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词条 Highfield College
释义

  1. History

  2. Notable alumni

  3. See also

  4. References

{{Infobox school
|name = Highfield College
|image =
|established = 1907
|closed = 1915
|type = Independent, day and boarding school
|denomination = Non-denominational
|key_people = Leslie Alfred Redgrave
(Founder & Proprietor Headmaster)
|colours =
|city = Turramurra
|state = New South Wales
|country = Australia
|homepage =
}}

Highfield College was an independent, day and boarding school for boys, in Turramurra, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

History

The school was opened in 1907[1] at 51 Ku-ring-gai Avenue, Turramurra, in a house owned by William John Baker. The property was rented by the Redgrave family and Leslie Alfred Redgrave was the proprietor and headmaster of the school. His brother Wilfred Harold ran the junior school. Advertising for the school said:
(a) An Ideal Home for Young Boys, with a mother's care, and best of food, and every comfort.
(b) Primary and Secondary Education, with the Individual Attention of Graduate Masters.
(c) Specially equipped Classrooms, Dormitories, and playing Fields, in a fine healthy climate.[2]On its closure in 1915 the building was demolished and redeveloped with a new home in 1917.[3]

Notable alumni

  • Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KCMG,|MM}}, Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968[4]

See also

  • List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103248774 |title=Australian Wines. |newspaper=The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1918) |location=Sydney, NSW |date=6 April 1907 |accessdate=30 April 2014 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14868404 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) |location=NSW |date=22 June 1907 |accessdate=30 April 2014 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
3. ^The Historian Vol. 31 No 1, March 2002 by Jennifer Harvey and Lois McEvoy About No 51 Retrieved 30 April 2014
4. ^Sir George Francis (Frank) Nicklin, Australian Dictionary of Biography Retrieved 30 April 2014.
{{coord missing|New South Wales}}

6 : Private schools in New South Wales|Defunct schools in Australia|Educational institutions established in 1907|Boarding schools in New South Wales|Boys' schools in Australia|1907 establishments in Australia

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