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Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
Christian Brothers College (CBC) is a private Catholic school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded by a group of Irish Christian Brothers in 1878, and it is now one of three Christian Brothers schools in the state. CBC is predominantly a secondary school, although it has a primary school campus, and now includes a community childcare centre, with a combined student population of approximately 1135 (as of 2013). Houses Christian Brothers College has six houses. Each house is named after significant people and places that are connected with the story of Edmund Ignatius Rice. Upon commencement at the college, each student is assigned to one of the six houses: Notable alumni * Anthony Byrne, Member of Parliament * John Cahill, Australian rules footballer, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee *Kevin Crease, news anchor *Louis D'Arrigo, Adelaide United soccer player * C.J. Dennis, poet * David Fitzsimons, Olympic runner * Michael Frederick, Australian rules fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic School
Catholic schools are pre-primary, primary and secondary educational institutions administered under the aegis or in association with the Catholic Church. , the Catholic Church operates the world's largest religious, non-governmental school system. In 2016, the church supported 43,800 secondary schools and 95,200 primary schools. The schools include religious education alongside secular subjects in their curriculum. Background Across Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, the main historical driver for the establishment of Catholic schools was Irish immigration. Historically, the establishment of Catholic schools in Europe encountered various struggles following the creation of the Church of England in the Elizabethan Religious settlements of 1558–63. Anti-Catholicism in this period encouraged Catholics to create modern Catholic education systems to preserve their traditions. The Relief Acts of 1782 and the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 later increased the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callan, County Kilkenny
Callan () is a town and civil parish in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Situated 16 km (10 mi) south of Kilkenny on the N76 road to Clonmel, it is near the border with County Tipperary. It is the second largest town in the county, and had a population of 2,475 at the 2016 census. Callan is the chief town of the barony of the same name. History and name Callan was founded by William the Marshal in 1207 and reputedly gets its name from the High King of Ireland, Niall Caille. It is reported that while at war with the Norsemen the High King arrived in Callan to find that its river was in flood. The King witnessed his servant trying to cross the river and being swept away by the fast-flowing current. The King, recorded in history as a man of action, seeing the impending disaster, impetuously urged his horse into the fast flowing river in a vain bid to save his servant, only to be also overcome and drowned by the torrent. The river in question is now named the "Kings River" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Lewis
Sir Aubrey Julian Lewis, FRCP, FRCPsych (8 November 1900 – 21 January 1975), was the first Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, London (now part of King's College London), and is credited with being a driving force behind the flowering of British psychiatry after World War II as well as raising the profile of the profession worldwide. Early life Aubrey Julian Lewis was born on 8 November 1900 in Adelaide, the only child of Jewish parents George Solomon Lewis ( – 23 May 1931), an English accountant known only as George Lewis, and his South Australian-born wife Rachel "Ré" Lewis, née Isaacs ( – ), a sister of Levi Isaacs, prominent member of Adelaide's Jewish community. Ré and Levi were among six children who were brought out to South Australia from Newcastle upon Tyne by their parents Solomon Isaacs (c. 1830 – 30 August 1913) and his wife Pauline (c. 1830 – 14 July 1923) aboard the ship ''Sophia'' around 1865 German barque ''Sophia'' arrived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Knoll
Stephan Karl Knoll (born 1982) () is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Schubert for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from the 2014 state election until the 2022 election. Knoll served as the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government and as the Minister for Planning in the Marshall Ministry between 22 March 2018 and 26 July 2020 and as the Leader of Government Business in the South Australian House of Assembly between 5 February 2020 and 26 July 2020. Background and early career Knoll attended Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, and University of Adelaide, completing a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing). Prior to entering State Parliament he was the general manager of his family's small business Barossa Fine Foods. He is a former State President of the South Australian Young Liberal Movement. Parliamentary career After his election in 2014, Knoll was appointed to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Kenny
Chris Kenny (born 28 September 1962) is an Australian conservative political commentator, author and former political adviser. He is a columnist for ''The Australian'' newspaper as well as the host of a weeknight current affairs program, ''The Kenny Report'' on Sky News Australia. Education and early work Kenny initially studied Wildlife and Park Management in South Australia and worked for the National Parks and Wildlife Service as a firespotter and park assistant, before switching his studies to a BA in journalism in 1984. Career His first journalism job was at the ''Murray Pioneer'' in Renmark. He later worked for the Adelaide newspaper '' The News'', ABC '' The 7.30 Report'', Channel 10 and Channel 9 in Adelaide. He also wrote columns for '' The Advertiser'', '' Sunday Mail'' and ''Adelaide Review''. In 2000 he was appointed Director of Strategic Communications for South Australian Liberal Premier John Olsen, before serving as chief of staff to Olsen's successor as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Joseph (Australian Politician)
George Joseph was the Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide in South Australia from 1977 to 1979. Joseph is from a Lebanese Australian family who were involved in garment making. He grew up opposite the Cumberland Hotel in Waymouth Street in Adelaide's west end. One of his neighbours was future senator Nick Bolkus. He attended Christian Brothers School in Wakefield Street. Before becoming Lord Mayor, he worked as a lawyer in the same street he grew up on and was a city councillor A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl .... References Mayors and Lord Mayors of Adelaide Australian people of Lebanese descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Peter Gardiner
Joseph Peter Gardiner (4 July 1886 – 23 January 1965) was the Labor Party member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Roebourne from 1911 to 1915. His sudden and still unexplained departure from Western Australia in 1915 was an important factor in the collapse of John Scaddan's Labor government.compare this with Findlay, Len (2008) ''Left, said Fred'', West Weekend Magazine, 15 March 2008, p. 8 - and Fred Riebeling's comments re this event Early life Joseph Peter Gardiner was born in Adelaide on 4 July 1886. He was educated at the Christian Brothers College in that city, and was then apprenticed to his bootmaker father in West Perth. Later he went to the Pilbara region, where he traded on the coast between Cossack and Broome. He was secretary of the Miners' Union at Whim Creek, and from 1910 to 1912 was manager of the Weld Hotel in Cossack. Political career On 31 October 1911, Gardiner was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Frederick (footballer)
Minairo "Michael" Frederick (born 17 May 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life He was named Minairo at birth, but prefers to be known by his baptised name, Michael. His twin brother Manguru (Martin) formerly played for Port Adelaide. He completed school at Christian Brothers College, Adelaide in 2018. He was drafted with the 61st selection in the 2019 AFL draft from Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he had won the Alan Stewart Medal as the best player in the 2019 SANFL Under 18 Grand Final. Professional career Frederick made his AFL debut for Fremantle during round seven of the 2020 AFL season in the Western Derby at Optus Stadium kicking a goal on debut. Frederick finished his debut year having played 10 games and kicked four goals. Frederick had a stand out performance during round 11 of the 2022 AFL season, he kicked two g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fitzsimons
David Fitzsimons (23 April 1950 – 7 September 2008) was a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in middle distance events and civil engineer. A member of the Adelaide University Athletics Club, he represented Australia at two Olympic Games and two Commonwealth Games during his career. Inducted into the South Australian Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. Fitzsimons won eight Australian Championships in Athletics over 5000 metres and 10000 metres including the 5k/10k double on three occasions. Engineering Fitzsimmons worked for 30 years at the Transport Department of the South Australian Government. He was the supervising engineer of a road bridge which replaced a level crossing on Park Terrace on what became the city ring route of Adelaide. The Park Terrace bridge over the Gawler railway line and interstate freight line is 120 metres long and was constructed in 1990. It was named after Fitzsimons in 2017. Athletics career record During his athletics career, Fitzsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis D'Arrigo
Louis Joseph D'Arrigo (born 23 September 2001), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adelaide United. He is of Maltese descent. Club career Adelaide United D'Arrigo made his professional debut in a Round 21 clash against Sydney FC, replacing Ryan Strain in the 86th minute as Adelaide lost the game 2–0. After a standout 2017–18 Y-League campaign, D’Arrigo was named the league's Player of the Year at the Dolan Warren Awards in April. On 24 July 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Adelaide, penning a two-year scholarship deal with the club. Honours Club Adelaide United * FFA Cup: 2019 International ;Australia U20 *AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2019 ;Australia U17 *AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Crease
Kevin John Crease (8 May 1936 – 12 April 2007) was a South Australian television presenter and news presenter. He was most noted for presenting South Australian edition of the Nine Network's'' National Nine News'' with Rob Kelvin between 1987 and 2007. Early life Born in North Adelaide and raised in the working class seaside suburb of Semaphore, Crease was the eldest of four children. He was a prodigious public speaker from a young age and won the Year 7 senior school debating championship. He started his working life as a clerical worker in 1952 with Shell before becoming a copy boy and later cadet at Adelaide's '' The News'' newspaper, where he quickly "fell foul of the chief-of-staff" and was sacked. Crease completed his national service, but resigned from the army following an incident where he used an armored car to attend a party with his girlfriend. Professional career Crease started his radio career at radio station 5DN in 1957 after being noticed as a spruiker sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cahill (footballer)
John Cahill (born 27 April 1940) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. During his illustrious career he played football for Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide, and coached Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide, West Adelaide Bloods, West Adelaide, South Adelaide Football Club, South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL) and in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Port Adelaide Football Club honoured Cahill by naming the award for the club's best and fairest player the John Cahill Medal. SANFL career Port Adelaide career Cahill played 264 matches for Port Adelaide and 29 state matches for South Australia from 1958 to 1973. He captained Port Adelaide from 1967 to 1973 and skippered South Australia in 1969 and 1970. Coaching career Port Adelaide Football club senior coach (SANFL) (1974–1982) After retiring, Cahill took up senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
