THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN QUEENSLAND, 1875- 1965. Submitted bJ': To: For:

In the preparation of this thesis, I am espe cially indeb t e d t o Rev. Brot her J. D. Healy, Provincial, who provided the s tudy conditions ne ce ssary, and who so re adily made availabl e to me mat erial from t he Provincial Ar chives at Strathfield. I am als o indeb ted to the memb ers of the Provin cial Coun cil, t o all Superiors of t he Brothers ' communi ties in Queensland and to ot her Bro thers for t heir assistance. T hanks are also due t o Rev. Dr o Rus h, Bishop of Ro ckhampton,and to Rev. Fr. Douglas, Se cre tary to the l at e Ar c hbis hop of Brisb ane, Sir. James Duhig, for t he material supplied from Diocesan Ar chives, to t he librarian of t he Bureau of Census and Statis t ics, to t he staff memb ers of t he Stat e Ar c hive s, and t he Research Officer and others in t he Stat e Education Depar tment. I would like t o t hank in a spe cial way my supervisor, Mr. A. A. Morrison; whose guidance has been enlight ened and whos e advice has b e en most helpful and als o Dr. Ro Goodman, t he publi c ation of whos e research in to Se condary Education in Queensland will make a most valuabl e addition to Education in t his Stat e. A word of t hanks likewis e to the typists of t his t hesis o Whil e so many Chris tian Brothers have c o-operat ed in t he production of t his t he s is, neverthel ess, the int erpre t ation of t he material is pers onal and many of t he views expr e ss e d, no doub t, are not those of my Higher Superiors. This t hesis is dedicated in a spe cial way t o those Brothers who l ab oure d so har d and s o e ffec tively to make possible t he wonderful expans ion of t he work of t he Chris tia