The King's School And The

Pacific

Letter to the Editor CAN you tell me whether William Grant Broughton, who from 1836 to 1847 held the high office of Bishop of Australia, visited any of the Pacific Is lands groups; and whether this is the same gentleman who founded the King’s School?

I am, etc.,

Anglican.

Sydney, 8/5/1939. (During the time that Bishop Brough ton was Bishop of Australia, his large diocese included certain of the Pacific Is lands groups. We have nothing to show what actually were the boundaries of the diocese, but it is on record that Bishop Broughton made a number of Visits to

the Pacific Islands. He was the actual founder of the King’s School, Parramatta, in 1834, and it is said of him that “his energy and vision conceived the project, formulated the plan on which it was to be established, conferred on it its name, shielded it from a hostile government which threatened its early existence, and for the first twenty years of its life gave support and encouragement to its master.”