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Bishop's House, Cairns

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Bishop's House is a heritage-listed former Roman Catholic monastery and now bishop's residence at Abbott Street, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]

50 relations: Augustinians, Baluster, Banyo, Queensland, Bracket (architecture), Cairns, Cairns Region, Cape York Peninsula, Cardwell, Queensland, Catholic Church, Colonial India, Colonnade, Column, Cooktown, Queensland, Cornice, Dentil, Dropped ceiling, Edwardian architecture, Facade, Far North Queensland, Gable, Grevillea robusta, Hodgkinson Minerals Area, Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane, James Duhig, John Heavey, Malanda, Queensland, Mareeba, Mary, mother of Jesus, Monastery, Niche (architecture), North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Queensland, Parapet, Pediment, Porch, Pro-cathedral, Queensland, Queensland Heritage Register, Reinforced concrete, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns, Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville, Soldier settlement (Australia), St Augustine's College (Queensland), St Joseph's Convent, Cairns, St Monica's High School Administration Building, St Monica's Old Cathedral, Cairns, The Cairns Post, The Sunday Mail (Brisbane), Townsville Bulletin.

Augustinians

The term Augustinians, named after Augustine of Hippo (354–430), applies to two distinct types of Catholic religious orders, dating back to the first millennium but formally created in the 13th century, and some Anglican religious orders, created in the 19th century, though technically there is no "Order of St.

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Baluster

A baluster—also called spindle or stair stick—is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, cut from a rectangular or square plank, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase.

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Banyo, Queensland

Banyo is a northern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Bracket (architecture)

A bracket is an architectural element: a structural or decorative member.

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Cairns

Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Cairns Region

The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional centre of Cairns.

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Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

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Cardwell, Queensland

Cardwell is a tropical coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region in Far North Queensland, Australia.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Colonial India

Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent which was under the jurisdiction of European colonial powers, during the Age of Discovery.

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Colonnade

In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building.

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Column

A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below.

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Cooktown, Queensland

Cooktown is a town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.

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Cornice

A cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or furniture element – the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the top edge of a pedestal or along the top of an interior wall.

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Dentil

A dentil (from Lat. dens, a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice.

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Dropped ceiling

A dropped ceiling is a secondary ceiling, hung below the main (structural) ceiling.

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Edwardian architecture

Edwardian architecture is an architectural style popular during the reign of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1901 to 1910).

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Facade

A facade (also façade) is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front.

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Far North Queensland

Far North Queensland, or Tropical North Queensland, is the northernmost part of the state of Queensland, Australia.

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Gable

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches.

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Grevillea robusta

Grevillea robusta, commonly known as the southern silky oak, silk oak or silky oak, or Australian silver oak, is a flowering plant in the family Proteaceae.

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Hodgkinson Minerals Area

The Hodgkinson Mineral Area was a mining area near the Hodgkinson River about west of Cairns in the present-day Shire of Mareeba in Queensland, Australia.

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Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane

Holy Spirit Seminary is a Catholic Provincial Seminary for Queensland located in Brisbane, Australia.

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James Duhig

Sir James Duhig KCMG (2 September 187310 April 1965) was an Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic religious leader.

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John Heavey

John Heavey was a Roman Catholic bishop in Queensland, Australia.

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Malanda, Queensland

Malanda is a town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Tablelands Region, Far North Queensland, Australia.

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Mareeba

Mareeba is a town in Far North Queensland, Australia.

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a 1st-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament and the Quran.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Niche (architecture)

A niche (CanE, or) in classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse.

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North Coast railway line, Queensland

The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia.

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North Queensland

North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland.

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Parapet

A parapet is a barrier which is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.

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Pediment

A pediment is an architectural element found particularly in classical, neoclassical and baroque architecture, and its derivatives, consisting of a gable, usually of a triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns.

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Porch

A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus "colonnade", from porta "passage") is a term used in architecture to describe a room or gallery located in front of the entrance of a building forming a low front, and placed in front of the facade of the building it commands.

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Pro-cathedral

A pro-cathedral is a parish church that is temporarily serving as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese, or has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction that is not yet entitled to a proper cathedral, such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic administration.

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Queensland

Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Queensland Heritage Register

The Queensland Heritage Register is a heritage register, a statutory list of places in Queensland, Australia that are protected by Queensland legislation, the Queensland Heritage Act 1992.

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Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete (RC) (also called reinforced cement concrete or RCC) is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are counteracted by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ductility.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland, Australia.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected initially as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and elevated to a diocese in 1941, covering the far north region of Queensland, Australia.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering North Queensland, Australia.

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Soldier settlement (Australia)

Soldier settlement refers to the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under schemes administered by the state governments after World Wars I and II.

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St Augustine's College (Queensland)

Saint Augustine's College, known locally as "Saints", is a Catholic boys' high school in Parramatta Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

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St Joseph's Convent, Cairns

St Joseph's Convent is a heritage-listed convent at 179 Abbott Street, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Monica's High School Administration Building

St Monica's High School Administration Building is a heritage-listed private school at Abbott Street, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Monica's Old Cathedral, Cairns

St Monica's Old Cathedral is a heritage-listed former Roman Catholic cathedral at Minnie Street, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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The Cairns Post

The Cairns Post is a major News Corporation newspaper in Far North Queensland, Australia, that exclusively serves the Cairns area.

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The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)

The Sunday Mail is Brisbane's only Sunday newspaper.

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Townsville Bulletin

The Townsville Bulletin is a daily newspaper published in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_House,_Cairns

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