Working Men's College (1887 - 1934)

From
7 June 1887
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
7 January 1934
Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne
Alternative Names
  • The Melbourne Technical School (also known as)
Summary

The Working Men's College was established in Melbourne on 7 June 1887 with the financial support of Francis Edmond and other donors (State Government of Victoria, 2010, p. 1; Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 13-14 & 21.). The West Melbourne Technical School amalgamated with the Working Men's College on 1 January 1933, with the West Melbourne Technical School becoming the Working Men's College junior technical school (Minister of Public Instruction, 1934, p. 20; Age, 28 September 1933, p. 13). The Working Men's College was renamed the Melbourne Technical College at the end of 1933, with the new certificate of incorporation dated 8 January 1934 (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 211).

Details

On the cover of the Working Men's College Prospectus from 1916 to 1933 (when the name of the College was changed to the Melbourne Technical College) the College was referred to as 'The Working Men's College Incorporated. The Melbourne Technical School'. In addition, the Melbourne Technical School Magazine was established in 1921 (Edquist and Grierson, 2008, p. 31).

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Employment for Boys: Problem of Technical Education', The Age (Melbourne, Victoria), 28 September 1933, p. 13. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205114503; Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008; Minister of Public Instruction, Report of the Minister of Public Instruction for the year 1932-33, Melbourne, Victoria, 1934. Also available at http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1934No2.pdf; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987; State Government of Victoria, 'Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010', No. 3 of 2010, Authorised Version No. 007, State Government of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, 15 October 2018. Also available at https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/royal-melbourne-institute-technology-act-2010/007.

Prepared by: Alannah Croom

Timeline

 1912 - 1920 Melbourne Junior Technical School
       1920 - 1932 West Melbourne Technical School
             1887 - 1934 Working Men's College
                   1934 - 1954 Melbourne Technical College
                         1954 - 1960 Royal Melbourne Technical College
                               1960 - 1992 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
                                     1992 - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University

Archival/Heritage Resources

Museums Victoria

Repository details
  • Photograph - Working Men's College, Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1895, c. 1895, MM 109776; Nettleton & Arnest Photographic Studio Collection; Nettleton & Arnest Photographic Studio; Museums Victoria. Details

    • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

    Repository details
  • Bowen Street Looking Southward - Buildings - General Campus and Aerial, c. 1900, S0462/011 (ART-4-4-1) PH2.2.014; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • The Melbourne Technical School Magazine (1921 - 1926; 1928 - 1933) [continued by] The Melbourne Technical College Magazine (1934 - 1935), 1921 - 1935, S0274; Working Men's College; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • Report and Prospectus of the Working Men's College 1887. Melbourne: [The College], [1887]. 40p. - Contained in bound volume 1, 1887, S0390/001 (4-7-5-3) SER-05100; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, S0602/007 (3-19-1-12) SER-09907; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

    • Published Resources

    Books

    • Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008.
    • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987.

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    Created: 11 November 2021, Last modified: 21 December 2021