Melbourne Institute of Textiles (1995 - 1998)

From
September 1995
To
31 December 1998
Summary

The Melbourne College of Textiles was renamed the Melbourne Institute of Textiles in September 1995. At the same time, the Institute and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) 'enter[ed] an alliance to jointly deliver degree courses in textile technology' (Anderson, 1998, p. 68). On 1 January 1999, the Melbourne Institute of Textiles merged with RMIT (State Government of Victoria, 24 December 1998).

Timeline

 1949 - 1963 Melbourne Textile Trades School
       1963 - 1970 Melbourne School of Textiles
             1970 - 1995 Melbourne College of Textiles
                   1995 - 1998 Melbourne Institute of Textiles

Published Resources

Books

  • Anderson, Bill, Threads: A history of the Melbourne Institute of Textiles 1949-1998, Melbourne Institute of Textiles, Brunswick, Victoria, 1998. Details
  • State Government of Victoria, Victoria Government Gazette No. G 51, Melbourne, Victoria, 24 December 1998. Also available at https://resources.reglii.com/VGG.1998.12.24.G51.pdf. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Anderson, Bill, Threads: A history of the Melbourne Institute of Textiles 1949-1998, Melbourne Institute of Textiles, Brunswick, Victoria, 1998; State Government of Victoria, Victoria Government Gazette No. G 51, Melbourne, Victoria, 24 December 1998. Also available at https://resources.reglii.com/VGG.1998.12.24.G51.pdf.

Created: 18 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024