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Book - Image, Archive CD Books, Oasis in the West: Strathfield's First Hundred Years by Michael Jones, 1985
... Strathfield Institute for the Blind...Strathfield. By mid-October of that year, the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution and Strathfield Blind Institution began preparations for amalgamation and received approval from the Colonial Secretary a week later.
The committee for the Home Teaching Society accepted the resignation of the Superintendent in 1898 and stated that they believed he had been the subject of a vile conspiracy and viciously accused. Over time the government transferred the infirm aged blind and the an auction of two buildings and six large blocks at Strathfield owned by the home was conducted in 1903. Strathfield Institute ...
"Oasis in the West" is a celebration of Strathfield's first 100 years (1885-1985). The book tells the history of the town of Strathfield in New South Wales from the time when the first free settlers tried to establish farms in 1793, to the date of publication in 1985. It covers information on the railway lines, early pioneers, magnificent housing, social diversity, schools and churches, the garden city, the fight against amalgamation and the survival of a unique and beautiful residential community.
1 CD in case with paper covernon-fiction"Oasis in the West" is a celebration of Strathfield's first 100 years (1885-1985). The book tells the history of the town of Strathfield in New South Wales from the time when the first free settlers tried to establish farms in 1793, to the date of publication in 1985. It covers information on the railway lines, early pioneers, magnificent housing, social diversity, schools and churches, the garden city, the fight against amalgamation and the survival of a unique and beautiful residential community.strathfield institute for the blind, sydney industrial blind institution
