Formerly the home of Henry Hopwood. Apsley House, No. 1 Echuca. This was purchased for the Bridgine nuns to establish a catholic co-education school in Echuca. Extensions were made to the original structure (to the south of this building) with outbuildings and brick stables converted to school rooms during the late 1886 and opened as St Joseph's in 1887. The front section of the school was built in 1888. At the time of this photograph the upper floor of the building was the boarding house. The school building holds historical, social and spiritual significance to Echuca being the former home of Echuca's founder, Henry Hopwood. The diocese purchased the original building for 1,000 pounds. The school opened as a co-educational school on 22/3/1886 with 16 boys and 7 girls. It's first enrolment was a non-Catholic boy. By the end of 1886 there were 30 pupils. The boarding school opened on 4/5/1886 with 6 students. The chapel (to the north of this building) was built in 1889. For 60 years the school provided both primary and secondary schooling but in 1960's it changed to secondary schooling. The boarding house closed around 1986 and the school continued as a co-educational catholic college.Colour photograph (post-card size) of Bridgine Convent, Echuca (St.Joseph's College), showing arched facade over the verandah and the upper louvred windows of the boarding house.On front above the entrance "Brigidine Convent A.D. 1886.. Printed on the reverse:" this paper manufactured by Kodak"echuca- secondary schools, st joseph's college, echuca, brigidine convent, echuca

This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. From Victorian Heritage Database citation for Presentation Convent, 28 Sandham Street https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/35476 (as at 1/11/2020) - HO61 City of Glen Eira The "Presentation Convent" is locally significant as a substantial late Victorian villa residence in Elsternwick and for its more recent role in the educational and spiritual lives of the community. Other names: formerly "Cromarty School for Girls", "Chiselhurst". (National Trust entry on VHD mentions an association with Horatio Beauchamp without elaborating.) Currently this is St Joseph's Primary School.From Victorian Heritage Database citation for Presentation Convent, 28 Sandham Street https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/35476 (as at 1/11/2020) - HO61 City of Glen Eira A substantial two storeyed stuccoed asymmetrical Italianate villa residence, representative of its period, with two storeyed cast iron verandah and projecting facetted bay with trabeated treatment to the ground floor and round arched upper level windows with distinctive moulds.Page 184 of Photograph Album with one portrait and three landscape photographs of Presentation Convent, Elsternwick. One is an internal fireplace and its mantelpiece.Handwritten: Presentation Convent, Sandham Street [top right] / CHISEL HURST / CROMARTY [under bottom right photo] / 184 [bottom right]trevor hart, chimneys, porch, school, education, presentation sisters, catholic girls college, balcony, verandah, presentation convent, sandham street, victorian villa residence, cast iron frieze, cast iron columns, protruding bay, bay window, 1880's, late victorian, cromarty, chiselhurst, chisel hurst, horatio beauchamp, elsternwick, victorian style, cast iron work, catholic church, mansions, house names, gardens, mantelpieces, fireplaces, streetscapes, cars, cromarty school for girls, st joseph's primary school, st josephs primary school

St Joseph's football team on Lagoon Reserve, 1960's. Large gasometer on corner of Graham and Pickles St at back right. Colour photo.education - primary schools, sport - australian rules football, st josephs catholic primary school, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), lagoon reserve