Physical description
Handwritten Paper ''Catholic Schools in Bendigo 1852-1878'' (5 pages of text plus bibliography). Author Betty Cassidy; no date. Subtitled ''Development of Catholic Education in Bendigo in Conjunction with Legislation from 1852 up to and including the 1872 Education Act''. Detailed history of the state period with ref to Dr Backhaus; Denominational Schools; the 1862 Common Schools Act; the Common Schools Board; the Royal Commission 1866; the abolition of State Aid; 1877 public appeal for funds to assist Catholic schools.
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Betty Cassidy
