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Image of the Red Cross flag atop St. George's Cathedral on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD. The cathedral is an excellent example of the gothic revival architecture in nineteenth-century England and colonial Australia. The cathedral was…

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Image of the pulpit and altar of St. George's Cathedral on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD. Built in the English 'Gothic Revival' style and designed by Sydney architect Edmund Blackett. It was built from locally made red bricks, local jarrah…

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Image portraying some of the particularly 'gothic' features of the interior of St. George's Cathedral on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD.

A correspondent from Tourism Western Australia writes about the monastic town of New Norcia for The Sydney Morning Herald.http://www.smh.com.au/news/western-australia/spanish-flavours-in-the-bush/2005/11/09/1131407687134.html

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St Gertrude’s College, New Norcia. St Gertrude’s opened in 1908 and originally functioned as a convent boarding school for girls. It was staffed by Josephite sisters, the first of whom were sent to New Norcia by Mary Mackillop at the…

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St Ildephonsus College, New Norcia. St Ildephonsus opened in 1913 as a boarding school for boys. It was staffed by Marist Brothers until 1965, when the Benedictines took over. The school closed in 1991 and is now used primarily as a venue for…

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The front façade of the Abbey Church, New Norcia. The original church building was constructed from stones and plaster. In 1908, New Norcia’s second Abbot, Bishop Fulgentius Torres, added this Italian Renaissance style façade…
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