Bruce, William (1866 - 1946)

Born
23 September 1866
Auckland, New Zealand
Died
16 June 1946
Summary

William Bruce studied carpentry at the Working Men's College. In 1899 Bruce returned to the College to work alongside Peter McCormick as an assistant in the Trades Classes (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 472; SER-05119, 1901, p. 13, RMIT University Archives). Later, Bruce was promoted to the position of senior assistant, followed by instructor in c.1905 (SER-05121, 1903, p. 14, RMIT University Archives; SER-05124, 1906, p. 18, RMIT University Archives).

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Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • Prospectus of the Working Men's College, Melbourne 1901. Melbourne: The College, [1901]. 112p. - Contained in bound volume 4, 1901, Item no. SER-05119, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • The Working Men's College, Melbourne. The Technical College and School of Mines for the Metropolitan District Prospectus 1903. Melbourne: The College, 1903. 144p. [cover and title page detached] - Contained in bound volume 4, 1903, Item no. SER-05121, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • The Working Men's College, Melbourne. The Technical College and School of Mines for the Metropolitan District Prospectus 1906. Melbourne: The College, 1906. 159p. [cover and title page detached] - Contained in bound volume 5, 1906, Item no. SER-05124, Series S0390; 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

Sources used to compile this entry: Prospectus of the Working Men's College, Melbourne 1901. Melbourne: The College, [1901]. 112p. - Contained in bound volume 4, 1901, Item no. SER-05119, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; The Working Men's College, Melbourne. The Technical College and School of Mines for the Metropolitan District Prospectus 1903. Melbourne: The College, 1903. 144p. [cover and title page detached] - Contained in bound volume 4, 1903, Item no. SER-05121, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; The Working Men's College, Melbourne. The Technical College and School of Mines for the Metropolitan District Prospectus 1906. Melbourne: The College, 1906. 159p. [cover and title page detached] - Contained in bound volume 5, 1906, Item no. SER-05124, Series S0390; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

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