▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁experien cing ▁financial ▁difficulty , ▁Andrea ▁St om bu co ▁moved ▁to ▁Per th , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁pover ty ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁His ▁family ▁remained ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁On ▁Andrea ' s ▁departure ▁for ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁his ▁son ▁Giovanni ▁St om bu co ▁took ▁up ▁far ming ▁at ▁Kur aby , ▁South ▁of ▁Br is b ane . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁building ▁designed ▁by ▁St om bu co ▁and ▁Son , ▁only ▁part ▁was ▁initially ▁constructed : ▁the ▁tower ▁and ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Wing . ▁The ▁ground ▁floor ▁contained ▁a ▁class room ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁two ▁flo ors ▁held ▁a ▁chap el ▁and ▁d orm itories . ▁A ▁temporary ▁gal van ised ▁iron ▁building ▁containing ▁four ▁class rooms ▁was ▁ere cted ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Main ▁Building , ▁but ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁The ▁front ▁grounds ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁laid ▁out ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁college . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁probably ▁much ▁earlier , ▁the ▁heart - sh aped ▁la wn ▁with ▁its ▁surrounding ▁carriage ▁way ▁and ▁statue ▁of ▁St ▁Joseph ▁had ▁been ▁established , ▁orn amental ▁trees ▁had ▁been ▁plant ed ▁and ▁a ▁pick et ▁f ence ▁had ▁been ▁ere cted ▁along ▁the ▁Sand gate ▁Road ▁boundary ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Building . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁accepted ▁its ▁first ▁pup ils ▁- ▁ 4 1 ▁junior ▁school ▁board ers ▁re located ▁from ▁Gregory ▁Terra