College involved in Environmental community service work with groups such as the Mount Henry Peninsula Conservation Group and Friends of Mount Henry to maintain the peninsula with such works as clearing, weeding and regeneration.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Westcourt - Christian Brothers WA & SA (accessed:10-03-2007)
- ^ South Perth Council Meeting Agenda, September 26, 2006 (accessed:10-03-2007).
- ^ City of South Perth Municipal Heritage Inventory (No.1). 1994
- ^ Florey, Cecil (1995), Peninsular City: A Social history of the City of South Perth
- ^ South Perth Municipal Heritage Inventory - Origins of street names (accessed:10-03-2007)
- ^ South Perth Municipal Heritage Inventory (accessed:10-03-2007)
- ^ Heritage Council of Western Australia (accessed:14-02-2007)
- ^ Aquinas College Student Diary 2003
- ^ a b City Of South Perth - Mount Henry Peninsula Management Plan Review (accessed:10-03-2007)
- ^ City Of South Perth - Origins of street names (accessed:10-03-2007)
- ^ City Of South Perth - Mt Henry Peninsula Foreshore Management Plan 2002 (accessed:14-02-2006)
[edit] Further reading
- Florey, Cecil (2000), Canning Bridge to Clontarf: An Historical Journey Along Manning Road
- Massam, Katharine (1998). On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia University of Western Australia Press ISBN 1876268050
