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43-605: John Bosworth (May 1836 – 27 September 1917) was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia. He was born in London, the youngest son of Richard Bosworth and his wife Mary, and was brought out to South Australia as a young child on the Hooghly , arriving in December 1848. He was educated at St. Peter's College and as a young man was a pastoralist at Edgecliff near Riverton . He

86-527: A net income of $ 34.5m, 64% of which came from student fees ($ 26k from each student), 12% from the Australian government and 20% from private sources. The school is situated on 32 hectares (79 acres) of landscaped grounds only 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the Adelaide central business district on Hackney Road and North Terrace in the suburb Hackney. Neighbouring suburbs College Park and St Peters were named after

129-486: A newspaper advertisement soliciting mineral samples, on 9 June 1845 William Strear brought samples of a rich copper ore into the office of Henry Ayers , the Association's secretary. Strear, a young shepherd employed by pastoralist James Stein , had walked the 90 miles (140 km) from Burra; a similar find was reported by Thomas Pickett, a bullock driver employed by William Robinson of Gum Creek, near Manoora . News of

172-467: A passion for outdoor activities to pursue more challenging ventures. Activities include hiking, kayaking, rock-climbing, mountain bike touring and cross country skiing. St Peter's College's exchange program has links with schools in Germany , France , China , South Africa , England, Switzerland, Mexico and Canada . South Australian Mining Association The South Australian Mining Association (SAMA)

215-439: A profit of £20,000; and £90,000 in the first eighteen months. Some shareholders sold up and returned to England with their new-found wealth; Emanuel Solomon realised £200 for every £5 share and went on to other projects, others held on and reaped enormous dividends every year until 1860. In the twelve months to 31 March 1848, 13,533 tons of ore was shipped. By 1 September 1848 every £5 share had earned £50 for its owner, and £315 in

258-401: A successful Adelaide businessman, died in 1868 and bequeathed to the school an estate of £20,000 (over £2,200,000 in 2020 GBP ). The bequest was subject to the life interests of ten relations; the last surviving relation died in 1910 and in 1912 the property was vested in the school. A large portion of the estate remains land in prominent city-centre locations. Income generated by the estate

301-524: Is a member of the Sports Association for Adelaide Schools (SAAS). Each student at St Peter's is required to play both a summer and winter sport. Staff and past students conduct training sessions. Weekend competitions are held at the school (or at away venues) each weekend against other schools in Adelaide. Many sports have an annual intercollegiate showdown against rivals Prince Alfred College , known as

344-635: Is a prestigious independent Anglican primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys located in Adelaide , South Australia , Australia. It was founded in 1847 by members of the Anglican Church of Australia. Three campuses are located on the Hackney Road site near the Adelaide Parklands in Hackney . The Senior School ( Year 7 – Year 12 ) comprises the bulk of the grounds and most of

387-663: Is still used as the school acronym, SPSC, although it is often Anglicised to "St Peter's School Collegiate". Wilson, the first head master, resigned in 1851 after a dispute with the school's governors. The second master, S. P. R. Allom, acted in his place until Edmund Jenkins arrived in 1853. The college moved to its present location in 1854, with 70 students, two habitable classrooms and two masters. The Ven. George Henry Farr (1819–1904) arrived from England in July of that year and served as head master 1854–1879. The following individuals have served as headmaster or any precedent title since

430-715: Is used to subsidise the fees of all students, along with several scholarships and bursaries. The College sold one of its properties, Da Costa Arcade, near Rundle Mall , in 2005. A somewhat common Adelaidean urban myth asserts that the Da Costa estate was intended to be given to the Catholic church rather than the Anglican, and that the funds were awarded to Saints after a supposed legal battle. This myth has no basis in fact and most probably stems from misconceptions of da Costa's religion due to his Portuguese family name . St Peter's College

473-670: The International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB). The origins of the school lie in the ambition of the early colonists to establish for their sons an institution equivalent to the public schools from which they benefited in Great Britain. They founded the Church of England Collegiate School of South Australia, or "The Collegiate School", as a proprietary school on 15 July 1847 in the schoolroom of Trinity Church on North Terrace . The name Sancti Petri Schola Collegiata (SPSC)

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516-412: The "Intercol". Some intercol events include the head of the river, football showdown, water polo, and basketball. The cricket intercol is the oldest continuous cricket match in the world, having been played annually since 1878. The school runs an extensive music program which encourages students to study musical instruments and perform in ensembles. These ensembles perform in several concerts throughout

559-522: The 21 years before the Association was dissolved. Meanwhile, the economy of South Australia, which had been in the doldrums since George Grey became Governor of South Australia in 1841, recovered completely. By March 1848 the number of men and boys working at the mine had risen to 567 and 13,533 tons of ore had been carted to the Port in the previous year by some eight hundred teamsters and between six and seven thousand bullocks. By 1851 there were 1013 working at

602-482: The Anglican Church. Beneath the shield is a scroll with the school's Latin motto "Pro Deo et Patria", which translates into English as "For God and Country". Upon entering the middle school in Year 7, all boys are assigned to a house . There are 10 houses, each named after prominent figures in the school's history. Four of these—Da Costa, Farrell, Hawkes and Short—were the original four houses founded in 1920. To accommodate

645-470: The Association still raised some 11,000 tons of ore, for a profit of £58,000. Most of the gold seekers returned disillusioned and eager to return to paid work. In this year the Monster Engine and its massive cast-iron pipework was installed, so that mining could continue below the water table . Keeping water out of the mines at depth remained a major engineering and financial problem. A new prospect named

688-620: The Burchnall Sports Centre. This new facility included sound-proofed practice rooms, large rehearsal spaces, and will include a recording studio. The Outdoor Education campus at Finniss is used by students from years 4 to 10 for annual camps, with camps culminating in Year 10 with the 21-day Peak Experience in the Flinders Ranges. In addition, students have the opportunity to join the Exploration Society, which allows boys with

731-468: The Kapunda mine; two (unnamed) English investors; Thomas Shepherd, Joseph Johnson, and George Tinline . George Morphett acted as Chairman, E. A. Wright as Secretary. An amicable arrangement was made between these two groups: that each should pay half the £20,000 in specie demanded by Governor Grey , that the surveyed area should be divided in two, which was done on 20 September 1845, and by some means it

774-576: The Karkulto Mine, 16 miles (26 km) south of Burra, near Emu Plains, was opened up in 1850. The SAMA and the Royal Mining Company each purchased a large block of land and commenced mining. The Royal Mining Company found some copper but more iron and soon exhausted its funds and the directors' patience. The SAMA abandoned the mine in 1869 without it ever showing a profit. By 1867 the price of copper had dropped to £70 per ton; so low that digging

817-637: The Pentreath Building, featuring new technological state-of-the-art classrooms and wide open corridors with learning in mind. After redevelopment, it became the centre of the Middle Years program, which sees Year 7s and 8s moving into the Senior School as regular students. The next most recent redevelopment is the Junior School, featuring new classrooms and lecture facilities as well as an observatory. In

860-514: The Senior School, the Burchnall Sports Centre is also a recent development, which includes two basketball courts, a 25-metre pool, a diving pool, a strength and conditioning room, and café. The school is soon to commence construction of the 'Leadership and Ethics Centre' featuring lecture facilities, a new Year 12 common room and the school's museum. The college also owns a large outdoor education property in Finniss, situated on several hectares of land on

903-527: The banks of the River Finniss . The property includes dormitories, teacher accommodation and a gymnasium, and students are involved with the property's revegetation program of native flora. The property's location on the banks of the River Finniss makes it an ideal location for the school's Rowing and Sailing camps. A significant source of the school's revenue is the estate of Benjamin Mendes da Costa . Da Costa,

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946-458: The college's opening in 1847. The current headmaster is Tim Browning. The school's emblem consists of a blue shield with white trim, surmounted by two golden keys and bishop's mitre (contemporary versions place the mitre within rather than above the shield, dissimilating the emblem from that of the Diocese of Gloucester). The keys represent Saint Peter while the mitre represents the school's link to

989-682: The discovery was published on 21 June in Adelaide newspapers, and the site was soon named The Monster Mine. A Special Survey of 20,000 acres (81 km ) of August 1845 on the Burra Creek was drawn up, and which was expected to encompass any potential mine sites. Two parties tendered for the mineral rights: the Association and the Princess Royal Company (dubbed the "Nobs", these were much wealthier individuals), whose members were George F. Aston, John Grainger , R. Boucher James , Charles Hervey Bagot , Francis S. Dutton and other proprietors of

1032-457: The growing student population five additional houses were founded: MacDermott, Woodcock, Young, Howard and Farr. There is also a boarding house , School & Allen House, that was established in 2003 through the amalgamation of School House with Wyatt & Allen. Houses meet several times each week, and compete in various intra-school competitions throughout the year. Through sporting, academic, musical, fundraising and other competitions throughout

1075-622: The historic buildings. To the south of the site are the Junior School (years 3 – 6 ) and Palm House ( Reception to Year 2 ). The college also owns an outdoor education campus in Finniss , near Lake Alexandrina . The school was a former member of the G20 Schools group. St Peter's College is a day and boarding school and offers two matriculation streams in secondary education: the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and

1118-454: The ire of family men, who were already struggling with the hardships and high living expenses of Burra. The Association won out: the workers accepted the new contract and went back to work in early November. Burra Burra shares rallied to £129. Around mid-1851 news of the gold finds in Victoria reached Burra, and in the year to 31 March 1852, two thirds of the workforce left to try their luck, but

1161-582: The mine, and that year shipped 23,338 tons of ore, which would have yielded around 5,000 tons of copper metal, worth something over £450,000. In September 1848 the miners, who were paid on the tribute system, went on strike over the way assay of their ore was handled. After a week, management met the strikers; Police were on hand but the meeting was orderly and the dispute was settled amicably. A few weeks later, management announced that wages of labourers and carters were to be reduced to 21s. per week, well below what had attracted them to Burra. This especially drew

1204-400: The ore out was no longer profitable. An English expert, John Darlington, came out in 1868 and recommended that what had been a series of underground mines should be opened out to become an open-cut mine in order to recover at low cost the lower grade ore. This was commenced in 1870 and continued until the mine was closed in 1887, but the open cut yielded little or no ore. From 1867 to 1872 no ore

1247-595: The school third in South Australia based on overall NAPLAN results, behind girls' schools, Wilderness School and St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School . It was ranked 16th in Australia for boys' schools. St Peter's College, working with Martin Seligman and Lea Waters , has been instrumental in the development and implementation of PESA's positive education programs throughout Australia. The former Headmaster, Simon Murray,

1290-628: The school's current estate in Hackney . A similarly large endowment was contributed by William Allen , who through an early investment in the South Australian Mining Association had become wealthy. In 1849, negotiations between Short and the proprietors concluded, and a Council of Governors was established as per their agreement. The school was rededicated as the Collegiate School of St Peter upon incorporation in July 1849. The Latin translation, Sancti Petri Schola Collegiata,

1333-435: The school. The main campus' facilities include seven ovals, a hockey pitch, ten tennis courts and two swimming pools. It features mostly heritage architecture, such as "Palm House" (built for William Peacock ), but also includes modern buildings. The "Big School Room" is thought to be Australia's oldest classroom still in constant use. The most recent addition to the school has been the extensive redevelopment and extension of

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1376-399: The year, both within the school and externally. Groups include a middle-school, intermediate and senior concert band , senior choir , orchestra , string orchestra, Dixieland band, and four big bands with the senior two formerly named after prominent Australian jazz musicians James Morrison and Don Burrows . In 2018, the music department was moved to the former Languages Centre, next to

1419-514: The year, the houses compete for the Sir George Murray Shield. In 2021, St. Peter's College ranked equal 8th in South Australia and 358th nationally for academic achievement (including NAPLAN, ATAR, IBD). According to the Year 9 NAPLAN results in 2016, St. Peter's was above average in reading, writing, spelling and grammar and punctuation, and average for numeracy when compared to similar schools. When compared to all Australian schools it

1462-507: Was Chairman of the Positive Education Schools Association. Of the 1383 students attending the school in 2016, 72% of students had parents in the top quarter of Australian society in socio-economic terms, while 1% came from the bottom quarter. 1% of students have indigenous heritage, while 8% have a non-English speaking background. According to the Australian government's MySchool website, in 2015 St. Peter's recorded

1505-548: Was appointed chairman; seven members of the Association were elected to form the board of management (three to be replaced each year). They were (in order of votes received) Emanuel Solomon , John Cundy Sleman (who left Australia in December 1846), Charles Beck, Samuel Stocks, jun. , William Peacock , Jacob Hagen , George Bean . Other candidates were: (again in order of votes received) William Paxton , Matthew Smith, Thomas Whistler, Samuel Payne, Tom Cox Bray , Robert Sanders and Edward Castres Gwynne . The firm of Smart & Payne

1548-488: Was appointed their solicitors and Henry Ayers secretary. Other subscribers were: J. Dickens, Michael Featherstone, J. B. Graham , G. S. Kingston , J. B. Neales , John Newman, Robert Pepperell, John Ridley , George Stevenson, ?? White. Other names were William Allen , Frederick John Beck, Joseph Bouch, James Bunce, (Edward?) Drew, Anthony Hall, John Hallett, James Hardman, James Masters, Christopher Septimus Penny, Henry Roach, John Slatter, Thomas Waterhouse. Following

1591-930: Was elected to the seat of Wooroora in the House of Assembly in 1875, succeeding James Pearce . He was reelected in 1878 with Henry Edward Bright as colleague, and left Parliament in 1884; then was elected by the North-Eastern district in 1886 to the Legislative Council , retiring in 1894. He married Catherine Lucy "Kate" Cramond ( – 4 November 1863) on 28 December 1862; he married again, to Ellen Maria Ward (ca.1845 – 26 August 1920) of Hackney. Their children included: His last homes were "Bentford", Hectorville and 102 Park Terrace (renamed Greenhill Road), Wayville. St. Peter%27s College, Adelaide St Peter's College (officially The Anglican Church of Australia Collegiate School of Saint Peter , but commonly known as Saints )

1634-584: Was formed in 1841 following a letter to the South Australian newspapers by Johann Menge , extolling the mineral wealth which he believed lay under the soil, and later itemised. and discovery of silver-lead ore to the east of Adelaide, dubbed the Wheal Gawler mine. Shares were offered to the public. John Bentham Neales was agent and George Morphett the barrister for the Association, whose shares were under-subscribed, and whatever mining may have taken place

1677-619: Was given. The school's foundation was followed by the arrival of the first Bishop of Adelaide Augustus Short in December 1847. Short brought with him an endowment of £2,000 from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge with which he was expected establish an institution for the Church of England . He intended to use the Trinity School as the basis for this institution and had his chaplain T. P. Wilson appointed as its Head Master. He also purchased

1720-523: Was not newsworthy. On 16 April 1845 the Association was resurrected, or a new one formed with the same name (it is not easy to determine which), as a no liability (or no-responsibility in the terminology of the day) company. At the land sales of 19 April 1845 the Association made a purchase adjoining Captain Bagot 's property near Kapunda , and another on the River Torrens near Montacute . Henry Mildred

1763-406: Was resolved that the Association should have the northern moiety and the Princess Royal Company the southern. The Association wasted little time; they despatched ten Cornish miners, a blacksmith and a captain to the site and began blasting on 29 September, and soon bullock drays loaded with the red copper oxide ore were inching their way to Port Adelaide. Within seven months the Association had made

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1806-407: Was substantially above average in reading, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy, while above average for writing and spelling. The school has 136 teaching staff and 132 non-teaching staff. In 2010 The Age reported that St Peter's College ranked equal 7th among Australian schools based on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour. In 2014 The Australian ranked

1849-733: Was taken out, then captain Robert Sanders took over, and forked the water to the 70 fathom (420 feet (130 m)) level, whence it was pumped out, and mining continued for another five years, then on 14 September 1877 mining ceased and 250 men were unemployed. Captain Sanders secured a position with the Walhalla mine in Gippsland . The Association continued to exist as an absentee landlord of many properties in Burra, and by its tough negotiating attitude acted as

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