1960s Photographs

Prior to 1966, San Clemente covered the whole range of Secondary Schooling from 1st Year through the Intermediate Certificate in 3rd Year, to the Leaving Certificate in 5th Year. When St. Anne's High School was established, San Clemente became a Junior Secondary school.

(The Blessing and Opening of the School Extensions by His Lordship Bishop Leo Clarke, 26th May 1985. 1985.)

In 1966 St Anne’s High School, a senior school for girls, opened at 32 Union Street Newcastle. In 1967 St Anne’s moved to premises adjacent to St Pius X in Adamstown, the boys' secondary school. From 1967 to 1983, the senior boys from St Pius shared some classes with the girls in the senior school. After this St Pius became a coeducational junior secondary school, and all the senior students went to St. Francis Xavier’s College in Hamilton.

These photographs were taken by Roslyn McGovern and her sister between 1960 and 1964.

	SM Alanus Ryan MM Dominica Conaghan SM Agnes (Margaret) Gannon 1960
	S Diana Mary Maher 1960
	MM Dominica Conaghan 1960
	SM Agnes (Margaret) Gannon 1960
	SM Carmel Dawson SM Alanus Ryan SM Marie Immaculee (Mary) Campion SM Agnes (Margaret) Gannon SM Rose Columba Carter MM Dominica Conaghan 1960

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Here are more photographs and newspaper articles from the 1960s.

	Leaving results, January 1960 Iringo Szabo, Helen Jobson, Colleen Campbell
	Fifth Year students celebrated the end of High School with a beach outing in 1960. Patricia Hinchey and Thea Waanders seen here with the Dominican crest they made using black and white stones found on the beach.
	"Happy smiles on St. Patrick's day. "A happy group from St Clemente Convent school, Mayfield, sets out by train for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Maitland. 5,000 schoolchildren led by His Lordship, Bishop J. Toohey, in an open car"(The Newcastle and Maitland Catholic Sentinel, 1/4/1962) Front row: Marilyn Philips, Sue Moir, Wanda Back: Roslyn McGovern, __, Virginia Dick
	Astrid Hartcher (nee Waanders) in 1st Year (Yr 7) 1960
	Astrid Waanders (1st Year) with her sister Thea (5th Year) 1960
	Astrid and Thea with their mother Lien Waanders 1960
	Thea Waanders (5th Year) and her sister Astrid (1st Year) 1960
	Janina Kik (nee Lukaszewski) 2nd Year (Yr 8) 1960
	Janina Kik (nee Lukaszewski) 1960
	Award for Christian Doctrine given to Janina Kik (nee Lukaszewski) 1960
	Receipt for Tuition for Janina Kik (nee Lukaszewski) This covers the period from February to May 1961, one of the three school terms. Basic tuition was 7 Pounds 11 Shillings, and Janina did Typing as an Extra for 1 Pound 1 Shilling. The other extras were Piano, Violin, Dressmaking, Elocution, Private singing and Physical culture.
	Reference For Janina Kik (nee Lukaszewski) 1961
	Astrid Hartcher (nee Waanders) in 3rd Year, the Intermediate Certificate year (Yr 9) 1962
	Astrid Hartcher (nee Waanders) in 3rd Year, wearing summer uniform of sage green over a white blouse. 1962
	Astrid Hartcher (nee Waanders) in Maroon tunic with her parents and sister Thea in the background 1962
	High award for Mayfield girl (The Newcastle and Maitland Catholic Sentinel, 1/4/1963)
	In front of the Grotto 1964
	Two pupils in summer uniform with V neck and pockets, two in sports uniform with box pleats. In the background the tennis court, and behind that the covered way (in an L shape) between San Clemente and St Columban's, back right. 1964
	The front of the school 1964
	Science teachers finish a 4 day intensive biology study under Dr G.R. Meyer of Sydney University School of Biological Science. Checking specimens found on the trip to Blackbutt Reserve, September 1964.
	Practising marching, 1964 Front row: Annette Day, Cathy Gatt, Georgina Oberland, Carol Payne, Celia Short Second row: Sandra Fines, Janine Laybutt Third row: Frances Pollock, Robyn Meek Back row: __, Kathy Lawrence, __, Sharon Mowbary, Ros McGovern, Barbara Kalachiniski, Sophie?
	Maure Campbell - Profession with her mother Mary Campbell and sister Colleen Campbell 1965
	Class wins medal Mother Mary Agnes, Prioress of San Clemente Dominican Convent, receives from Miss Ann Feneley, of Cook's Hill a medal won by the school's second-year girls for choral speech examinations. Miss Feneley made the presentation on behalf of the Trinity College of Music, London, for the highest pass in N.S.W. The students in the photograph are Kim Conlan, Maureen Tierney, Susan Howell and Lorraine Moylan. (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miner's Advocate. 28 October, 1965)
	Students studying in Centenary of the Dominican Sisters, 1967
	1st Year (Yr 7) students including Jenny Crichton 1967
	Christmas party St Columban's 1968(?) Fr B. McCosker with Michael Gallagher Jim Campbell as Santa Claus Sr Lucia in background
	Opening of San Clemente School year (source unknown, 1968) At the induction of prefects at San Clemente School, Mayfield, are the school's Principal (Mother Mary Agnes), school captain (Barbara Norley) at centre, and Anne Kish (a prefect). A special Mass in honour of the Holy Spirit was celebrated in St. Columban's Church, Mayfield, to mark the beginning of the school year at San Clemente.
	Sister Gay Howard and Sister Colleen Therese with students at the side of the school, walking past the Chapel. 1968
	Form 1A 1969
	Form 1B 1969
	Form 3B with Sister Agatha 1969
	Form 4 1969

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