Summary
Australia
Cooerwull Academy, Dux Of School unissued bronze medal c. 1890 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: De La Salle College (originally Cooerwull Academy) in Rabaul St, Lithcow is an interesting two-storey Victorian Gothic building (c.1882) made of dressed stone with an unusual parapet. It was built by the valley's first European settler, Andrew Brown, as a training academy for prospective Presbyterian ministers. It closed when staff enlisted in World War I, converted to a private residence, and became a Catholic High School in 1953.
Physical Description
An unissued bronze prize medal (31 mm diameter) to award to the school dux, featuring the college shield , a lion rampant left
Obverse Description
Lion rampant left within a diamond; on ribbon above, COOERWULL ACADEMY on ribbon below, FLOREAT MAJESTAS
Reverse Description
Within open laurel wreath DUX OF SCHOOL
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Other Details: De La Salle College (originally Cooerwull Academy) in Rabaul St, Lithcow is an interesting two-storey Victorian Gothic building (c.1882) made of dressed stone with an unusual parapet. It was built by the valley's first European settler, Andrew Brown, as a training academy for prospective Presbyterian ministers. It closed when staff enlisted in World War I, converted to a private residence, and became a Catholic High School in 1953.
Fairfax Walkabout Australian Travel web site http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/NSWLithgow.shtml John Sharples 21 Nov 2003
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 1890 AD
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Issued By
Cooerwull Academy, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1890
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Inscriptions
Obverse: COOERWULL ACADEMY FLOREAT MAJESTAS Reverse: DUX OF SCHOOL
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 19.09 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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