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University of Queensland Press, 2012 First Edition. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine / Fine. "Born in Ireland in 1834, Patrick Ambrose Treacy spent his formative years in Thurles, Tipperary, at the Christian Brothers' school, later entering the Brothers' novitiate in Waterford. In August 1868 he departed Dublin, arriving in Melbourne, Australia, in November. Ambrose arrived when free, secular and compulsory education was being introduced. He accepted the challenge of providing a quality Catholic education and would continue to address it for the next 30 years. This involved providing teachers, raising finance and erecting buildings without government assistance. This book covers his strategies for implementing his courageous ideas, including his fundraising journeys to goldfields in remote areas that are the stuff of legend, and details his relationships within the hierarchy of the church and the wider community. In 1900, Ambrose returned to Dublin as assistant to the superior general of the institute.…
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St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press. 2012. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 385 pages. The biography of Brother Treacy who arrived in Australia in 1868 and did so much for private sector education for the Catholic Church in Australia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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