St Aidan's Theological College, Ballarat was an Australian educational institution, started in 1903, to train

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to serve in the

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in Australia (now the

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). Principals included

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, later the

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, and former students Brian Macdonald, an

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. It closed in 1932.ballarat.vic.gov
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Aidan's Theological College, Ballarat Anglican seminaries and theological colleges Former theological colleges in Australia Education in Ballarat 1903 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 1903 Educational institutions disestablished in 1932