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A House System existed before 1952 at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18 X but prior to that year they were merely colours. In 1952 they were named after four famous Christian Brothers who did so much for Christian Education. In 2010 we added mottos and crests culminating with the House Cup as the annual overall trophy.<\/p>\n

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Rice House<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

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Treacy House<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Colour: BLUE<\/strong><\/td>\nColour: GOLD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This House is named after Brother Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762-1844) the founder of the Christian Brothers.<\/td>\nBrother Patrick Ambrose Treacy (1834-1912) joined the Christian Brothers in 1852 in Ireland and was sent to Australia in 1868 to establish schools for the wild colonial boys.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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War Cry<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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War Cry<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Rice, Rice we\u2019re the best
\nWe\u2019re the leaders of SPX
\nWe\u2019re here today to win
\nthe cup
\nAnd not to be the runners-up
\nR-I-C-E Rice<\/td>\n		Kirra-cumba, Kirra-cumba
\nHere we, here we,
\nhere we are
\nTreacy, Treacy
\ndressed in gold
\nGive us a chance
\nand we\u2019ll take a hold
\nT-R-E-A-C-Y Treacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barron House<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

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Purton House<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Colour: RED<\/strong><\/td>\nColour: Green<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brother Patrick Jerome Barron (1858-1949) was born in Tipperary in Ireland. In 1903 he was elected Provincial or Brother-in-Charge of all Australian communities of Brothers.<\/td>\nBrother David Gabriel Purton (1883-1948) was born in New Zealand but trained in Australia as a Christian Brother. He established a reputation as a brilliant teacher.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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War Cry<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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War Cry<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Barron, Barron, yes we are
\nThe best, the best
\nThe best by far
\nWe beat \u2018em here,
\nWe beat \u2018em there,
\nWe beat them
\nsimply every-where
\nB-A-R-R-O-N Barron<\/td>\n		1,2,3,4. What do you think
\nwe\u2019re here for?
\nWe\u2019re here to win
\nthe Shield & Cup
\nWe\u2019re here to show
\nthe others up
\n2,4,6,8 Who do we appreciate?
\nP-U-R-T-O-N
\nPurton, Purton,
\nPurton, Purton,
\nP-U-R-T-O-N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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