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Adamson, Mr Lawrence Arthur CMG

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TitleLawrence Arthur Adamson CMGAlso Known AsLA AdamsonDickie AdamsonBiography

LA Adamson MA, eighth Headmaster of Wesley College, served from 1902 to 1932.

Lawrence Arthur Adamson served as a master in the 1890s and then moved to teach elsewhere, returning as Headmaster in 1902. Wesley’s longest-serving Headmaster, he fashioned Wesley College into one of the nation’s leading schools in the early 20th century. Adamson was one of the leading educationalists of his day. Passionate about Wesley, he spent much of his considerable fortune on the College.

See also the biography written by Felix Meyer - 'Adamson Of Wesley'

Birth / DeathBetween 1st January 1860 and 31st December 1932More Informationhttps://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/adamson-lawrence-arthur-4971OccupationHeadmasterLawyerOWCAHeadmaster 1902 - 1932

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Adamson of Wesley : the story of a great headmaster / edited by Felix Meyer

Chronicle 1902 No_093 April

Wesley College Song Book Supplement

Wesley College Songs 1908

Wesley College Songs 1910

Wesley College Songs 1918

Wesley College Songs 1924

Wesley College Songs 1929

Wesley College Songs 1937

Wesley College Songs 1945

Wesley College Songs 1952

Wesley College Songs 1968

Wesley College Songs 1980

Wesley College Songs 1989

Wesley College Songs 2009

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Adamson Hall trowel

Adamson sculpture

Adamson's clock

Adamson’s sideboard

Companion of St Michael and St George - CMG

Foundation trowels

Headmasters and Principals of Wesley College

Registered School Number One

The Lion symbol of Wesley College

Venetian Well Head

Winged Victory

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Geoffrey Wall Songs of an Airman

Memorial Lions St Kilda Road

Prefects 1925

Venetian wellhead, plaque

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Blake, James Joshua

Meyer, Felix

Pyke, Laurence Richard Dimond

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