McNicol, James Norman

Summary: James Norman McNicol joined the Working Men's College as a junior clerk in 1888. On his retirement in 1936, after almost fifty years of service to the College, McNicol was Clerk of Studies. According to Murray-Smith and Dare (1987, p. 161), McNicol 'took an active interest in students, promoted their careers, and educated his own four children at private schools'.

Related Organisations

Working Men's College (1887 - 1934)

Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, Item no. SER-09907, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

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. Details

Newspaper Articles

'About People', The Age (Melbourne, Victoria), 19 May 1936, p. 11. Also available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204835355. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 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.

Created: 23 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024