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Brighton College, Manly
Brighton College (also known as Brighton College for Girls) was a non-denominational day and boarding private girls' school in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. It operated from 1889 to 1960 in the suburb of Manly, New South Wales, Manly, Australia. History Miss Ethel Milne opened a girls' day kindergarten school on Wentworth Street, Manly, in 1880. Brighton College itself was established by Milne in 1889. In the early years, boys were also pupils in the kindergarten; they were admitted again to the infants' department in the early 1940s. By 1928 there were 222 pupils. By 1946 the school was divided into three schools: kindergarten, middle and upper. The school moved frequently in its early years: it was located variously at Wood Street, Fairlight Street, and James Street, and for some time it occupied a large cottage on the Manly Beach, Ocean Beach called Brighton. It was also briefly located on Pittwater Road (opposite Ivanhoe Park cultural landscape, Manly Park) and in Manly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the Local government in Australia, local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Manly has a long-standing reputation as a Tourism, tourist destination, owing to its attractive setting on the Pacific Ocean and easy accessibility by Sydney Ferries, ferry. History Manly was named by Arthur Phillip, Captain Arthur Phillip for the Australian aborigine, Indigenous people living there, stating that "their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place". These men were of the Kay-ye-my clan (of the Dharug-speaking Gayemaygal people). While scouting for fresh water in the area, Phillip encountered members of the clan, and after a misunderstanding he was speared in the shoulder by one of the clan as a punishment ritual; the progressively-min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
