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DEVELOPMENT
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1869
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Shubra Hall built.
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1875
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Croydon railway station opened; called Five Dock initially but changed to Croydon in August 1876.
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1888
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PLC opened at Fernlea, corner of Victoria and Robert Streets, Ashfield.
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1889
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PLC purchased Shubra Hall for £7,500.
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1890
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The Building Committee of the College appointed a committee to arrange for the removal and re-erection of the Studio. The Studio was at Fernlea in Ashfield and was used at Croydon until it was demolished to build the gymnasium (opened 1938).
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1890
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Dining Room, Boarding House and Assembly Hall (now known as College Hall) was built.
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1891
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March: PLC opened at Croydon but the Earl of Jersey and Countess of Jersey.
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1892
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Laundry constructed behind the Stables.
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1901
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Organ installed in College Hall.
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1904
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The West Wing with dormitories above for boarding added.
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1906-1907
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Rugby House (Red House) purchased; became Principal’s residence in 1916 (taken over by RAAF in WWII, then used for boarders until it was demolished in 1963).
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1907
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The Meta Street house, with land for two tennis courts, was bought.
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1927
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Marden Memorial Library built, financed by ex-students.
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1927
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Swimming pool opened; built at cost of £1,200.
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1929
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The house adjoining the jockey field, in Frederick Street, Ashfield, was purchased by the Parents’ Committee so that more playing space would be available for the girls.
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1938
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Old gymnasium built, funded by ex-students as their jubilee gift to the college.
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1942-1945
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RAAF used the College. College transferred to Strathfield, boarders to Meriden, others to “Welbeck” in Margaret Street. At Croydon, the RAAF (primarily) used Shubra Hall, the Dining Room, College Hall, the Boarding House and The Stables. A lean-to at the rear of the Stables was a temporary art hut, The Anderson Room, built as a laundry 1892, converted to a classroom 1955. Other (Nissan) huts erected by the Air Force were used until 1965 for Art and Science.
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1946
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College reopened at Croydon (official reopening 1947).
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1946
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Red House was renamed Hamilton House.
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1949
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Courtyard quadrangle redesigned.
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1952
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Pickard House was bought; used for 6th class until 1963 and staff quarters, music rooms. Demolished to make way for Thompson Hall (1987), staff rooms, etc.
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1958
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A three-storey classroom block built; an amenities section added in 1962.
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1963
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Junior School -- used for upper primary -- built on the site of the earlier Hamilton House (formerly called “Red House“).
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1964
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Lecture theatre and ground floor Science laboratories built.
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1965
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Science Block and lecture theatre (ground floor) built.
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1971
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Upper floors added to Science Block; a Library built over old (1938) gymnasium.
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1971
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Library constructed above 1938 gymnasium (level 2). This area subsequently became, in 1998, part of the Freda Whitlam School of Science, i.e. the western wing of classrooms that is parallel to Young Street.
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1982
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Courtyard quadrangle redesigned by ex-student Philippa Street.
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1982
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128 Edwin Street purchased.
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1983
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Lowe property, 3 Meta Street, purchased.
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1984
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First Master Plan for College development inaugurated.
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1985
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Construction started on E. Neil McQueen Block/Lindley Evans Music Centre/Thompson Hall/staff car park.
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1985
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Boarding House improvements made, including upgrade of Senior Boarding House Mistress and C corridor, painting of B corridor.
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1985
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Pickard House demolished.
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1986
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Meta, Grosvenor and Elizabeth Streets purchased.
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1986
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Harmsworth, 114 Edwin Street, purchased and restored for Principal's residence.
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1986
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Storm drainage upgrade to prevent flooding of Junior School/Hamilton Hall.
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1986
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Major fire regulation upgrade to Boarding House.
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1987
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Thompson Hall/Lindley Evans Music Centre/E. Neil McQueen Block/Home Science facilities and staffroom block officially opened.
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1987
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Meta, Elizabeth and Grosvenor Streets purchased.
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1987
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38 and 56 Young Street purchased.
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1988
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4 and 4A Meta Street purchased.
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1988
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Dining Room refurbished.
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1989
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Drummond Field opened.
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1989
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Extension Centre for gifted and talented opened.
10 College Street purchased (occupied by Junior School administration in 1992)
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1989
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Deputy Principal’s office space built, but used as a classroom until 1994.
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1991
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The main entrance to College moved from Meta Street to Boundary Street, and driveway resurfaced.
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1991
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The physical joining of the Junior and Senior Schools completed.
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1992
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Meta Street gates and pillars relocated from the site of the Macindoe Library to outside the Uniform Store.
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1992
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The Macindoe Library officially opened by Miss Eunice Macindoe, Principal of the College 1946-1956.
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1992
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Evandale School purchased.
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1992
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Upgrade of 4 and 4A Meta Street completed (including the flats).
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1992
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New telephone system installed.
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1992-1993
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The area above the old gymnasium converted into classrooms.
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1993
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Infants' classes commenced in Evandale.
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1993
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Canteen opened in Thompson Hall complex, funded by the P & F.
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1993
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Storeroom added to Thompson Hall.
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1993
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130 Edwin Street purchased.
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1993
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Bursar's Office refurbished.
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1993
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Year 12 Boarders' Common Room refurbished.
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1994
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The Second Master Plan for the development of the College inaugurated.
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1994
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Evandale classrooms converted from six to eight rooms.
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1994
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120 Edwin Street (one home unit) purchased.
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1994
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4 College Street purchased and the building demolished to create an open space.
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1994
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Boarding House electrical wiring upgraded.
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1995
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Studio Theatre opened as a small drama space (refurbishment of Old Science Lecture Theatre).
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1995
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Senior staffroom space expanded.
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1995
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Courtyard Room opened.
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1995
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Major maintenance on the swimming pool undertaken.
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1995
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Boarding House tower illuminated.
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1995
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The remaining section of Meta Street purchased from Burwood Council.
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1995-1996
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A new tennis court constructed and the existing courts resurfaced.
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1995-1996
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Second storeroom added to Thompson Hall.
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1996
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A recreation room established in the Boarding House.
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1996
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15-21 Hennessy Street shops purchased to use as three classrooms (opened in 1997).
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1996
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Shade covering erected over shallow end of swimming pool.
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1996
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Junior School refurbishment, including Hamilton Hall, completed.
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1997
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Major re-development of three classrooms, Science blocks, amphitheatre, Yr 12 facilities, Yr 3 Hennessy St. classrooms completed. As part of this, the 1938 gymnasium was reconfigured and an additional floor level added to make a three-level classroom block.
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1997
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The former Croydon Hotel, a heritage building, purchased for re-development as a Creative Arts and Design Centre (The Croydon).
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1997
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Gibb Street property was purchased for future development.
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1997
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6 College Street purchased for development of the Extension Centre.
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2000
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Adelaide Perry Art Gallery in The Croydon officially opened.
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2001
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McQueen Seminar Room opened.
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2001
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Former Art, Design and Technology areas redeveloped for Technical Services and for general classrooms.
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2001
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6 College Street converted to house the Extension Centre, executive accommodation and to create additional staff parking.
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2001
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Heritage classrooms (room nos. 7 and 8) restored.
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2002
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Main staffroom, with provision for administration and support services, redeveloped.
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2002
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Boarding House C corridor (senior wing) and Junior School administration area refurbished.
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2002
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Deputy Principal's office area converted to create three offices for Year Directors.
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2002
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The Belltower, 34 - 36 Young Street, purchased.
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2003
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Arlington, built in 1863 and immediately extended to create a two- storey Victorian House, purchased as the principal's new residence.
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2004
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November: work commenced on Aquatic Centre and Performing Arts Centre.
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2006
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3 April: J.D. Oates Aquatic Institute and Performing Arts Centre (with Audrey Keown Theatre) officially opened by the Governor of NSW.
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2008
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June-July: Stage in College Hall removed.
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2009
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Late in the year: re-development began of Macindoe Library, to be known as Macindoe Research Centre.
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2010
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1 December: In his address for Speech Day, Rev. Peter Hastie, Chairman of College Council, announced that the Performing Arts Centre will now be known as the W.T. McKeith Arts Centre, in recognition of Executive Principal Dr W.T. McKeith 1986-2010.
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2010
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3 December: Macindoe Research Centre officially opened.
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2013
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Re-tractable seating installed in Thompson Hall.
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2013- 2014
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Renovation of Marden Library for use as a museum and conference room. Built-in bookcases removed December 2013. Conference table and chairs purchased and moved in January 2014. Kitchenette installed February 2014.
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| 2018 |
The Gateway building officially opened (Feb 11). It includes facilities for the Junior School Hamilton (student in Years 3 - 6): 14 classrooms, 4 large breakout spaces, numerous smaller support rooms, specialist STEM rooms, amphitheatre, turtle pond, bee hotel, vegetable gardens, Arthropod house, and play equipment. It also houses key administrative functions: Reception, Junior School Hamilton Office, Enrolments, Bursar, Communications, Archives and the Technical Services and Infrastructure teams.
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