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Loreto Convent was a Catholic convent which operated as a girls' school in Claremont, Western Australia between 1901 and 1976.
This year, Loreto celebrates 125 years of ministry in Western Australia. In 1895, the Bishop of Perth, Bishop Matthew Gibney, visited Mary’s Mount in Ballarat to speak to Mother Gonzaga Barry about beginning a Loreto foundation in Perth.
Loreto Convent was a Catholic convent which operated as a girls' school in Claremont, Western Australia between 1901 and 1976. Wikipedia: In 1894, businessman James Grave built the Osborne Hotel on a cliff-top in Claremont.
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5 de may. de 2014 · The story starts when the Catholic sisters who ran the Loreto convent school in Claremont decided they needed to expand the school, explained Richard Offen from Heritage Perth.
Loreto Convent was a Catholic convent which operated as a girls' school in Claremont, Western Australia between 1901 and 1976. Contents. Building. Convent. Notable alumni. References. External links. Building. In 1894, businessman James Grave built the Osborne Hotel on a cliff-top in Claremont.
Overview. In 1901 Mother Gonzaga Barry bought Osborne Hotel in Claremont, built by James Grave, for a new boarding school. Boarders from Adelaide Terrace became the first pupils, day pupils staying at Adelaide Terrace. In 1938 a chapel and sleeping accommodation for the sisters were built.
