THE WORLD AT HOME

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c. 1903

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Overview

Hardback book with embossed blue cover titled: 'The World at Home (Third Book).
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. One volume in the 'Royal School Series' of children's educational books produced by this publisher.
Book is in a worn condition.

Historical information

The Convent School, Newcastle mentioned in the inscription refers to the Sisters of Mercy school in Toodyay.
In 1884 three nuns from the Sisters of Mercy religious order arrived in Newcastle (now Toodyay) to establish a school. After operating out of two houses on the main street they had their first two-storey building constructed in 1903, the St Aloysius Convent of Mercy. The school continued to expand with the building of girls and boys boarding houses. Many generations of Toodyay children received instruction from this group of women who managed a complex and large operation. The school closed in early 1972 and the Sisters continued their pastoral work in Toodyay until 2003.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1811

Item type

Books

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten inscription is inside the cover on the flyleaf: 'Edward Roberts / Convent School / Newcastle / Jan 27th 03'.

Contextual Information

British publisher Thomas Nelson introduced the Royal Readers and Royal School series in response to the enactment of compulsory schooling laws and increased demand for instructional books. From 1878 to 1881, educational books comprised nearly 90 percent of Thomas Nelson and Sons’s profit.

Keywords

ROBERTS, Edward

Newcastle Convent School

Year

c. 1903

Shire of Toodyay

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